Borders Beyond Arctic Cheviot Tropic by Chapman Abel (27 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Minus. RIDDELL, W H And Author (illustrator). 1st. Green cloth boards with gilt text to spine. Rubbed to boards and edges with some minor marks. Top edge gilt. Spine slightly loosened but all pages completely intact. Rough cut. Previous owner inscription inside front cover, dated 1926. 19 coloured plates by W H Riddell, 170 sketches, plus 2 folding maps. Pagination: pp xxii, 489, (iii) adverts. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 1691g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 033044:11g) Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" Tall Language: ENG 1691 G. Book.

Condition: Fair. 1924. No Edition Stated. 489 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. B&W illustrations and photographs throughout. Clean pages. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Pages are rough cut. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with crushing to spine ends. Notable scuffing, large stains and marking to boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. RIDDELL, W H & CHAPMAN, Abel (illustrator). 1st. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Top edge gilt. Boards are rather battered but still serviceable. Corners and edges are bumped and worn. Spine is a discoloured and bumped to the ends. Rough cut page edges. 19 coloured plates by W H Riddell, 2 folding maps. Front inner hinge is cracked, but holding. Some foxing throughout. Pagination: xxii, 489 , (iii) adverts. Additional photos are available upon request. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 1691g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 034808:15f) Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" Tall Language: ENG 1691 G. Book.

Condition: Good. xxi, 489, [3], col frontis, 13 col plates, b/w plates, 2 folding maps, text illus. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, rubbed/scuffed. Some foxing to edges and endpapers. Previous owner's name to endpaper. Good. First edition. Colour plates by W.H. Riddell, 170 sketches by the author.

1st Edn,. XXI 489 pages, advs, 56 sketches by the author, maps and diagrams, 19 plates in colour by W H Riddell, light dust soiling to original cloth, vg.

1st. Edn,. XXI 489 pages, advs, illus 19 in colour by W.H.Riddell and 120 sketches by the author+ maps and diagrams, vg.

Green hardback cloth cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. G: in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and marked. Edge-wear. Chipping to spine ends, with some loss. Inner hinge cracking. Page edge browning. Foxing. Teg. 230mm x 170mm (9" x 7"). xxi, 489pp + plates. 13 coloured plates (Riddell) + b/w in-text illustrations + 2 fold-out maps. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas.

Cloth Covered Boards. Condition: Good Minus. No Jacket. Ridell, W.H. and Chapman, Abel (illustrator). Cloth covered boards worn and rubbed along edges, corners and spine ends bumped, gilt lettering to spine, uncut closed edges to head and reading edge, ink inscription to fep, light foxing to initial and final pages, internal gutters cracked, tissue guard to frontispiece, a colour plate entitled, 'The Father of all the Grouse', 19 coloured plates by W. H. Riddell and 170 sketches by the author maps diagrams etc. Pages clean and unmarked, binding loose but pp secure. Size: 8vo.

Hard. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 19 coloured plates by W.H. Riddell and 170 sketches by the author. Also includes maps, diagrams etc. Frontispiece - colour plate of 'The Father of All the Grouse' (Spitsbergen, July 27, 1881). Binding shaken, uncut closed edges, head of text block in gilt, foxing to fep/rep, spotting to edges of some pp otherwise pp clean and bright. Size: 8vo.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Abel Chapman; W. H. Riddell (illustrator). First edition. A first edition of Abel Chapman's heavily illustrated volume on nature at the Scottish borders and beyond. A first edition of Abel Chapman's work of natural history on the Scottish borders and beyond. With 170 sketches, including nineteen colour illustrations by William Hutton Riddell on sixteen plates, and twenty one monochrome plates by Chapman himself, collated and complete. With a focus on birds and fish, Chapman shares his observations of the animals, flora, and fauna that live in these inhospitable areas. The Sunderland-born naturalist and hunter contributed towards saving the Spanish Ibex from extinction, and helped establish the first game reserve in South Africa. Prior owner's pencil inscription the recto of the front free endpaper, 'D. R. Guard'. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Lightly rubbed to the boards, a little more so to the joints and the spine. There is a tear in the cloth that extends half way down the spine, but the spine has been adhered. The front hinge is starting, and is a little tender. Internally, generally firmly bound, with a few points of strain across the text. Pages are bright with light scattered foxing throughout. Good. book.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition, large thick 8vo, pp xxii, 489, cloth slightly worn and rubbed, spine head a little pilled and with one tiny tear, in a torn and frayed dustwrapper which is lacking a few small pieces, but now nicely protected in a removable plastic cover. [From the library of the naturalist and conservationist Richard Fitter, with his stamp on the front endpaper.].

