Col Locke (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Ex-Library In Mylar covered DJ with the usual markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in Publisher's black cloth with gilt title lettering to spine,in a Very Good Dust-Jacket which has some rubbing and wear to the outer edges of the dust-jacket with one tiny closed tear to head of spine.Not price clipped and this copy has NO previous ownership inscriptions present.Illustrated with over 25 b&w photographs and 2 maps.Book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.A decent copy for the collector.The Author's fascinating experiences of Tiger Hunting in Malaya.This book was acquired from an impressive lifetime's collection of books on Big Game Hunting and shooting in the UK Asia,The Far East,America,Canada,Africa and New Zealand,8vo 191pp First Edition 2nd Impression [1954].…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Spine A Little Dented At Ends. Board Corners Dented/Frayed. All Other Pages Clean And Tightly Bound.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First THUS. 1st American Scriber's edition with "A" on copyright page; 191 pp.; b/w plates; original DJ; 8vo. Sound binding somewhat cocked with rear hinge repair; names in pen with two bookplates on front endpapers. Tears to DJ, mostly to spine-ends and spine creases; not clipped; in Mylar wraps. Well packaged in a box; ships with tracking. …

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Hardcover with blue boards and pictorial dust jacket, first edition, 191 pages, 496gms, blank endpapers. Book is in fair condition with minor general age-related wear and tear and moderate to heavy page discolouration/spotting throughout. There is a small pen marking from a previous owner on the title page. Inside front blank endpaper has been removed. Boards are in good condition with mild scuffing to corners and edges. Dust jacket is in fair condition with moderate shelf wear, scuffing, creasing and quite a few small nicks and tears. Dust jacket has been price clipped and covered in clear protective plastic, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardback, black cloth, gilt titles to spine, gilt tiger to front board. 191pp. Frontis. With many photographic illustrations. 1st edition 1954. Binding a little marked and worn. Private ownership. (q37).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardcover. No jacket. Condition: Very Good. Published by Museum Press Limited [1954], First Edition/First Printing. Black cloth boards, with gilt illustration of a Tigers head to front. Maroon text block with gilt lettering to spine. Some rubbing to covers, slightly crushed head and tail, slightly bent corners. Maroon edging to top of text block. Frontispiece photograph of a male tigers head. Slight spotting to FEPs. Pages bright and clear. Multiple full plate black and white photographs and illustrations throughout the volume. Many interesting photographs throughout this First Edition/First Printing with a mass of factual information and commentary, and by the author's accounts of personal experiences hunting the tigers of Trengganu. The author never hunted for the sake of it, nor killed for the sake of killing. As District Officer in a remote, wild region he played his part in protecting the local population from various enemies of their well-being. These included Communist terrorist gangs who infested the jungle, and cattle-destroying or man-eating tigers living in the same resort. A fascinating read. Additional photographs are available upon request. For shipping heavier items, or delivery outside the UK, please read our shipping terms for further details.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The book follows Lt. Col. A. Locke's firsthand encounters with Malayan tigers in the Trengganu region, blending natural?history observation with tense field episodes as he tracks individual animals, studies their behavior, and reflects on the shrinking jungle world they inhabit, all delivered in a mid?century adventure tone that mixes danger, ecological insight, and field experience. Foreword by the Right Honorable Malcolm Macdonald, Commissioner-General for the United Kingdom in Southeast Asia. THIS book is in excellent overall condition with just a few dustjacket issues. The binding is tight and pages are bright, with just two small edge blemishes. Hard cover edition with dustjacket. 191 pages. Dimensions: 5.75" by 8.5". Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 1st printing, 1954. B&W illustrations. B&W photographs. Multi-Color binding. Dustjacket defect(s): Some tears. 1 Pound Media Shipping Rate with Multiple Product Orders. (Min Shipping Rate 1 Pound per Order). Order More and SAVE! Genre(s): Exploration / Natural History / Hunting / English. (B102).…

Hard. Arthur Locke's The Tigers of Trengganu, issued in its scarce April 1954 second impression by London's Museum Press Limited following the extraordinary demand for its initial release earlier that same year, stands as an enduring masterpiece of Southeast Asian sporting literature and regional natural history. Serving as District Officer in the remote, jungle-clad coastal state of Trengganu during the height of the Malayan Emergency, Lt. Col. Locke found himself tasked with protecting rural villagers from cattle-destroying and man-eating tigers while simultaneously operating under the looming threat of Communist insurgency. Prefaced by Malcolm MacDonald, Commissioner-General for Southeast Asia, the work offers a thrillingly precise narrative that balances tense midnight vigils in forest hides with profound biological observations of wild felids. Complemented by photographic plates and maps documenting tracking operations through impenetrable rainforest, Locke's vivid, unadorned prose elevated the account into an instant classic of big-game tracking. Mid-century British Museum Press printings in collectable state remain exceptionally elusive, as the majority succumbed to heavy tropical library usage across post-war Malaya. This early reprint provides serious collectors of colonial hunting memoirs, Malayan history, and vintage field zoology an indispensable, historic volume capturing a vanished wilderness on the brink of geopolitical transformation. The end papers are toned. The dust jacket is creased and chipped along the top. Malaya.…