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London: Rowland Ward, Limited, 1899. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. J. Smit. Limited Edition consists of 500 copies, numbered and signed, of which this is number 104, signed by Rowland Ward. Full dark green leather binding with raised bands, gilt titles and decorations on spine, gilt ruled border on covers, green marbled endpapers, all edge gilt, 15 hand colored plates with tissue guards and numerous photogravure illustrations, index, 612 pages. Beautiful ex-libris bookplate on front pastedown of Ernest E. Testi {Kamchimba}. Twenty-five contributors including Frederick Selous, R. Lydekker, Percy Rendall, Alfred Sharpe, Lord Delamere, A.E. Pease, Lt. Col. William Sitwell, Sir Harry Johnston, Dr. D.G. Elliot, et al. Previous owner name and date August 1926 at top of limitation page, a few minor flaws, a very handsome volume. Photos on request.

Eugene, Oregon : Knight Library Press, 2000. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Margot Voorhies Thompson. Engraved illustrated boards with letterpress printed accordion binding, unfolding to a measure of over108 inches. The paper used is Somerset Heavyweight Book and printed on a Vandercook 219 Press in an edition of 110 copies. Engravings throughout by Margot Voohies Thompson. Signed by both the artist and author. A stunningly beautiful production, photos on request.

Los Gatos, California: The Talisman Press, 1960. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fair/Poor. Newton Baird [title-page]. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper "for Linda {"Miss _______" in many a good class} Prof. William Stafford". I could not quite make out the last name in the inscription, early signature by Stafford. Boards covered in patterned dark blue, white and red paper printed by Robert Greenwood, with a black linen spine, paper label on spine with title, Mimbres-style blue and orange leaping fish on title-page, off white dust jacket printed in red and black, price on front flap $5.00, one of 350 hardbound copies, Pirie A3. Clean unmarked copy, solid binding, very nice. The fragile dust jacket has dampstains, chips at spine ends, spine panel and along top edge of rear panel, tears have been repaired on the back side with archival document tape. Although the dj is only fair to poor it has done its job of protecting the book. Stafford's first collection of… Leer más

Salt Lake City/ Santa Barbara: Dream Garden Press/Santa Teresa Press, 1993. Limited Edition . Hardcover with Slipcase. Fine/Fine. Limited edition lettered issue of 26 copies, this is copy G. Signed by Kirk Douglas, James Pepper and Ken Sanders. Like new copy in like new dust jacket and housed in a grey cloth slipcase. Includes a photograph from the movie laid-in. Ken Sanders and James Pepper, publishers and booksellers provide an afterword. There is a portfolio of photographs from the movie at the rear of the book.

New York: The Derrydale Press, 1939. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. T.J. Harter. Copy number 25 of a limited edition of 950. Although not called for this copy is inscribed and signed by the author on a front endpaper "For Eben B. Knowlton/with the best of wishes/Jack O'Connor/June 1939". Very scarce signed in the first printing of this O'Connor classic. Green frabricoid snakeskin covers with gilt titles, color frontispiece with tissue guard and 10 plates in black and white plus 12 black and white photographs, green endpapers, bibliography, 298 pages. Heller 262, Siegel 146.

New York : Derrydale Press, 1939. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. T.J. Harter. Limited edition of 950 copies, this is copy number 343, and includes the rare publisher's box with the paste on label. Green fabricoid binding with snakeskin pattern, gilt stamped titles, green endpapers. Illustrated by T.J. Harter including color frontis with tissue guard, and 10 plates in black and white, plus 12 black and white photographs, selected bibliography, 298 pages. Chapters on Mule Deer, Whitetail Deer, Bighorn Sheep. Pronhorn Antelope, Elk, Black and Grizzly Bear, Jaguar, Mountain Lion, Game Birds, Coyote, Wild Turkey, and Javelinas. Close to new copy, titles on spine a little dull, publisher's box has minor signs of wear, photos on request. Heller 262.

Los Gatos, California: Talisman Press, 1960. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine/Good. Newton Baird [title-page]. Signed on the front endpaper "K.U.! Bill Stafford". This copy includes the often missing plain white dust jacket, only printing on the jacket is the price on front flap $2.50. Title page with Mimbres-style blue and orange leaping fish is complemented by the Salmon colored wrappers and the printed paper label with the same fish design in green and black pasted on front cover, one of 100 copies in wrappers, Pirie A3. Nice clean unmarked copy, would be fine except for a small paper abrasion to the upper corner of front endpaper from an eraser. Dust jacket spine tanned, a few soiled spots and short edge tear at head of spine. Stafford's first book of poems. Photos on request.

Portland, Oregon: The Lewis & Dryden Printing Company, 1895. First Edition . Half-Leather. Very Good +. 494 pages, half-leather, brown pebbled morocco with gilt rule and title, beveled boards, maroon cloth, marbled endpapers, all text block edges marbled. Expertly rebacked in leather with original backstrip laid down, original spine title and gilt decorations nice and bright. Former owner's inscription on first blank page. A very solid, clean, bright copy with minmal wear very nice. Howes W693.

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1977. First Trade Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Clean unmarked copy, very nice. Two sticker shadows on front endpaper, the clear acetate dust jacket has some rubbing as usual otherwise fine. One of 750 of the trade edition, Krumhansl 60b.

