Wheelwright H W (20 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. hardback, small 8vo, a very good clean and tightly bound copy of the 1861 edition in facsimile, a very good dust jacket that is slightly rubbed to extremities, 272pp.

facsimile).Octavo,272 pp.,book plate, fine copy in torn dustwrapper. Horace William Wheelwright (1815-1865), writing under the nom de plume "An Old Bushman", was a qualified attorney who migrated from England to Australia in 1852. He came in search of gold, was unsuccessful, and decided to put his love of field sports into practice by becoming a professional shooter of game. He supplied the Melbourne market with duck, quail, pigeon and kangaroo before leaving for Europe in 1859. An account of his Scandinavian experiences was published posthumously in 1866. He died in 1865 from injuries sustained from a fall in a London street. His account is one of the most informative and readable narratives of early bush life in the colony.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. pp.xvi+272. 18.5cm. Index. Hard cover in dust jacket. Decorated boards. Light wear to the jacket. A good clean copy Wheelwright, hunter, naturalist and writer, migrated to Australia in 1852. Unsuccessful at the Diggings he made a living in the bush . . Facsimile reprint of the original edition of 1861. [384g].

Leather. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. New Edition. Very Good Plus , Light Edge Wear On The Covers And A Faint Water Mark On The Rear , Light Spotting On The Ep's Water Mark On The Frontis Corner And Several Plates . School Presentation Plate On The Front Pastedown . Marbled Ep's And Page Edges Pp 272 Index, Frontis 13 Plates.

Hardback. Condition: G++. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. 2nd Edition. Mid bluish green cloth lettered in gold on spine. Twin blind frames on covers. Twin rules at top and bottom of spine (The word ILLUSTRATED) at base. Frontispiece (Siberian Tit) and four plates ((Ural Owl, Siberian Jay, Willow Grouse and Lesser White Fronted Goose) (LACKING Norwegian Jer Falcon). Plates distributed through book. Fairly clean and tight but worn. Book is in good double plus condition with noticeable signs of wear and/or age.

Barre, 1973. 102 pp. Ills. Stiff softcover.

2nd edition. 8vo. viii + 407pp. 6 colour plates. Small library inkstamp to title page ans small bookplate to front pastedown. Pages browned. One plate slightly frayed to fore-edge. Hinges detached with several pages being unprofessionally restubbed. Frayed and worn original red cloth with gilt device to upper board and gilt lettering to spine. Lower joint split with tear extending across spine. With all faults. With the signature of Ann Savours Shirley. US$74.

Original Cloth. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. Book has fraying to the head of the spine, front cover is nearly detached, blue cover is faded. Gilt lettering and design on the spine are complete. Interesting note by the first owner stating his father purchased this book for him in 1863. Book.

Hardback. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. 2nd Edition. Dark green cloth lettered in gold on spine. Twin blind frames on covers. Twin patterned rules at top and bottom of spine. Title page (with name H W Wheelwright written in ink) is a cancel. Frontispiece (Ural Owl) and five plates (Willow Grouse, Siberian Jay, Lesser White Fronted Goose, Silberian Tit and Norwegian Jer Falcon) all at rear. Likely a reissue of the first edition but now with plates. Lacks front endpaper. Front hinge cracked at frontispiece. Else book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age.

Original brown cloth ,gilt kangaroo to front board ,xv,272pp + publishers advertisements 64pp, frontisplate & plates to text Light rubbing and bumping o/w A Vg copy.

HARDCOVER. Routledge, Warne and Routledge, 1864, New edition. A very good copy bound in navy 1/2 leather over blue cloth boards. The leather is lightly rubbed at the edges. Title panel on the spine. Gilt on the top edge. Lightly tanned edges and endpapers. Apart from the occasional foxing spot the contents are fine and unmarked. A very nice copy. Scans available if required.

first edition).Duodecimo,272 pp.Publisher's blindstamped blue cloth, a very good copy. The first edition was issued without plates, the second edition has sixteen uncoloured plates. The first edition does not have plates, they appeared with the second edition. Horace William Wheelwright (1815-1865) was a qualified attorney who migrated from England to Australia in 1852. He came in search of gold, was unsuccessful, and decided to put his love of field sports into practice by becoming a professional shooter of game. He supplied the Melbourne market with duck, quail, pigeon and kangaroo before leaving for Europe in 1859. An account of his Scandavian experiences was published posthumously in 1866. He died in 1865 from injuries sustained from a fall in a London street. His account is one of the most informative and readable narratives of early bush life in the colony.

