Orr, Patrick.

Jambo Kenya! Which, Being Roughly Translated Means, Hello Kenya.

London: David Bruce & Watson, (1970). (1970). London: David Bruce & Watson, (1970). (1970). Good. - Octavo, 8-3/4 inches high by 5-1/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in cream cloth titled in gilt on the spine, in the original pictorial dust wrapper. The covers are soiled and slightly warped. The price-clipped dust jacket is creased and chipped with a stamp and a price in ink at the bottom of the jacket's front inner flap. xiv & 128 pages, with a map and 10 full-page photographic illustrations. Good. First edition. From the library of professional hunter Bill Ryan with a note in his hand on the front endpaper: "Bill Ryan from Pat Orr". In a tribute to Bill Ryan (c.1908-1985) in Gamecoin Magazine, Chuck Ennis writes of him: "Bill was one of Kenya's best liked and well-known professional hunters". Bill Ryan arrived in Kenya from South Africa when he was 11 years old. He quickly became a crack shot and an expert horseman. He spoke several African languages fluently. After serving in World war II h went into the saw milling business. In 1954 he took up professional hunting full time. He was eagerly sought after and escorted many celebrities throughout East Africa - including Ernest Hemingway, Clark Gable, Gary Cooper Bing Crosby and others. During the last 14 years of his life he resided in Nairobi and Malindi with his dear friend "Bimbetta", the widow of Ambassador Lincoln MacVeagh, Virginia. Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: TRAVEL; HISTORY; JAMBO KENYA! WHICH, BEING ROUGHLY TRANSLATED MEANS, HELLO KENYA; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; 20TH CENTURY; TWENTIETH CENTURY; MAP; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS.

Pakenham, Valerie

Out in the Noonday Sun: Edwardians in the Tropics

New York: Random House, (1985). (1985). New York: Random House, (1985). (1985). Very good. - Quarto, cloth, in a dust wrapper. The book is cocked. The rear panel of the dust jacket is lightly rubbed & soiled & there are 2 chips out of the dust jacket's top edge. 255 pages. Profuse black-and-white illustrations. There is a remainder mark on the top edge. Very good. Very good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; SOCIAL HISTORY; ENGLAND; BRITIAIN; BRITISH EMPIRE; COLONIES; EDWARDIANS; TROPICS; COLONIAL; ILLUSTRATIONS; VALERIE PAKENHAM.

Paris, Robert

Histoire Du Fascisme En Italie. I: Des Origines a la Prise Du Pouvoir

Paris: Francois Maspero, 1962. 1962. Paris: Francois Maspero, 1962. 1962. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed wrappers. The binding is lightly bumped & rubbed with light creases to the spine. 364 & [2] pages. There is a previous owner's blind stamp on the front endpaper & there is a very light horizontal crease to each of the last 40 pages of the book. Good.

Cahiers Libres nos. 37-38. The text is in French. Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; ITALY; FASCISM; HISTOIRE DU FASCISME EN ITALIE. I: des origines a la prise du pouvoir; ROBERT PARIS; RISORGIMENTO; CAVOUR; UMBERTO I; ZIMMERWALD; CAPORETTO; D'ANNUNZIO; NITTI; GIOLITTI; BONOMI.

Parkes, Kenneth C.

Notes on Some Birds of the Adirondack and Catskill Mountains, New York.

Butler, PA: Carnegie Museum, 1954. 1954. - Octavo, softcover, self-wraps. The first text page is darkened around the edges with some light staining & the rear wrap is lightly soiled. Pages 14-178. The contents are very good. An offprint from the Annals of the Carnegie Museum, Vol. 33, 1954, Article 8. From the library of ornithologist Fred Hough with his signature on the top margin of the first page. There is also an ink note "Pgs 156-159" with a corresponding ink mark in the margin of page 156. Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: NATURAL HISTORY; ORNITHOLOGY; ORNITHOLOGIST; NOTES ON SOME BIRDS OF THE ADIRONDACK AND CATSKILL MOUNTAINS, NEW YORK; KENNETH C. PARKES; ANNALS OF THE CARNEGIE MUSEUM, VOL. 33, 1954; FRED HOUGH'S COPY. SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH.

Paul, King of Greece; and Frederica of Hanover.

