Peter Beard Alistair Graham (23 results)

paperback. Condition: Good. A & W Visual Library 1973 4to. 260 pages. wraps moderatel worn. creasing to corners. quarter sized tear to front wrap. binding tight. Illustrated By Peter Beard (illustrator).

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Illustrated By Peter Beard (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1973 New York Graphic Society hardcover; light wear/edge-ripping to dust jacket; pages clean/tight; good condition. Illus. With Photos (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. BEARD, PETER: Eyelids of Morning: The Mingled Destinies of Crocodiles and Men Chronicle Books 1990 reprint PB ISBN 0877015392 VERY GOOD, clean, unmarked interior, very little wear to wrappers, remainder mark on bottom of text block, tiny bit of chipping to foot of spine and very minor edgewear to wrappers, overall a very nice looking copy. photographs by Peter Beard (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Light overall wear to book. Dust jacket has small tears. Illus. With Photos (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority. Illus. With Photos (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperback. 260pp. Ink gift inscription on front free endpaper, pages tanned, spine and edge of front sunned with some light wear and a couple of small creases to corners else very good in publisher's wraps. Illustrated By Peter Beard (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Book is in good condition, all pages without tears or marks,Only a gentle closed fold lower first p. Cover however has some corner tears and spine is securely tight with gentle rub at top and bottom and a outer tear near bottom. The front cover has a paper rub where a price tag was apparently removed.Only on sky, not on words of figures.Profusely illustrated with photos , drawings. History of Lake Rudolf, Habits of the people and the fearsome crocodiles. Illustrated By Peter Beard (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition. Softcover. 260 pages. Profusely illustrated. Rubbing to covers, else very good condition. (R8).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Fair condition large book with fair jacket - book has some general age wear with plenty of wear to edges and corners - some pages are starting to loosen but all still attached - jacket has plenty of wear with rubbing, creasing, small tears, some loss, some age soiling - still an acceptable reading copy - second printing. Illus. With Photos (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Good plus. First Edition. First edition. Dust jacket has some chips and flaring at the edges, now in mylar. Some foxing along the top edge. Mild age toning but text is unmarked. Profusely illustrated by photographer Peter Beard. Great old timey title page. Illus. With Photos (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 31 x 23.5 cm. 260pp. 16 color and 400 black and white illustrations including photographs, engravings and maps by the legendary Peter Beard. Stated first printing. Blue cloth in dust jacket. Some fraying to the cloth at the corners. One the blank page facing pg 260 there is some paper/sticker residue from where it looks like a pocket or bookplate was removed. Text block remains firm. Original price of $17.50 / $22.50 present on front jacket flap. Water stain to the front cover of the jacket, mostly noticeable from the inside. Illus. With Photos (illustrator).…

Condition: New. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back. Illustrated By Peter Beard (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Good. no dj. Eyelids of Morning. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Inscribed copy -- with decorations and an interesting association -- of Peter Beard's famous portrait of the Nile crocodiles and the people who live in their midst in the Lake Rudolph Region of Kenya. Peter Beard was a notable and Dionysian jetsetter who also created an extraordinary photographic portrait of the natural environments in Africa in the late 20th Century. This copy is inscribed -- with numerous flourishes -- by Peter Beard to his socialite friends actress Dina Merrill and film producer Ted Hartley on the half title page and the facing page. Beard's handiwork on the two-page spread includes an inscription to "Deenie & Ted", footprints, doodles, drawings, and a postcard. Cloth, 260 pages. First Printing of the 1990 Chronicle Books edition. The book itself shows minimal sign of previous use. The dust jacket has edge wear including creases. Due to the weight of this volume, shipping outside the U.S. will require additional funds for postage. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. SIGNED. First edition, first printing. Very Good with light wear at the extremities in a Very Good+ price-clipped dust jacket with a touch of wear at the extremities and edges. A nice copy. Light purple cloth-bound hardcover with crisp silver title to spine. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Photographs by Peter Beard; text by Alistair Graham. 260 pages; 16 color plates plus 400 b&w plates and text illustrations; 9 x 12.5 inches. SIGNED BY BEARD on the half title, inscribed, with an outline of his hand and a landscape drawn to incorporate an illustration of a crocodile. A documentary look at the crocodile's profound influence on the native people of Africa as reflected in their myths, symbols, and everyday lives--and the devastating impact that these people, as well as hunters, explorers, and developers, have had on the crocodile's existence. The text and margins are sprinkled with 18th and 19th century engravings, archival photos, and Beard's drawings, and alternate between portfolios of his photographs. Illus. With Photos (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 260p. Publishers cloth with a crisp clean dust jacket. Richly illustrated. SIGNED DEDICATION BY PETER BEARD. Includes his foot prints on the inside front board with the notation 'my foot' and a post card pasted on the inside front end paper. A crisp clean copy of work on a vanishing part of Africa. Beautifully illustrated by Peter Beard. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. (1973). 4to. First edition. Wear and some tearing to dust jacket edges, some tape to d.j. spine ends. Creases and scuffs to d.j. VG/VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Blue cloth on boards with gilt lettering to spine. Large book is tight, square, sharp-cornered and free of major flaws and markings despite being ex-library. Only the catalog number in gilt to bottom of spine, a small stamp to bottom of title page, and the rear FFBP neatly cut with the remainder stamped "Discarded". 220 photographs, 16 colored plates, 165 engravings, and numerous maps. 260 pages.…

First edition, second printing of this classic work. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author and with an original painting and cutouts done by Beard across two pages, "To Renny from the compiler in Lake Rudolf Rue Balzac (+ Rue Berryer), Les Bains Douches (Helsinki) + Morton's etc Stay in touch! all best as ever Peter Beard Box 603 Montauk Long Island NY 11954 'Pettiness and Futility' the mingled destinies of crocodiles and men." Very good in a very good dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Chronicle Edition. 260pp. Purple Cloth with embossed gilt lettering. illustrated endpapers.Book is like new. The rare, signed and inscribed editioin with black ink , droplets, postcard and pair of footprints in bloodch runs onto the page edges and the jacket flap. .Unclipped pictorial jacket has sunfading along the edge and light corner wear. in mylar sleeve. documenting their study of Nile crocodiles and the Turkana people near Lake Rudolf (now Lake Turkana) in Kenya. The book explores the relationship between humans and crocodiles, examining their intertwined histories, myths, and the impact of civilization on both. It also features Beard's photography, showcasing the beauty and the harsh realities of the region. Size: 9 1/4" x 12 1/8" (Oblong). Signed and Inscribed Includes Blood Footprints. Book.…

First printing. 4to, pp. 260. Ilustrated by Peter Beard, as well as with many photographs and maps and engravings from earlier works. A nice copy; dj little scuffed with small tear. "Being a description of the origins, history, and prospects of Lake Rudolf: Its peoples, deserts, rivers, mountains and weather.". Peter Beard (illustrator).…

dj. Second printing. Second printing. Illustrated with photos throughout. 1 vols. 4to. Inscribed with drawings on the half-title by Beard to Don and Iris Hunt and extra-illustrated with an 1975 Christmas card on the front endpaper, two inscribed photographs on the half-title (one with dried insect), black-and-white photo of same elderly male subject as depicted on page 84 reading Eyelids of Morning, taped on pg. 83. Beard's friends Don and Iris Hunt were co-founders of the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy. Publisher's purple cloth. Light shelfwear, in photo-illustrated dust-jacket, chipped at extremities Illustrated with photos throughout. 1 vols. 4to. Signed. …