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Wild Life Across the world - 1913 Cherry Kearton 1st Edition

Description: We are pleased to offer for sale the Following Item: Wild Life Across The World We have a wide variety of interesting book for sale - please follow us to receive updates… Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Author: Cherry Kearton Illustrator: Cherry Kearton Date: 1913 Edition: First edition Dust Jacket: Yes Description: Cloth. Condition: Near Fine in a very good DJ. Cherry Kearton (illustrator). 286 pages. Illustrated with 92 b&w plates. Navy Blue decorative cloth with embossed gilt lion head. Gilt cover and spine lettering. SCARCE dust jacket protected in clear cover. Cherry Kearton's impressive study of wildlife across the world, adorned with some of is remarkable photography. A bright copy in rare DJ. Cherry Kearton, along with his brother Richard, was a British naturalist, one of the world's earliest wildlife photographers who developed new methods to photograph animals in the wild, and in 1895, published the first natural history book to be entirely illustrated with wild photographs. In this volume, he narrates of his travels in the wild, including Borneo, his first African trip, India & North America. He accompanies each chapter with numerous wildlife photographs, which are famed among naturalists. With an Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt. Condition: In very good condition, with wear commensurate with age. The binding is square and firm the extremities/corners a little bumped and worn; DJ is very good with minor loss to spine ends and the occasional nick/tear. The contents are complete bright and clean with just occasional light foxing throughout. See photos. Our Opinion: Superb wildlife book in excellent condition. Pioneer of early wildlife photography it contains many unique early pictures of Wildlife across the world. Rare to fine in this condition complete with the very rare DJ. All reasonable Offers Considered. We are genuine bibliophile’s who have been collecting books for over 30 years. As our collection has grown, we have run out of space and decided to sell books as well as just buy – hence the formation of Huntsman’s Books - Please pop into our E-bay shop to review other books for sale. We specialise in illustrated books from the late 19th to the early 29th Century including, Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Willy Pogany, Kay Nielsen, Kate Greenaway, Beatrix Potter, Louis Wain, Harry Clarke, Aubrey Beardsley, Florence Upton, etc. We can also source individual books if you have specific requirements. Please contact us if you require any further information via E-bay. Pay pall is our preferred payment method – contact us if you wish to make payment via Bank transfer or Cheque If you want to keep an eye on what is coming up, just add us to your followed seller’s or favourites list. Postage UK postage is charged as stated. International postage is only an estimate. Specific Postage quotes can be provided to any given location once country and weight are known. Rough Guide for a 1KG (packed) book is – Europe £15.00, USA £19.50, Rest of World £23.00 Combined shipping costs. The highest stated shipping cost first, plus any others at minus 30% of the stated price up to a MAXIMUM 4 BOOKS. Our Grading We conservatively grade each book in an honest and objective manner. Mint/Fine: - Like new, No faults, appears unread. Like New: - Appears unread, May have the slightest marks. Very Good: - Clean condition with no significant faults. Will have a few minor defects. Good: - Book condition reflects its age, will have some faults, foxing, bumping, scuffing, inscriptions etc Acceptable: - Well read. Reading copy only. May have significant wear and tear, may have loose pages, plates missing, or external damage.

Price: 99 GBP

Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire

End Time: 2024-11-27T14:52:30.000Z

Shipping Cost: 42.39 GBP

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Item Specifics

Return postage will be paid by: Buyer

Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted

After receiving the item, your buyer should cancel the purchase within: 30 days

Return policy details: returns accepted within 14 days of purchase. Buyer pays return postage. Returns accepted if returned in the same condition. Proof of purchase obtained with each postage but no liability for non delivery.

Binding: Hardback

Personalised: No

Non-Fiction Subject: Natural History

Signed: No

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Weight: 1.9kg

Original/Facsimile: Original

Year Printed: 1913

Language: English

Illustrator: Cherry Kearton

Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated

Fiction Subject: Travel & Exploration

Author: Cherry Kearton

Original/Reproduction: Original

Region: Europe

Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom

Character Family: David Attenborough

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