first edition).Octavo,272 pp.Publisher's mauve cloth, lightly sunned and hinges cracked, a very good copy. Signed by the author on the dedication page. The first edition does not have plates, they appeared with the second edition. Horace William Wheelwright (1815-1865), writing under the nom de plume "An Old Bushman", was a qualified attorney who migrated from England to Australia in 1852. He came in search of gold, was unsuccessful, and decided to put his love of field sports into practice by becoming a professional shooter of game. He supplied the Melbourne market with duck, quail, pigeon and kangaroo before leaving for Europe in 1859. An account of his Scandinavian experiences was published posthumously in 1866. He died in 1865 from injuries sustained from a fall in a London street. His account is one of the most informative and readable narratives of early bush life in the colony.

second edition).Duodecimo,304 pp.,16 uncoloured plates. Publisher's later issue cloth, the signature and stamp of F. G. A. Barnard, a few stains otherwise a very good copy. Originally titled 'Bush wanderings of a naturalist; or, notes on the field sports and fauna of Australia Felix. By an old bushman' and first published in 1861, without plates. The second edition, with uncoloured plates was first published in 1865 and there were a number of later iterations, including this copy which has the change of title. Horace William Wheelwright (1815-1865), writing under the nom de plume "An Old Bushman", was a qualified attorney who migrated from England to Australia in 1852. He came in search of gold, was unsuccessful, and decided to put his love of field sports into practice by becoming a professional shooter of game. He supplied the Melbourne market with duck, quail, pigeon and kangaroo before leaving for Europe in 1859. An account of his Scandinavian experiences was published posthumously in 1866. He died in 1865 from injuries sustained from a fall in a London street. His account is one of the most informative and readable narratives of early bush life in the colony. PROVENANCE: Francis George Allman Barnard (1857-1932) was a Kew pharmacist, author of a History of Kew, a foundation member of the Field Naturalist club of Victoria and a past president.

first edition).Octavo,272 pp.Publisher's mauve cloth, Lengthy insciption "H. W. Wheelright to his old friend Caspar Lexow", then presented through other hands and ulitmately to Dr R. Soderberg. The first edition does not have plates, they appeared with the second edition. Horace William Wheelwright (1815-1865), writing under the nom de plume "An Old Bushman", was a qualified attorney who migrated from England to Australia in 1852. He came in search of gold, was unsuccessful, and decided to put his love of field sports into practice by becoming a professional shooter of game. He supplied the Melbourne market with duck, quail, pigeon and kangaroo before leaving for Europe in 1859. An account of his Scandinavian experiences was published posthumously in 1866. He died in 1865 from injuries sustained from a fall in a London street. His account is one of the most informative and readable narratives of early bush life in the colony. Horace William Wheelwright (1815-1865), writing under the nom de plume "An Old Bushman", was a qualified attorney who migrated from England to Australia in 1852. He came in search of gold, was unsuccessful, and decided to put his love of field sports into practice by becoming a professional shooter of game. He supplied the Melbourne market with duck, quail, pigeon and kangaroo before leaving for Europe in 1859. An account of his Scandinavian experiences was published posthumously in 1866. He died in 1865 from injuries sustained from a fall in a London street. His account is one of the most informative and readable narratives of early bush life in the colony.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 15 volume set. Bound in publisher's cloth and dust jacket. Clean, unmarked pages. Gift inscription or owner name in some volumes. 1958-1975. v. 1. Poems.--v.2. Poems in the rough.--v.3. Plays.--v.4. Dialogues--v.5. Indee fixe.--v.6. Monsieur teste.--v.7. The art of poetry.--v.8. Leonardo, Poe, Mallarme.--v.9 Master and friends.--v.10. History and politics.--v.12. Degas. Manet. Morisot.--v.13. Aesthetics.--v.14. Analects.--v.15. Moi. Valery was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature for 12 different years.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1900 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 75 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 75 Language: English.

Condition: Gut. Der Einband stellenweise berieben und beschabt / bestossen. Einige Seiten leicht fleckig. Hinterer Deckel und die letzten Seiten im unteren Bereich fleckig. Fronitspiz, XV, 272 S. Mit 15 Tafeln. Deutsch 400g Kl.8°. Ledereinband d. Zeit reichhaltiger Rücken- und Deckelvergoldung sowie Innenkantenvergoldung und Goldschnitt.

London, Groombridge and Sons, 1865. Royal8vo. Orig. full cloth. Spine and frontcover gilt. Professionally rebacked preserving orig. spine. Light edgewear. Small stamps on verso of title-page and on foot of last leaf. XVI,592 pp. + Publisher's catatalogue. Internally fine and clean. First edition.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1900. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages: - 75, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 75 75.