Green hardback cloth cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Neat inscription on verso of fep. 220mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). xxi, 489pp + plates. 17 coloured plates (Riddell) and 170 sketches by the author. 2 fold-out maps. Includes a loose prospectus for 'Retrospect' published in 1928. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas.

Boards. 8vo., 1st ed., pp. xxi 489, Index, (iii publisher's ads), b/w ills., t.e.g., prev. owner's inscr., uncut edges, scattered foxing, or. bds., sl. rubbed, some marks. Wildlife of the Cheviots and of Ettrick Forest, England/Scottish border, particularly bird life and salmon of the region. With 19 coloured plates by W.H. Riddell and 170 sketches by the author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. A near fine hardcover. Wildlife of the Cheviots and of Ettrick Forest, England/Scottish border, particularly bird life and salmon of the region. With 19 coloured plates by W.H. Riddell and 170 sketches by the author.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Dark green boards, gold embossed lettering on spine. Shelf rubbing on bottom edges and top and bottom of spine. Binding tight, slightly cocked. Hinges good. Pages clean and unmarked. Gilt on top edge. Nineteen coloured plates by W. H. Riddell and 170 sketches by the author, maps, diagrams. Includes 7 page original solicitation pamphlet. May require additional postage depending on destination. ; 8.75 X 6.0 X 2.0 inches; 489 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. With 19 plates by W. H. Riddell and 170 sketches by the author, maps, diagrams etc. 1st edition. 475 pages plus index. Pages are very nice and clean. H.22.5cm W.16cm D.5cm.

hardcover. 1924 First Edition. xxi, 489pp, 19 coloured plates, 170 sketches, maps, diagrams, original green cloth with gilt, light foxing to endpapers and foreedges, minor staining to bottom of boards, corners bumped, internally very clean, near VG in Good chipped dw. Very scarce in dustwrapper. A description of the natural history of the border region between England and Scotland, includes several chapters on Salmonology. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

With nineteen coloured plates by W. H. Riddell and 170 sketches by the author, maps, diagrams, etc. London: Gurney and Jackson, 1924. First edition. xxi,489,(3) pp. + 34 plates including colour frontispiece. Publishers green cloth. Gilt lettering on spine. Upper edge gilt. Worn at head and foot of spine and at cornertips. Upper board soiled, apart from that a very good copy from the library of Gunnar Brusewitz and with the bookplate of Bengt Flach. 23 x 16,5 cm. [#\139402].

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. signed copy489 pages with 19 coloured plates by W H Riddell and 170 sketches by the author plus maps and Diagrams Laid in to the ffep Letter from the author at his home in Wark on Tyne, 2 bookplates on the front paste down Contents of book in fine condition Boards slight rubbing to front board and small mark near top of spine ow in near fine condition. Signed Letter.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Publishers Green Cloth Gilt in Original Dustwrapper. Illustrated by the Author & W.H. Riddell. Warmly Inscribed by the Author to Gertrude Bagnall on Front Endpaper. A Very Good Dustwrapper and Book. Some Soiling and a Few Tears and Creases to Dustwrapper. The Book With Slightest Rubbing at Edges. A Few Minor Marks to Boards. Binding Firm and Intact. PBFA Member. We Welcome Direct Contact With Our Customers. Contact Neil Ewart Rare Books If You Require Any Further Information or Images. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very good condition. 489p., illus., part. col.

1st Edn,. xxi 489 pages, TEG, advs, 170 sketches by the author, 19 plates in colour by W H Riddell, maps diagrams, etc. A vg and clean copy. Also includes 2 photos of Abel Chapman 12cm x 16cm showing Chapman with gun and dog and keeper, to verso note in ink "blackcock right and left" Houxty Wood Sep 5 1925, crease mark to 1 corner + 6cm crease with 2cm split, 2nd photo 10.5cm x 6.5cm showing standing Chapman with dog holding a gun and mallard to verso manuscript note "first shot in my 75th year Oct 1925" initialed A.C. also note in red ink, possible a publisher relating "proof depth etc" small chip to one corner strengthening to one corner at rear.