Autographs: Christmas Card with Signed Photographs of Paul, King of Greece and Frederica of Hanover, Queen of Greece.

circa 1950's. 1950's. circa 1950's. 1950's. Fine. - Small quarto, 6-1/4 inches high by 4-5/8 inches wide. A 6-1/4 inch high by 9-1/8 inch wide sheet of heavy cream stock folded as a greeting card with a Christmas greeting on the front. Inside, the card is illustrated with 2 photographs, one on each panel. The first is a photograph of Queen Frederica surrounded by her children, Sofía of Spain, Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark and Constantine II of Greece. The photo is signed "Frederica R". The other panel is illustrated with a photograph of King Paul seated on his horse and it is signed "Paul R". Near fine. Paul (1901-1964) was King of Greece, reigning from April 1, 1947 until his death on March 6, 1964. Frederica of Hanover (1917-1981) was Queen of Greece from 1947 until 1964 as the wife of King Paul. Fine .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; GREECE; ROYALTY; PAUL, KING OF GREECE; FREDERICA OF HANOVER, QUEEN OF GREECE; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNED CHRISTMAS CARD; GREETING CARD; SIGNATURE; 20TH CENTURY; TWENTIETH CENTURY; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; PHOTOGRAPHS.

Agar, James, 1st Viscount Clifden (1734-1789). Irish peer and politician who held office as one of the joint Postmasters General of Ireland.

Fragment of an Autograph Letter Signed by the Irish Politician James Agar, 1st Viscount Clifden Addressed to Brigadier General Clarke.

December 8, 1788. 1788. - Over 45 words penned on 9-1/4 inch high by 7-1/4 inch wide creamy white watermarked paper. Apparently only one page of a longer letter, likely missing an attached leaf, from what is claimed by the endorsement on the verso to be a letter of recommendation. Only the closing lines and sentiments are present. "Lady Clifden presents her best compliments to you and adds her wishes to mine to see you once more in good health & spirits in this old Castle.." Signed "Clifden". "Brig. Gen. Clarke" is penned in darker ink in a contemporary hand next to the Viscount's signature. A few letters are smudged, including the first letter in Viscount Clifden's signature. The letter is folded for mailing with ink annotations centered on the verso indicating that the letter was penned by Lord Clifden on December 8, 1788 and received nearly a year later on September 1st, 1789. The letter is additionally identified as "Recommending Mr. [ ]". There are remnants of gray paper adhering to one edge of the verso indicating that the letter was once mounted. Very good. The Irish peer & politician James Agar, 1st Viscount Clifden (1734-1789) was a Member of Parliament for Gowran. He, together with William Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby, held the post of joint Postmaster General of Ireland from 1784 to 1789. Very good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; IRISH; IRELAND; PEER; POLITICIAN; FRAGMENT; JAMES AGAR, 1ST VISTOUNT CHILDEN; EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; 18TH CENTURY; AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED; SIGNATURE; BRIGADIER GENERAL ELIJAH C. CLARKE; GEORGIA.

Pepper, Claude D.; Maritain, Jacques; Flanner, Janet; Lord Lytton; Lazarev, Nikolai; Dupont, Pierre; et al

Free World: A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Democracy and World Affairs. Volume VI, No. 2. August 1943

New York: Free World, Inc. 1943. 1943. New York: Free World, Inc. 1943. 1943. Good. - Small quarto [approximately 10-1/2 inches high by 7-5/8 inches wide], softcover bound in printed gray & yellow wrappers. The binding is lightly bumped with the edges of the wraps slightly darkened. There is a light vertical crease to the front wrap. Pages [97]-192. Black-and-white illustrations after drawings by Robert Hale, Theodore Brenson & others. The pages are a bit toned & the top page corners are lightly bumped. Good.

Among the contents of this issue, which is largely devoted to World War II, are a Round Table on "The Future of Italy" ; "The Liberated Nations and the New Order" by Claude D. Pepper; articles on France by Jacques Maritain and Janet Flanner; "United States of India" by Lord Lytton; "A Soviet Criticism of Air Power" by Nikolai Lazarev; and "Powder Magazine of the Balkans" by Pierre Dupont. Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; PERIODICAL; FREE WORLD; DEMOCRACY; WORLD AFFAIRS; WORLD WAR II; ROUND TABLE ON THE FUTURE OF ITALY; THE LIBERATED NATIONS AND THE NEW ORDER; CLAUDE D. PEPPER; FRANCE; JACQUES MARITAIN; JANET FLANNER; UNITED STATES OF INDIA; LORD LYTTON; SOVIET CR

Walker, Admiral Sir Baldwin Wake (1802-1876). First Lieutenant of the bomb vessel Aetna at the attack on Morea Castle. He served in the Turkish navy under special permission and later became Surveyor of the [Birtish] Navy.

