B H Jessen (35 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

109 Seiten. Mit Abb. 8°. Brosch. Gering berieben und mit minimaler Fehlstelle am Rücken (unten). Kopfschnitt mit wenigen Flecken. Gesamtzustand sonst einwandfrei! Rechenpraxis für Berufsschulen, Teil 22.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book follows the adventures of author and explorer B.H.J during three and a half years of thrilling expeditions through Southern Sudan, Abyssinia, and British East Africa. As a personal diary of the expeditions, this book offers an adventurous viewpoint into a world few people had access to at the time. Through his experiences with big game hunting, camp life, and diplomatic discussions, the author supplies his unique perspective on the complex social and geographic realities of the early 1900s, detailing a time when much of the natural and cultural world remained uncharted and unexplored. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Condition: New. This is a Brand-new US Edition. This Item may be shipped from US or any other country as we have multiple locations worldwide.

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Condition: Brand New. New. US edition. Expediting shipping for all USA and Europe orders excluding PO Box. Excellent Customer Service.

Condition: New. This is a Brand-new US Edition. This Item may be shipped from US or any other country as we have multiple locations worldwide.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Condition: New.

Condition: New. pp. 1100.

Condition: New. pp. 1100.

Condition: New. pp. 1100.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Gebunden. Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1st har/psc edition. 1259 pages. 11.50x9.00x2.25 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. Brand New! Fast Delivery This is an International Edition and ship within 24-48 hours. Deliver by FedEx and Dhl, & Aramex, UPS, & USPS and we do accept APO and PO BOX Addresses. Order can be delivered worldwide within 6-10 days and we do have flat rate for up to 2LB. Extra shipping charges will be requested if the Book weight is more than 5 LB. This Item May be shipped from India, United states & United Kingdom. Depending on your location and availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. First. 415 pp, 112 ill, pull out rear pocket map. Jessen was an ardent hunter and made many trips through African game countries. He was a friend of most noted sportsmen of the day, including the McMillins. It is estimated that only about 200 copies were printed.Vg+ in orig. red gilt cloth. Four major trips hunting in East Africa, Sudan, and Abyssinia for all large and small plains game.…

Condition: good. Broschiert. Sofortversand aus Deutschland. Artikel wiegt maximal 500g. Buch ohne Jahresangabe. Angegebenes Erscheinungsdatum ist geschätzt. 8 Seiten. Einband und Seiten oben beschädigt. Einband mit Aufklebern.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Illustrated throughout, this is the uncommon first edition of B. H. Jessen's description of big game hunting in Africa The uncommon first edition of this work.Illustrated with a large folding map in a pocket to the rear, alongside a frontispiece, and with 112 photographic images, a small number of which are plates but the majority of which are vignettes. Collated, complete.In this work, B. H. Jessen recounts his four African hunting expeditions with William Nathaniel McMillan and his wife and party between 1902 and 1905. The McMillans, originally from St Louis, Missouri, had relocated to London and also owned a farm in Kenya.They travelled up the Blue Nile to hunt gazelles, pursued hippopotamus along the Upper Baro River, and hunted elephants, lions, giraffe and zebra on further expeditions.A privately printed and highly detailed account of big game hunting. In the publisher's cloth binding. Fading to back strip and perimeters of boards. Shelf wear to back strip tail, and bump to back strip head. Bumps towards fore edge of front board. Front hinge strained, and a touch tender. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with instances of spotting and light handling marks to plate perimeters. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

First edition. Royal octavo. pp xvi, 415. 112 illustrations, mostly from photographs by Mrs McMillan, but also a number of full-page reproductions of drawings by the author. Large folding colour map in pocket at rear. Original red cloth gilt. Accounts of four hunting trips by Mr and Mrs McMillan in which the author participated. The McMillans, originally from St Louis, Missouri, had relocated to London and also owned a farm in Kenya.Gift inscription (from 1923) on front free endpaper. Front inner hinge starting to split. Endpapers a bit tanned and spotted. Very good indeed. Scarce.…

Condition: All round very good plus. 1906 London, 415pp, 122 photos, rear-pocket map. The narrative of four African hunting and travel expeditions by William MacMillan and his wife, as recorded by B. Jessen. Includes "The First Blue Nile Expedition, The Sobat and Boma Expedition, The Melut and Kerin Route, the Second Blue Nile Expedition," and a journey to East Africa. Mr. and Mrs. MacMillan were very wealthy and owned a farm in Kenya called Juja. This books contains much on hunting big-game, both in the Sudan and Kenya. Scarce as it was printed for private circulation only.…

First edition. Large folding map in rear pocket & 112 (mainly photographic) images in the text. 8vo. Tight unfaded original cloth, lettered in gilt on upper cover, a small abrassion on upper edge, otherwise very fine. xiv, [ii], 416pp. London, privately printed for the author, "A very scarce title . Jessen, a Norwegian, recounts four hunting trips to Africa with the MacMillans of St. Louis Missouri" (Czech). Czech, p84. …

1st Edn.. xii 415 pages, for private circulation only, small 4to., frontis portraits of Mr and Mrs McMillan + full page and text illus from photographs and drawings, folding map in rear pocket, 4 ownership stamps to front end papers, 2 to rear end paper and one to blank margin of page 193 "Major H Twyford", original brick red cloth, fade mark to front board gilt title to upper board, browning to EP's. A scarce privately printed title, McMillan settled in Africa with his wife at Juja, Jessen recounts 4 hunting trips with the McMillans, the first along the Blue Nile records only a few gazelles, the 2nd in Abyssinia along the Baro River bagged elephant, hippo, lion and a variety of plains game, the 3rd trip along the Blue Nile, the 4th trip in 1905 to British East Africa, rhino, lion, eland etc were bagged, Czech 142.…