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Description : BRYDEN, HENRY ANDERSON The Great and Small Game of Africa. London: Rowland Hill, 1899. One of 500 copies, this copy 48, signed by Rowland Hill. Publisher''s green cloth. 11 5/8 x 9 1/2 inches (29 x 24 cm), xx 612 pp., 15 very fine hand-colored plates, and text illustrations throughout. Binding worn but sound, small tear to head of spine. Tear to one index leaf neatly repaired. Bookplate of the Chelsea Public Library (with several small, discreet library marks). The classic work on African big game. While H.A. Bryden was the general editor, Richard Lydekker was a major contributor. Other contributors include most of the greatest hunters and explorers of the period: Arnold, Bryden, Buckley, Clarke, Delamere, Elliot, Ffinch, Hunter, Inverarity, Jackson, Johnston, Vaughan Kirby, Lydekker, Marriott, Neumann, Pease, Penrice, de Poncins, Rendall, Selous, Sharpe, Sitwell, Straker, Swayn, and Poulett-Weatherley. The fine large hand-colored plates are by J. Smits. Hosken 30, Czech (Africa) p. 25. Estate of Arnold 'Jake' Johnson
Price: 2 500.00 USD It's free to register now to view!
Estimate (low-high) : 1000 USD-1500 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 355
Title : Book, Period : 1899
Size : 11 5/8 x 9 1/2 inc 29 x 24 cm
Condition report : Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.
Doyle New York, auctioneer, New York, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
Sale date : 25 Apr 2018 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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