Autograph Note Signed in the Text by Admiral Sir Baldwin Wake Walker Accepting a Dinner Engagement.

12th July, 1853. 1853. - sc - 25 words penned on 7-1/8 inch high by 4-1/2 inch wide light blue paper with an attached leaf. There is an attractive embossed mark at top left of the sheet. Admiral Walker has penned a few brief words addressed to Richard Ford and his wife, accepting a dinner invitation. Penned by the Admiral, the note is signed in the first line: "Sir Baldwin Walker will do himself the honor of dining with.." Folded for mailing, the note is tipped from the verso of the attached leaf onto creamy stiff paper mount. Near fine.

Admiral Sir Baldwin Wake Walker (1802-1876) was first lieutenant of the bomb ship Aetna at the attack on Morea castle during the Morea expedition. By special permission of the admiralty, he accepted a command in the Turkish Navy in 1838 where he was known as Walker Bey and subsequently as Yavir Pasha. He commanded the Turkish squadron which bombarded Acre in November of 1840 and was awarded the designation of Knight Commander of the Bath, the Austrian Order of the Iron Crown (2nd class), the Russian Order of St. Anna and the Prussian Order of the Red Eagle. Returning to England, he was appointed Surveyor of the Navy, a position he held from 1848 to 1861, and later made 1st baronet Wake Walker, of Oakley House. He was appointed to several commands and vice-admiralty before being promoted to Admiral in 1870.

From the autograph collection of Mrs. Mary Ford, widow of Richard Ford who wrote the popular "Handbook for Travellers in Spain". Very good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; ENGLISH; MILITARY; GREAT BRITAIN; AUTOGRAPH; NOTE SIGNED; THIRD PERSON; ADMIRAL SIR WAKE BALDWIN WALKER; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; SIGNATURE; BOMB SHIP AETNA; SURVEYOR OF THE NAVY; TURKISH NAVY; BRITISH NAVY; WALKER BEY; YAVIR PASHA.

Perrin, Jim

Spirits of Place: Travels, Encounters and Adventures in and from Wales

(Llandysul, Ceredigion, Wales: Gomer Press, (1997). (1997). (Llandysul, Ceredigion, Wales: Gomer Press, (1997). (1997). Fine. - Small quarto [approximately 9-3/4 inches high by 7-1/2 inches high], cloth in a pictorial dust wrapper. 250 pages. Black-and-white photographic illustrations. Fine.

First edition. The Foreword is by Dafydd Elis- Thomas. Fine .

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Sonstige Stichworte: TRAVEL; HISTORY; WALES; ROCK CLIMBING; MOUNTAINEERING; JIM PERRIN; SPIRITS OF PLACE; DAFYDD ELIS-THOMAS; ILLUSTRATIONS; FIRST EDITION; FIRST EDITION.

Peterson, Roger T.

The Barn Owl.

(New York): National Audubon Society, circa [1940]. [1940]. - Octavo, softcover. A sheet of paper is folded once to form 4 pages of text, each 8-1/2 inches high by 5-1/2 inches wide. Laid in are 2 plates, one a black-and-white line drawing of a barn owl sitting on a branch with a countryside view in the background & the other a version of the same picture by Robert Bruce Horsfall in color. The text pages are illustrated in black & white with 7 vignettes & an illustration in the margin of the first page. Near fine. National Audubon Society Leaflet No. 14 (Senior). Fine .

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Sonstige Stichworte: NATURAL HISTORY; ORNITHOLOGY; BIRDS; OWLS; THE BARN OWL; ROGER T. PETERSON; NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY LEAFLET NO. 14 (SENIOR); PLATES; ILLUSTRATIONS; ROBERT BRUCE HORSFALL.

Peterson, Roger T.

The Burrowing Owl.

