Ibex Sha Ping Himalayan Studies by Rundall (42 results)

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hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Previous owner's ink inscription, T E Waterfield .1923. Magd. Coll. Oxford Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 152 pages plus 15 full page colour illustrated pages Contents vg cond but 2 pages have had repair by cellotape.ow contents vg cond Boards rubbed on corners and stained spine top has been fingered ow book good cond.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book offers a window into the majestic, awe-inspiring, and often misunderstood natural havens of the Himalayas. With captivating prose and striking imagery, the author transports readers to the heart of these colossal mountain ranges, painting a rich portrait of the harmonious union between humanity and the wilderness. Woven into this rich tapestry are true-to-life stories from seasoned hunters who chance upon breathtaking encounters with the most elusive creatures of the mountains. Through the author's poignant observations, you will meet the wily brown bear, the elusive snow leopard, the stately ibex, and a host of other fascinating animals throughout the terrain. These stories encapsulate the essence of Himalayan wildlife, revealing complex relationships forged in the face of treacherous conditions and the delicate balance of the ecosystem. By unveiling the beauty of these mountains and their inhabitants, this book echoes the urgent need to preserve and respect their fragile existence. 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: Very Good. 1st Edition. 152 pp.+ Tipped-on Color Plt at Frontis & 15 Other Tipped-on Color Plts, Orig Grn Hardback, Gilt title & Ibex Head on F Cover, VG, no DJ, 1st ed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. ix, 152p, tipped in plates. Presentation copy with writing on front blank e/p.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Green cloth cover with gilt shows moderate to heavy wear, tear, rubbing, edgewear, and starting joints. Foxing on the endpapers, pages are tanned and mostly clean.

Hardbound. Condition: Good +. First Edition. A British military officer with the 1st Gurkha Rifles, the author was an avid mountaineer and game hunter. The present volume, published posthumously following his death 'in action' the previous year, is an eloquent account of his pursuit of fowl and big game in the Himalayas, and of his passion for the grandeur and silence of his surroundings. Former owner's bookplate on front EP; spine darkened, cover scuffed; FFEP a little tanned, interior pages all very good xiv, 152 pp., 15 tipped in col. plates, numerous small line drawings throughout. Size: 25 x 19 cm.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Large format, clean hardback tightly bound in green cloth with gilt titles, cloth has minor bumping at corners, endpapers tanned, name on front endpaper otherwise no inscriptions. 152 pages, colour illustrations tipped in on plates with tissue guards, plus illustrations in the text by the author.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. With tipped in tissue guarded colour illustrations. 152 pages, very light/slight foxing to a few pages only. 25 by 18 by 3 cm and a little weighty so would need extra postage for overseas. Externally Good only condition, robust hinges and Good plus-a-wee-bit internally.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A good hardback first edition with a bit of shelf wear. Green cloth with gilt title lettering to upper cover and spine. No dust jacket. There is a bit of creasing and rubbing to the extremities (see images), but the green boards are clean and the binding is secure, despite some cracking to the rear hinge (see image). There is an old-looking gift inscription in fountain pen on the front free endpaper, and a bit of foxing to the top and fore edges, but the contents are clean and complete.

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: 236. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1915 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: English Pages: 236.

