The End of the Game - Revised & updated Special ICP edition

Peter Beard ( signed & inscribed with sketches)

Published by International Centre of Photography, New York., 1977

About this Item

Peter Beard (1938-2020) was an internationally famed artist and photographer who spent the best part of his life in East Africa photographing its varied life, especially the Big Game and its hunters from the glorious past. In 1962 he tracked down the great professional hunter and author J.A. Hunter at his Makindu Lodge, he met and photographed the dean of hunters - Philip Percival who accompanied the Roosevelt expedition in 1908 and later served as a guide for Ernest Hemingway, another professional hunter and author Douglas Collins accompanied Beard on a lengthy foot safari, and more.Beard photographed the largest elephant herd numbering several hundreds, even close to a thousand- most of them later died of drought and starvation. His first book - The End of the Game- first came out-in 1965 became an international best seller. This Special edition published by the International Centre of Photography contains more excellent photographs including the excerpts from J.H. Patterson s original diaries covering his encounters with the Man eaters of Tsavo, and more. But the uniqueness about this volume is Peter Beard s handwriting presentation of this copy to a well known politician, with a 16 line inscription addressed to him and signed at the bottom, as well as Beard s own sketches of two elephants - one spraying water up in the air. In a recent published Biography of Peter Beard titled WILD, the author stated that Beard had a habit of using his own blood to enhance his sketches and drawings. The-original sketch of the two elephants he drawn in this book, looks similar to dried blood, but not certain. Whatever that might be, this is a precious volume from the late author. His art works were fetching a cool $ six hundred thousand or more. In addition to his presentation , inscription, art works and signature, there are some more annotation by Beard in Green ink on two occasions, and a photo copy of a a NY Times page with Beard s note also laid in. The 45 year old book is in excellent condition with lightest wear, the boards have some discolouration which is common with this ICP edition which issued no dustjacket. Limited edition commemorating the exhibition at the ICP. Large format 10x11 tall, approximately 386 pages, printed on high quality heavy stock with hundreds of photographs, drawings and sketches. Very good collectors volume, inscribed, sketched and signed by Peter Beard. Seller Inventory # 03112022-1

Bibliographic Details

Title: The End of the Game - Revised & updated ...

Publisher: International Centre of Photography, New York.

Publication Date: 1977

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

Edition: Special Edition