Oates C G Ed (11 results)

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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Limited edition No. 359/1500. Heavy, extra postage may be required if posted outside South Africa. The jacket is edge worn, creased, marked. The boards are edge worn, a bit cocked, marked. Tanning, minor handling marks. However, it is still in good condition, excellent binding and intact. MK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No d.j. Second Edition. 433pp. 6 chromo and 9 coloured plates. B&W illus,throughout.Green illus. boards with bevelled edges.A rare book especially in this condition, No fading, wear, or underlining, The cover depicts zebras highlighted in gilt with matching antlers to the spine. Rarely do copies survive without some loss of tone to the cloth but this copy is one such example. The first edition is rare as most copies were lost in a fireand this second ediiton was not pub. for another eight years. The appendix was extened in this edition which is also now scarce especially in fine condition, Some light occasional foxing and an large owners initials to the reverse of the front end-papers. Joints and hinges fine with no cracks to the dark green end-papers.…

Condition: Fair. 2nd edition. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Large 8vo with green cloth. Gilt and brown illustrations and lettering on front board and backstrip. Moderate foxing on some pages. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Interior is secure, clean and clear. Trimmed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1350grams, ISBN.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition in original boards. Complete with all maps and colour plates as called for, with 9 of the plates beautifully hand-coloured. There is a small repair to the boards, but they remain otherwise strong and sturdy. Internally, there is a previous owner's ex-libris plate under the front board along with a signature to the front end page. There is mild foxing scattered throughout but the text is neat and complete. The binding is secure. In very good condition for its age. JK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Second British edition. 8vo. Frontispiece portrait of Frank Oates. xlix, 433 pp. Illustrated throughout, many from drawings and water-color drawings by Frank Oates and William Oates. Included are 6 chromolithographs in the text and 14 hand-colored plates in the Appendix. There are four fold-out maps. Bound in the original pictorial green cloth on beveled boards, stamped in gilt and dark brown. The second edition was greatly expanded over the first edition of 1881, including now the stunningly beautiful 14 hand-colored prints. This book was the Oates family copy and has the bookplates of William Edward Oates (who accompanied Frank on the journey herein related) and Robert Washington Oates on the front pastedown and front free endpaper respectively, and, notably, the bookplate of the late Frank Oates (1840-1875) on the verso of the rear free endpaper. Beneath Robert Oates' bookplate is a small printed label which reads "Presented by Robert Washington Oates" and above his plate is a blind stamp which reads "Gestingthorpe Hall | Castle Hedingham | Essex." This book later came from the library of England's most esteemed contemporary naturalist, Sir David Attenborough, whose SIGNATURE and date (May 1964) are on the verso of the front free endpaper. Light cloth wear at the extremities, else a very tight book. There is approximately a 1" x 1 1/2" chip on the top of the half title page which is stuck to the top of the next leaf. The interior, including all maps and prints are bright, foxing-free. A very good plus book. The second edition is much scarcer and more desirable than the first printing and this family association copy, later owned by Attenborough, is truly exceptional.…

Hardback, 9 x 6 inches. Light green cloth with beveled edges, gilt and brown lettering and pictorial designs to spine and boards. Dark green endpapers. In very good condition. Some rubbing and handling marks to cover; corners bumped and a little chipped. Previous owners bookplate to front endpaper ?Maxwell Earl.? Bookseller label below ?Roland Ward, Piccadilly.? Some minor foxing to frontis plate and title page (with tissue guard.) Some occasional minor handling marks to pages. Colour plates all very clean and bright, all tissue guarded. Minor tear to margin edge of folding map at rear (does not effect printed part of map.) Else a very good clean and tight copy. xlix (inc. memoir) + 433pp. Illustrated with 4 maps (including large folding map at rear.), 6 colour-chromolithograph plates of views, 14 coloured plates in appendix (insects & plants), and many B&W woodcuts in text.…

A Naturalist's Wanderings in the Interior of South Africa From the Letters and Journals of the late Frank Oates. Second edition. Portrait frontispiece, 4 folding maps, 6 chromolithograph views, 9 coloured plates. 8vo. Original pictorial cloth, a little worn but very good. xlix, 383. London, "The second edition includes updated information not found in the first, plus a six-page preface by C.G. Oates explaining the nature of the second edition" (Czech). Frank Oates died of fever contracted soon after his departure from the Victoria Falls where he had journeyed from Durban.Czech, p124.…