Wild Beasts and Their Ways

London: Macmillan and Co., 1891. Leather. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". H. Dixon. A lavishly illustrated second edition of Sir Samuel W. Baker"s "Wild Beasts and Their Ways; Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America". A smart, leather bound edition of Sir Samuel W. Baker"s "Wild Beasts and Their Ways; Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America".… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Macmillan and Co.,, 1890. First edition of Baker's penultimate and most detailed account of the animal world. This work is the summation of his research into big animals and offers a fascinating juxtaposition by being a natural history account told by a game hunter: "we must thoroughly understand their 'ways' before we can undertake this killing" (preface). Baker… Saber más sobre este artículo

Briar Patch Press.. Fine+. 1988. Full-Leather. Bound in a beautiful blue full Leather. (reprint) edition. .

London: MacMillan and Co.. Near Fine. 1890. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 9"; 455 pages .

Macmillan And Co. , 1890. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Volume I only. Maroon cloth covers with gilt tiger to front and gilt titles to spine. Some rubbing and tears to spine. Marks and rubbing to covers. Hinges cracked with some cracks to binding. Black and white illustrations. 419pp. .

Very Good. Camden, 1988; leather-like cloth covered boards; no dust jacket; all edges gilt; gilt embossed decorations and titles on front cover and back strip; decorative raised bands; minimal shelf wear; minimal rubbing; interior is clean and unmarked; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; 455 pages.

Briar Patch Press, January 1988. Leather. Very Good - Cash. Minor rubbing and edge wear to cover, with light reader wear to pages. Corners are bumped. The embossed detail is still vibrant but does have a couple places where it has gone silver instead of gold. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Macmillan And Co. , 1890. Book. Good. Hardcover. Volume II only. Maroon cloth covers with gilt tiger to front and gilt titles to spine. Slight rubbing to edges. Corners bumped. Foxing to a few pages. Black and white illustrations. 419pp. Couple of cracks to binding..