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  • Chipperfield, Mary.
    LIONS ON THE LAWN.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Morrow, 1971. dj. Hardcover first edition - A charming story of the wildlife sanctuary Lions of Longleat in Whitshire England, and the lion that the author raised from a cub. Illustrated with 28 black-and-white photographs.

    Condition: Near fine in very good- dust jacket. (dj- little edge wear, slight tear top of spine, 1/2-inch tear & creaseon back)

    Book ID: 13170
    View cart More details Price: $15.00
  • AFRICA SPEAKS: A Story of Adventure: The Chronicle of the First Trans-African Journey by Motor Truck from Mombasa on the Indian Ocean to Lagos on the Atlantic, through Central Equatorial Africa. by Hoefler, Paul L.
    Hoefler, Paul L.
    AFRICA SPEAKS: A Story of Adventure: The Chronicle of the First Trans-African Journey by Motor Truck from Mombasa on the Indian Ocean to Lagos on the Atlantic, through Central Equatorial Africa.

    Edition: First printing.

    Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., (1931.). SIGNED hardcover first edition - SIGNED on the title page with the words 'with kind wishes.' An account of Hoefler's second African expedition in 1928, the first sucessful motor trip across the continent from the Indian Ocean to the West coast and which was the basis for the 1930 motion picture "Africa Speaks" that he produced. His travels through central Africa, including Nigeria, Lake Chad, Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, was during a time when it was still very wild, and this book describes the native peoples and wildlife - especially lions - in detail. Illustrated with a color frontispiece and 143 black and white photographs. Includes a glossary of African words, list animals mentioned…

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    Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., (1931.). SIGNED hardcover first edition - SIGNED on the title page with the words 'with kind wishes.' An account of Hoefler's second African expedition in 1928, the first sucessful motor trip across the continent from the Indian Ocean to the West coast and which was the basis for the 1930 motion picture "Africa Speaks" that he produced. His travels through central Africa, including Nigeria, Lake Chad, Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, was during a time when it was still very wild, and this book describes the native peoples and wildlife - especially lions - in detail. Illustrated with a color frontispiece and 143 black and white photographs. Includes a glossary of African words, list animals mentioned in the text and index. xii, 469 pp. Map endpapers showing the route taken.

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    Condition: Very good condition overall in black cloth with gold lettering and stamped illustration of a lion's head on the front cover (prev owner's name, some shelfwear to the edges of the boards and at the ends of the spine, rubbing to the gold on the front cover.)

    Book ID: 38744
    View cart More details Price: $95.00
  • THE TRIBE OF TIGER : Cats and Their Culture. by Thomas, Elizabeth Marshall,
    Thomas, Elizabeth Marshall,
    THE TRIBE OF TIGER : Cats and Their Culture.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (1994.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Intrigued by the hunting behavior of her pet cats and those in the neighborhood, particularly since they did not need to hunt in order to survive, Thomas wrote this fascinating study of the cat family, both wild, in captivity and domestic - including a pride of lines, her own pets, and a domesticated puma named Ruby. Focuses especially on how cats communicate with each other and with us. Illustrated with drawings by Jared Taylor Williams. Bibliography. 240 pp. ISBN: 0-671799657.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 30816
    View cart More details Price: $14.50
  • THE TRIBE OF TIGER : Cats and Their Culture. by Thomas, Elizabeth Marshall,
    Thomas, Elizabeth Marshall,
    THE TRIBE OF TIGER : Cats and Their Culture.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (1994.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Intrigued by the hunting behavior of her pet cats and those in the neighborhood, particularly since they did not need to hunt in order to survive, Thomas wrote this fascinating study of the cat family, both wild, in captivity and domestic - including a pride of lines, her own pets, and a domesticated puma named Ruby. Focuses especially on how cats communicate with each other and with us. Illustrated with drawings by Jared Taylor Williams. Bibliography. 240 pp. ISBN: 0-671799657.

    Condition: Near fine in a near fine dust jacket (price-clipped, a tight copy which appears unread, but upper edge of a few pages bumped).

    Book ID: 38230
    View cart More details Price: $12.50
  • THE TRIBE OF TIGER : Cats and Their Culture. by Thomas, Elizabeth Marshall,
    Thomas, Elizabeth Marshall,
    THE TRIBE OF TIGER : Cats and Their Culture.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (1994.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Intrigued by the hunting behavior of her pet cats and those in the neighborhood, particularly since they did not need to hunt in order to survive, Thomas wrote this fascinating study of the cat family, both wild, in captivity and domestic - including a pride of lines, her own pets, and a domesticated puma named Ruby. Focuses especially on how cats communicate with each other and with us. SIGNED on the title page. Illustrated with drawings by Jared Taylor Williams. Bibliography. 240 pp. ISBN: 0-671799657.

    Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (glue remnants on endpaper, mostly under dj flaps).

    Book ID: 70916
    View cart More details Price: $25.00