R E Drake Brockman (28 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.

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

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

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Dark blue/green cloth over boards with black and white elephant image on front and gold lettering on spine. Lettering on spine significantly rubbed; light toning to covers with some edgewear all around. Binding sturdy. Title page dated 1910. No date on copyright page. 201 pages. Black and white plates throughout. Pages uniformly toned; otherwise clean with no marks or tears. Thomas Lovejoy signed FFE in pencil. Overall very good condition. This book is from the collection of Thomas Lovejoy. Dr. Lovejoy was an influential ecologist, field biologist, and activist; former head of the Amazon Biodiversity Center, World Wildlife Fund, and advisor to the United Nations and Smithsonian Institution. He is credited with introducing the term 'biological diversity' to the mainstream environmental movement. In addition, he was a passionate collector of books on the natural world. He died in 2021 and we are very excited to present a selection of his books. Please browse the entire catalogue here on ABE or contact us for instructions on how to get to it.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. the boards are scuffed and edge worn. foxing and markings. all pages remain intact and presentable. fairly good copy. heavy, may require extra postage. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is the result of the author's five-year study of the wildlife of Somaliland, a region in the Horn of Africa renowned for its unique and beautiful animal life. The author's firsthand observations and accounts, coupled with his collaboration with a skilled Somali tracker, offer valuable insights into the habits, habitats, and even the dietary preferences of various species. The book delves into a fascinating array of animals, from the ferocious lion to the agile cheetah, and from the curious aardwolf to the banded mongoose. The author shares intriguing anecdotes about his encounters with these creatures, providing a glimpse into the complex ecosystem of Somaliland. Through this captivating narrative, the author sheds light on a region of the world that has long been shrouded in mystery and underscores the need for further exploration of its remarkable animal kingdom. The book serves as a testament to the beauty and diversity of the natural world, and highlights the importance of preserving such vital ecosystems for future generations. 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.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st Edition, Hardback, no d/j. Boards with the face of an elephant have a slightly faded and bumped spine with a small nick at top of spine, light bumping to corners, o/w good. Eighteen collotype plates and diagrams.

First edition. Frontispiece and 18 plates. 8vo (9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches), 201-pages, original blue cloth with circular image of an elephant blocked on upper cover. Headbands rubbed, backstrip dulled & slightly spotted. Overall very good.

Condition: Good. 8vo. blue cloth hardcover. 204pp. index, 18 collotype plates. Good+, paper on hinges cracked, some foxing, small tear on pp182-190.

large 8vo, 17+201 pages, 18 collotype plates, diagrams : based on 5 years' study of the fauna of Somaliland with description, measurements, distribution, habits; hardback, original boards with circular elephant head to front, spine lettering faded , prelims lightly foxed ow vg FIRST EDITION east africa somaliland somalia somali mammals animals african monnkey lion dik-dikelephant.…

Condition: Good. First edition (hardback). 8vo (24cm by 16cm), xvii, 201pp. 18 collotype plates. Original grey cloth, titling printed in black on the spine. Boards slightly dusty, light foxing to the preliminary pages and the edges of the text block. Overall, this copy is in good to very good condition.…

Condition: New.

Condition: New. pp. 18082.

Condition: New. pp. 18082.

Condition: New. pp. 18082.

Condition: New. pp. 18082.

Condition: New. pp. 18082.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Language: English. Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, some pages are missing and may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text. The Title 'United Provinces of Agra and Oudh District Gazetteers written/authored/edited by H. R. Nevill, H. G. Walton, D. L. Drake Brockman, E. R. Neave', published in the year 2024. The ISBN 9789362083111 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 18082 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book is 18.78 x 25.13 cms Vol: Volume 49 Vols. Set Volume 49 Vols. Set 18082. …

Paperback. Condition: New. Language: English. Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, some pages are missing and may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text. The Title 'United Provinces of Agra and Oudh District Gazetteers written/authored/edited by H. R. Nevill, H. G. Walton, D. L. Drake Brockman, E. R. Neave', published in the year 2024. The ISBN 9789362082183 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 18082 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book is 17.78 x 24.13 cms Vol: Volume 49 Vols. Set Volume 49 Vols. Set 18082. …

