Foreword Frederick Patterson (6 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 3rd Edition. 112p. Cover and front few pages lightly creased and a few page fore edges torn. Tips for successful sales during the Roaring '20s with information on merchandise buying, store and window display, direct sales, etc. B&w illustrations and photographs. (9"x6").

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Stated at copyright: "First Edition, October, 1907. Reprinted November and December, 1907. January, April and August 1910" Scarce eighth printing of first edition from Macmillan & Co.; the original larger heavy volume measuring approx. 6" x 8 3/4" Matches first issue in design, materials, size, content, text lay-out, etc. Navy smooth cloth boards, gilt cover design and spine titles, moderate edge wear, rub, bump. Front cover features dynamic roaring lion in bright crisp gilt with circular borders; blindstamped horizontial borders wrapping from gilt spine bands. Pages good; frontis page corner chip and adhesive mend to upper copyright page. Ominous frontispiece of lion's heads on black b.g.: "Heads of Eight Lions Shot by the Author in British East Africa". Upper text block retains gilt finish. String-bind good, intact. Scarce near very good early printing. Stylish antiquarian inscription at front endpaper: "John K. Nichols, 10 Arlington St. Haverhill, Mass, 1922." Antiquarian pictorial bookplate inside cover: "Augustis Larkin Thorndike." Plate depicts rose at center with Latin phrase. Profusely illustrated with photographs throughout. Features a preface by the author and foreword by F. C. Selous. Appendix at back with details on hunting in Africa for the sportsman. An account by a railway engineer working in East Africa at the turn of the century of his encounters with man-eating lions. Printed by Richard Clay and Sons, Limited, Breadstreet Hill, E. C., and Bungay, Suffolk. 339 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 1907 at title page. No additional printings denoting a first edition from MacMillan; true first printing of October, 1907. Large heavy volume measuring approx. "5 3/4 x 8 1/2". Dark green buckram (cloth) boards, crisp gilt spine titles with three bands and decorative dentell, moderate shelf, corner wear, bump. Appears to be a high quality re-bind of some variety and also near contemporary to 1907. Pages generally very good; couple small areas of discoloration at few leaves. Moderate fairly faint fox to exterior text block. Light green floral endpapers. Label inside back cover apparently for lending but without any dates penned; stamp on this states: "Purchased from library." No other stamps, labels or indications. Ominous frontispiece of lion's heads on black b.g.: "Heads of Eight Lions Shot by the Author in British East Africa". String-bind good, square; hinges reinforced as original to this binding. Rare near very good first printing with unique cover. Profusely illustrated with photographs throughout. Features a preface by the author and foreword by F. C. Selous. Appendix at back with details on hunting in Africa for the sportsman. An account by a railway engineer working in East Africa at the turn of the century of his encounters with man-eating lions. Printed by Richard Clay and Sons, Limited, Breadstreet Hill, E. C., and Bungay, Suffolk. 339 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Stated at copyright: "First Edition, October, 1907. Reprinted November, 1907." Rare second printing from first year of publication. The original larger heavy volume measuring approx. 6" x 8 3/4". Navy cloth boards, gilt cover design and spine titles, moderate shelf wear, rub. Front cover features dynamic roaring lion in gilt with circular borders. Pages generally near fine, clean; toning, fox inside cover. Stylish antiquarian signature in fountain pen at front endpaper: "Alan W. Robinson." Ominous frontispiece, with sharp original tissue guard, of lion's heads on black b.g.: "Heads of Eight Lions Shot by the Author in British East Africa". Gilded top edge of text block. Bind good, light cant. Rare near very good second printing from first year of publication. Profusely illustrated with photographs throughout. Features a preface by the author and foreword by F. C. Selous. Appendix at back with details on hunting in Africa for the sportsman. An account by a railway engineer working in East Africa at the turn of the century of his encounters with man-eating lions. Printed by Richard Clay and Sons, Limited, Breadstreet Hill, E. C., and Bungay, Suffolk. 339 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1907 at title page. No additional printings denoting a first edition from MacMillan; true first printing of October, 1907. The original larger heavy volume measuring approx. 6" x 8 3/4". Navy cloth boards, crisp gilt cover design and spine titles, moderate shelf, corner wear, bump. Front cover features dynamic roaring lion in gilt with circular borders. Protected in (unadhered) thick clear sleeve. Pages generally very good; moderate toning at endps., few small areas of discoloration at several leaves. Ominous frontispiece of lion's heads on black b.g.: "Heads of Eight Lions Shot by the Author in British East Africa". Bind good, square; hinges intact. Rare near very good first printing. Profusely illustrated with photographs throughout. Features a preface by the author and foreword by F. C. Selous. Appendix at back with details on hunting in Africa for the sportsman. An account by a railway engineer working in East Africa at the turn of the century of his encounters with man-eating lions. Printed by Richard Clay and Sons, Limited, Breadstreet Hill, E. C., and Bungay, Suffolk. 339 pages. Insured post. Intriguing antiquarian pictorial bookplate at front pastedown with classic old font: "G. W. Hamilton Cumming." Side-by-side above name is a tree growing from a fleur-de-lis crown with word "Through" running through it and Latin motto below: "Requiesco Sub Umbra" or, "I Rest Under the Shade." Next to this is large bunch of upright bound wheat with the word "Courage" below. Small bookseller's black label with gold lettering above this: "Frederick R. Jones, 'Adwell,' Torre Torquay, And at 20 Victoria Parade, Beacon Quay." Fountain pen signature adjacent at front blank endpaper: "A. Hawkins, Croyde Hoe, Torquay." Torquay is a 'traditional British seaside' resort and a vibrant, cheerful town. Set at the very heart of the English Riviera on the South Devon Coast, it is famous for sandy beaches, family attractions and genteel Victorian appearance. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Stated at copyright: "First Edition, October, 1907. Reprinted November and December, 1907." Rare third printing from first year of publication. The original larger heavy volume measuring approx. 6" x 8 3/4". Navy smooth cloth boards, gilt cover design and spine titles, moderate edge wear, rub, bump, discoloration. Front cover features dynamic roaring lion in bright crisp gilt with circular borders. Pages generally very good; toning, some discoloration at endpapers. Ominous frontispiece of lion's heads on black b.g.: "Heads of Eight Lions Shot by the Author in British East Africa". Bind good, moderate cant. Rare near very good third printing from first year of publication. Stylish antiquarian inscription at front endpaper: "A. H. Banks, from Luis Le Marchant, Christmas 1907." Large antiquarian pictorial bookplate inside cover: "Anthony John Poucher." Plate depicts large hare at center surrounded by plant stem-like oval border. Rare ephemeral news-clipping with insightful review "The Man-Eaters of Tsavo. An Amazing Book" folded and set in to cover; some toning adjacent. Profusely illustrated with photographs throughout. Features a preface by the author and foreword by F. C. Selous. Appendix at back with details on hunting in Africa for the sportsman. An account by a railway engineer working in East Africa at the turn of the century of his encounters with man-eating lions. Printed by Richard Clay and Sons, Limited, Breadstreet Hill, E. C., and Bungay, Suffolk. 339 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.