First edition, 8vo, pp. xxi-[xxii], 489-[492]; with 38 plates 17 in color (showing 19 illus.) of birds by W.H. Riddell, numerous illus. and diagrams in the text; slight wear at corners but generally a fine, bright copy in original green cloth gilt, t.e.g. This book "epitomizes in part the experiences of a life-time devoted to the direct study of nature in her wilder aspects. The author's main objective [is] understanding those reclusive types of Creation which most bitterly resent human intrusion on their privacy, or those whose remote and inhospitable haunts are ever the least congenial" (Preface).

London and Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd for Gurney and Jackson, 1924. 8vo (220 x 150mm). Original dark green cloth, boards with blind-ruled borders, spine lettered in gilt, top edges gilt; pp. [2 ], xxi, [1 (blank)], 489, [3 (publisher's advertisements)]; colour-printed frontispiece after William Hatton Riddell, retaining printed tissue guard, 13 colour-printed plates after Riddell, retaining printed tissue guards, 21 plates, 2 folding maps, one printed in red and black, illustrations in the text; slightly rubbed and bumped at extremities, small mark to front board, otherwise a very good copy. Provenance: bookplate of Ellison Library of the Royal Zoological Society of Ireland, with cancellation stamp.First edition. 'This book essays to epitomise in part the experiences of a life-time devoted to the direct Study of Nature in her wilder aspects -- or, perhaps better expressed, in her wildest forms. Expressly avoiding "the line of least resistance", the Author's main objective has consistently lain in the direction of understanding those reclusive types of Creation which most bitterly resent human intrusion on their privacy, or those whose remote and inhospitable haunts are ever the least congenial in our comfort-loving age. Of many of these wilder creatures the life-histories, always neglected, have never hitherto been traced in detail -- perhaps they never will be correctly. Herein accrues one advantage -- that this book, whatever its shortcomings, is based solely on first-hand personal observation of subjects that are the least understood' (preface, p.vii). Chute further adds that the work 'contains much information on grouse, black game, wildfowl, salmon and other species. An interesting chapter on the history of wild bird protection'. Chute 096 (erroneously calling for 16 colour plates).

First edition, first impression. "Chapman was one of the old-style dilettante landowning sportsmen, artists, and authors. While he was prepared to rough it like a frontiersman, he preferred to travel in luxury, champagne being his favourite drink in the field. His books are fluently written, perhaps too discursive and anecdotal for a modern taste, but they display his wide general knowledge and competence with sketchbook and camera" (ODNB). His account is complete with years of observations, various diary entries, and extensive illustrations. Abel Chapman (1851-1929) was a hunter-naturalist who, throughout his life, helped save the Spanish Ibex from extinction and created several nature reserves, including South Africa's first game reserve. "As a companion in a country ramble, Chapman had few equals, his gift for observation being marvellous and his keen eye seeming to miss nothing that moved, while he himself was always bristling with breezy inspiration and personal magnetism. The ability and vigour with which he transferred to paper what he saw (oft with the aid of a telescope!) has made many of his books classics of their kind" ("Obituary"). Provenance: Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "Sir Wyndham Childs with all good wishes on the occasion of his marriage & in memory of days on the borders of Hertfordshire from: [initials illegible]". Wyndham Childs (1876-1946) served as Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis from 1921 to 1928. He married Ethel Allanson in 1925. "Obituary: Abel Chapman, 1851-1929" British Birds, vol. 22, issue 10, March 1928. Octavo. Colour frontispiece with titled tissue guard, similar 13 plates, further 21 half-tone plates, 2 folding maps (1 printed in red and black), illustrations to text, 3 pp. advertisements to rear. Original green cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, covers panelled in blind, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Spine and tips bumped and rubbed, contents with webbing visible in a few places, plates clean and bright. A near-fine copy.

Condition: Very Good. Gurney & Jackson, London, 1924, first edition. Illustrated with good color and b&w plates and drawings by Riddell and maps. 6.5" x 9". Green cloth. 489 pp. Essays on natural history of red grouse, black game, migratory birds, wildfowling, punt gunning, 8 chapters on salmon and salmon fishing, shooting woodcock, etc.

LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 632. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1924 edition. 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. 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. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. 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. Language: ||| Pages: 632.