Condition: Very Good. xvii, [1], 201, [1], b/w frontis, 18 b/w plates, line drawings. . HB. 8vo, orig. blue-green cloth, roundel with elephant device to upper board, gilt title to spine, the spine lettering faded; rubbing and minor wear to spine ends. Withdrawn from an institutional library, with neat stamp to title page only. Neat ink annotation to foot of one page. Otherwise a clean, fresh copy. Good. First edition. An important early account of the mammalian fauna of Somaliland, based upon Drake-Brockman's own observations during five years spent in the country. As he explains in the Preface, the work was intended to be of interest both to naturalists and to sportsmen. Among the numerous mammals treated are elephant, lion, rhinoceros and a wide variety of antelopes, with notes on distribution, habits and identification supplemented by the author's own experiences in the field, including brief accounts of stalking particular species and observations on their behaviour.Ralph Evelyn Drake-Brockman (1875-1952) was a British physician, army officer and natural-history collector. After service in South Africa and East Africa he transferred to the Somaliland Protectorate in 1904, where his prolonged residence provided the first-hand observations upon which this work was largely based. He subsequently published the more wide-ranging British Somaliland (1912).Czech, K. An Annotated Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books, 1785-1999 (2011), p. 84.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Some fading marks and small stains to boards. Some rubbing to cloth at ends of spine. Some minor bruising to lower corners of boards. Hinges intact. No signatures. One of the Contents leaves has a 3/8" tear and some creasing to the margin.; xvii, [1], 201, [1] pages + 18 collotype photographic plates. Blue cloth boards with white, black and blue elephant illustration on front board. Page dimensions: 232 x 155mm. Selected contents: the Lion, the Leopard, the Pigmy Leopard, the Serval, the Wild Cat, Mungooses, the Aardwolf, Jackals, the Somali Wild Dog; Dik-diks; Kudu; the Hippopotamus; the Warthog; the Rhinoceros; the Elephant; Gerbils; Rats; Bats; Shrews.; 8vo.…

Condition: Very Good. xvii, [1], 201, [1], b/w frontis, 18 b/w plates, line drawings. . HB. 8vo, orig. green cloth, gilt title to spine, top edge gilt. Light bump to corner of upper board. Withdrawn from an institutional library with neat stamps to title page and versos of plates, small circular shelf labels to spine. Otherwise a very clean, fresh copy, the cloth bright and the contents well preserved. Very good. First edition. An important early account of the mammalian fauna of Somaliland, based upon Drake-Brockman's own observations during five years spent in the country. As he explains in the Preface, the work was intended to be of interest both to naturalists and to sportsmen. Among the numerous mammals treated are elephant, lion, rhinoceros and a wide variety of antelopes, with notes on distribution, habits and identification supplemented by the author's own experiences in the field, including brief accounts of stalking particular species and observations on their behaviour.Ralph Evelyn Drake-Brockman (1875-1952) was a British physician, army officer and natural-history collector. After service in South Africa and East Africa he transferred to the Somaliland Protectorate in 1904, where his prolonged residence provided the first-hand observations upon which this work was largely based. He subsequently published the more wide-ranging British Somaliland (1912).Czech, K. An Annotated Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books, 17851999 (2011), p. 84. This binding variant apparently not recorded by Czech.…

1951 Seeley, Service, London. With one hundred & fifty Illustrations. Fotogr. 445 pg. 22x16 cm. Enc. en tela edit. Para ver o recibir fotografías de los libros puede ir a nuestra web o solicitarlas.(caza, caza).

First edition. Frontispiece & 18 plates. 8vo. Fine original green cloth, gilt. xvii, 201pp. London, Hurst & Blackett, The "result of five years' study of the Fauna of Somaliland, made whilst residing in Somali country. That it may be of some interest to naturalists, and of use to the sportsman, is the earnest hope and ultimate desire of this author" (Preface). Czech, p52.…

First edition. 18 plates. 8vo. Very good in modern morocco, gilt. xvii, 201pp. London, Hurst & Blackett, The "result of five years' study of the Fauna of Somaliland, made whilst residing in Somali country. That it may be of some interest to naturalists, and of use to the sportsman, is the earnest hope and ultimate desire of this author" (preface).Czech, p52.…

1st Edn. XVII 201 pages, frontis illus and 18 other full page illus from photographs, original light blue cloth with elephant vignette to upper board, gilt on spine title dull, some bumping to spine, vg-. Czech 52.

London: Hurst and Blackett, 1910. Royal 8vo. Orig. illust. cloth. (xx, 202pp.). With frontispiece and 18 full-page plates. 1st edition.