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: 236. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1915 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: English Pages: 236.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Lieut. L. B. Rundall (illustrator). Forest green cloth boards with gilt ibex and title on front board, gilt printing and bear on spine with some loss to the gilt on the top decorative bar. Mild rubbing to corners and back edge of spine; faint lightening to bottom edge of front board, a little to spine and a few small spots at top back board near spine. Back board slightly warped. Very light foxing to end papers. Tipped-in prints many in color. Interior of book is clean and looks unused.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG. No Jacket. First Edition. 4to. original green cloth gilt (slightly rubbed & flecked, some staining to tail edge (not affecting text or illustrations), a few spots, otherwise clean & bright; lacks dustwrapper); pp. xiv, 152, with 15 colour tipped in illustrations & text figures. Heavy item (1.5 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A very good copy. A postumously published selection of Himalayan hunting stories, beautifully illustrated by the author, who was killed in action in France on 19th December 1914.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 151 pp. Ill. Colored plates of game tipped in by hand. Orig. binding w. gilt ibex horns on cover & spine. Big game hunting from the animals' viewpoint. Near fine copy, fine not faded, corners pretty nice, all plates present.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. L. B. Rundall (illustrator). First Edition. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1915, 151 numbered pages. First Edition, with numerous pen and ink sketches and coloured plates by the author, In the RARE Dust Jacket. The author spent several shooting seasons hunting in the Himalayas. Green cloth with gilt titles and decorations, DUST JACKET. A Very Good copy with light wear, front top tip lightly bumped, small bump at edge of head and foot of spine, inscription of Author's sister to front free endpaper. Full brown paper DUST JACKET with black titles and decorations, couple of verital creases on front flap, some light wear and soiling, with a couple of small chips and very short tears at edges. See Photos. By Author's Sister.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 1/2" tear to cloth at head of front joint. 1/8" tear to cloth at tail of spine. Moderate rubbing to cloth at corners of boards. Hinges intact. Some foxing to page edges.; xiv, (152) pages + 15 tipped-in plates (8 colour, the remaining 7 in various monochrome tints). Green cloth boards with gilt ibex illustration on front board. Page dimensions: 243 x 176mm. This copy has an undated contemporary inscription from the author's sister on the front endpaper "With every good wish for your happiness from the sister of the author who was a friend of your father's 35 years ago - Dorothy L. McBurney. Southbourne Amersham Hill High Wycombe". The author died at the age of 24. This volume contains 8 stories: The Scape-Goat; The Emerald of the Forest; The Ibex of Sha-Ping; Mountain Sprites; The Raiders; The Destroyers; Mountain Life at Close Quarters; The Spell of Laluni. "Bear with me, if you can. The stories are true in the main, and 'fact is stranger than fiction'." - from the prologue.; 4to.

Condition: VG minus. 1915 London, 1st edn, 151pp, illus in color and b&w. The life and times of an ibex in the Himalayas as written by an English army officer.

First edition, large 8vo, pp. xiv, 151, [1]; 15 tipped-in plates reproducing watercolors by the author, as well as numerous small pen and ink sketches by him in the margins; a very good, sound, and clean copy in original green cloth decorated in gilt on the upper cover and spine. Rundall was killed in action in 1914 (in the same battle that took his brother as well). The book is a series of stories of hunting adventures, told from both the hunter's point of view and the hunted. Yakushi R395.

First edition, first impression, of Rundall's illustrative narrative of his travels through the Himalayas, complete with his own illustrations and sketches. The Ibex of Sha-Ping paints a descriptive replica of the nature and wildlife of the mountain range. The account tells of the juvenile behaviour of loveable bear cubs and the beauty of a mountainous sunset, where "the mountains glow and blaze in their glory for a short space till Nature gradually draws away the rosy veil, and they become once more the gaunt menacing shapes of white, keeping silent watch over the countless beings who dwell far, far below in the twilight of the valleys" (p. 18). Lionel Bickersteth Rundall (1890-1914) was born in the Himalayan region of India and went on several mountaineering expeditions. His work was published posthumously, following his death in the First World War. Large octavo. Colour frontispiece and 15 plates, all with captioned tissue-guards, illustrations in the text. Original green cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, with gilt vignette of a bear cub, front cover lettered in gilt with gilt vignette of an Ibex, covers ruled in blind. Illegible signature dated 1927 on front pastedown; bookseller's ticket of Hugh Rees Ltd on same page. Spine sunned, bumping to spine and tips, minor marks to cloth, occasional foxing throughout, plates bright and clean. A very good copy.

Ril. Cm. 19x25,5 pp. 151, numerosi schizzi a penna e tavole a colori da opere dell'autore. Racconti di caccia e di natura dell'autore, un innamorato delle alture himalayane e della sua flora e fauna. Ahimé basate sulle caccie che gli inglesi si ostinano a considerare grande "sport", deliziose immagini di animali e di natura. Raro.

First edition, large 8vo, pp. xiv, 151, [1]; 15 tipped-in plates reproducing watercolors by the author, as well as numerous small pen and ink sketches by him in the margins; a good, sound copy in original green cloth decorated in gilt on the cover and spine, the spine a bit dull. Inscribed, "For Grandmamma with Montie & Rosie's dear love. In memory of their darling boy, the author. E'en as he trod that day to God, so walked he from his birth, In simpleness & gentleness, & honour & clean mirth. (Kipling) October 2nd, 1915." Rundall was killed in action in 1914 (in the same battle that took his brother as well). The book is a series of stories of hunting adventure, told from both the hunter's point of view and the hunted.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1915 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: 240 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: 240 Language: English.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. 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 1915. 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: : - 230, 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. 230.