Chicago, IL: Chapman Publishing Company, 1904. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Original full black leather binding, beveled boards, blind ruled borders, titles stamped in gold, ribbed spine, patterned endpapers, all edges gilt, 1033 pages, illustrated with photographs and engravings. A remarkably well preserved copy, clean and unmarked. Binding solid, hinges good, covers excellent with a few minor, very small nicks to the leather.

Santa Barbara, California: Black Sparrow Press, 1983. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. R. Crumb. First edition, hardcover, numbered and signed issue: 361 copies signed by author and illustrator were published July 8, 1983, 350 copies numbered 1-350 plus 11 copies, 10 marked "Presentation Copy," and 1 marked "File Copy" this is copy number 117, signed by Charles Bukowski and R. Crumb on colophon. Krumhansl 79b. Photos on request.

CIC International & Rowland Ward Publications, 2014. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover with Slipcase. Fine/No Dust Jacket [as issued]. This is the Collectors' Edition. Signed by both authors, limited to 185 copies, this is copy number 50. Three-quarter leather binding with linen cloth, five ribs on spines with gilt titles, gilt ruled leather, black titles on front covers, books are housed in a cloth covered slipcase. Beautiful set in new condition. Profusely illustrated with color photographs, drawings, maps, tables, geographical references, literature cited. Large heavy volumes, vol. I 494 pages. vol. II 571 pages.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin , 1960. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Inscribed and dated on the title page "For Kris 11/30/92 Wendell Berry". Nice clean unmarked copy. dust jacket has a few short edge tears and mildly age toned, dj in a new protective mylar sleeve. Photos on request.

Santa Barbara, California: Black Sparrow Press, 1979. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition, hardcover, numbered and signed issue: 305 signed copies were published July 25, 1979, 300 copies numbered 1-300 plus 5 copies, 4 numbered and marked "Presentation Copy," and one copy marked "File Copy." this is copy number 103, signed by Charles Bukowski on the colophon page. Krumhansl 68d.

Los Gatos, California: Talisman Press, 1960. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine/Very Good -. Newton Baird [title-page]. Rare review copy. Stafford's first book of poems. Limited to 450 copies, 350 hardcover and 100 softcover, this is the softcover issued in a plain white dust jacket, price on front flap $2.50. Salmon colored covers with paper title label pasted on front cover with Mimbres style leaping fish which also appears in color on the title page. Publisher's review slip dated November 30, 1960, and an additional slip from publisher with a summary of the book are laid-in. Front cover a little wavy as is common to this book caused by the pasted on label and thin stock of the cover. Dust jacket spine tanned, and some soiling to front and rear panels. Pirie A3. Photos on request.

Santa Barbara, California: Black Sparrow Press, 1984. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. R. Crumb. First edition, hardcover, numbered and signed issue. Limited edition, one of 408 copies signed by author and illustrator were published March 28, 1984: 400 copies numbered 1-400 plus 8 copies, 7 marked Presentation Copy" and 1 marked "File Copy" this is copy number 27 signed on the colophon by Charles Bukowski and R. Crumb. Krumhansl 87c. Photos on request.

Long Beach, California: Safari Press, 2008. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket [as issued]. Publisher's deluxe binding, this is the signed, lettered edition, this is volume V one of 26 issued. Full leather binding, gilt titles on spine and front cover, gilt ruled border, black tree design embossed on front cover and spine, marbled endpapers. Book is housed in a green cloth clamshell box with gilt titles on spine panel, marbled papers line the interior. A beautiful production, illustrated with color photographs, 325 pages. Sixty-Second book in the Classics in African Hunting Series.

Long Beach, California: Safari Press, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover with Slipcase. Fine/No Dust Jacket [as issued]. Limited edition of 500 copies, this is copy number 111 and is signed by both authors, and in addition inscribed by both authors and dated in the year of publication. Book and slipcase are like new. Large heavy format book, illustrated with photographs, maps, list of African Game Animals by Rowland and Ward and Safari Club International, common names plus scientific names, firearms permits and rules, bibliography, index, 606 pages. Forty-ninth book in the Classics in African Hunting Series.

Chicago: The American Lumberman, 1906. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good +. Three-Quarter leather bindings, brown endpapers, top-edge gilt, titles stamped in gilt on spine, frontispiece portrait of author in Vol. II with tissue guard. Folding map in volume II present. Vol. I is a second edition, 1906, Vol. II is a first edition, 1907. Both Vols. have been expertly re-backed with the original spines laid back down. some chips at the head and tail of both volumes, minimal on Vol II. Vol. I 559 pages, Vol. II 655 pages. Clean solid copies without any markings, very nice. Both volumes protected with acetate dust jackets.

University of Oregon: Knight Library Press, 2002. Limited Edition . Hardcover in Clamshell Box. Fine/No Dust Jacket [as issued]. Margot Voorhies Thompson. This book was produced in an edition of 100 numbered copies with 10 additional lettered copies reserved for the participants, this is copy number 19, signed by author and artist. Handset in Bembo type for the text and computer generated Charlemagne for the title, pagination animals by the artist. The animals and title were printed from polymer plates, papers are Heinemule Heine for the text and Mulberry for the etchings. Includes a compact disc with the author reading the work. The etchings were editioned in the Knight Library Press studio. The type and plates were printed on a Vandercook 219 proofing press. Sandy Tilcock, printer and binder, designed and editioned the paste papers for the covers.