Description: Click here to see our other books! East Africa and its Big Game John Christopher Willoughby 1889 Longmans, Green, and Co. : London 9.5" by 7" xii, 312pp. SUMMARY A first edition copy of this exciting account of a hunting trip across Eastern Africa, illustrated throughout. First Edition,Folding Maps,Illustrated Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 1.25 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 22.99 EU Postage: £ 16.99 European Postage: £ 17.99 Asia Postage: £ 22.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 28.99 DESCRIPTION The first edition of this work, rebacked with the publisher's original pictorial cloth laid down to the boards and spine. Illustrated with a frontispiece, a folding map and 17 plates. Collated, complete. Scarce in the first edition, this is an account of the author's sporting trip to East Africa, travelling from Zanzibar to the borders of the Masai hunting. CONDITION Rebacked with publisher's original pictorial cloth laid down to the boards and spine. Externally smart, with a sprinkle of small marks to the front board, and shelf wear to the rear board. Gilt remains bright. Repairs to the hinges. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright but spotted throughout, with a tape repair to the rear end paper. Numerous tape repairs to the folding map, which, apart from a few small closed tears to the folds, is otherwise intact. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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Author: John Christopher Willoughby
Publisher: Longmans, Green, and Co.
Binding: Cloth
Special Attributes: Yes
Language: English
Fiction Subject: None
Illustrator: John Christopher Willoughby; G. D. Giles; Mrs Gordon Hake
Original/Facsimile: Original
Original/Reproduction: Original
Signed: No
Year Printed: 1889
Place of Publication: London
Weight: 1.250000
Country/Region of Manufacture: London