(New York): National Audubon Society, (1937). (1937). - Octavo, softcover. A sheet of paper is folded once to form 4 pages of text, each 8-1/2 inches high by 5-1/2 inches wide. Laid in are 2 plates, one a black-and-white line drawing of a burrowing owl perched on a hillside beside a large hole & the other a 1928 version of the same picture by Allan Brooks in color. The text pages are illustrated in black & white with 8 vignettes. Near fine. National Audubon Society Leaflet No. 138. Fine .

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Sonstige Stichworte: NATURAL HISTORY; ORNITHOLOGY; BIRDS; OWLS; THE BURROWING OWL; ROGER T. PETERSON; NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY LEAFLET NO. 138; ALLAN BROOKS, ILLUSTRATOR; PLATES; ILLUSTRATIONS.

Peterson, Roger T.

Red-Tailed Hawk.

(New York): National Audubon Society, [1945]. [1945]. - Octavo, softcover. A sheet of paper is folded once to form 4 pages of text, each 8-1/2 inches high by 5-1/2 inches wide. Laid in are 2 plates, one a black-and-white line drawing of a pair of red-tailed hawks sitting on tree branches with a view of fields in the background & the other a version of the same picture by Allan Brooks in color. The text pages are illustrated in black & white with 7 vignettes & an illustration down the right margin of the 1st page. Fine. National Audubon Society Leaflet No. 136. Fine .

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Sonstige Stichworte: NATURAL HISTORY; ORNITHOLOGY; BIRDS; HAWKS; RED-TAILED HAWK; ROGER T. PETERSON; NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY LEAFLET NO. 136; PLATES; ALLAN BROOKS, ILLUSTRATOR; ILLUSTRATIONS.

Peterson, Roger T.

The Red-Shouldered Hawk.

(New York): National Audubon Society, circa [1930s]. [1930s]. - Octavo, softcover. A sheet of paper is folded once to form 4 pages of text, each 8-1/2 inches high by 5-1/2 inches wide. Laid in are 2 plates, one a black-and-white line drawing of a red-shouldered hawk perched on a branch with a second hawk in flight, & the other a version of the same picture by R. Bruce Horsfall in color. The text pages are illustrated in black & white with 5 vignettes & an image of a tree down the left margin of the 2nd page. The first & last pages are a bit darkened around the edges. Good. National Audubon Society Leaflet No. 9. Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: NATURAL HISTORY; ORNITHOLOGY; BIRDS; HAWKS; THE RED-SHOULDERED HAWK; ROGER T. PETERSON; NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY LEAFLET NO. 9; PLATES; ILLUSTRATIONS.

Peterson, Roger T.

The Screech Owl.

(New York): National Audubon Society, circa [1940]. [1940]. - Octavo, softcover. A sheet of paper is folded once to form 4 pages of text, each 8-1/2 inches high by 5-1/2 inches wide. Laid in are 3 plates, 2 of them copies of the same black-and-white line drawing of a screech owl sitting on a branch and another in flight with a small animal in its claws & the other a version of the same picture by R. Bruce Horsfall in color. The text pages are illustrated in black & white with 6 vignettes & an illustration down the right side of the first page. The corners of the pages are lightly creased & the edges of the text pages are very slightly darkened. There is a tiny black mark on 1 of the line drawings. Good. National Audubon Society Leaflet No. 11. Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: NATURAL HISTORY; ORNITHOLOGY; BIRDS; OWLS; THE SCREECH OWL; ROGER T. PETERSON; NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY LEAFLET NO. 11; R, BRUCE HORSFALL, ILLUSTRATOR; PLATES; VIGNETTES.

Peterson, Roger T.

The Sparrow Hawk.

(New York): National Audubon Society, (1941). (1941). - Octavo, softcover. A sheet of paper is folded once to form 4 pages of text, each 8-1/2 inches high by 5-1/2 inches wide. Laid in are 2 plates, one a black-and-white line drawing of a male and female sparrow hawk sitting on a tree stump & a barbed wire fence with a country side view in the background & the other a version of the same picture by Robert Bruce Horsfall in color. The text pages are illustrated in black & white with 8 vignettes & a pictorial band along the top of the 4th page. Near fine. National Audubon Society Leaflet No. 10. Fine .

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Katalog: Natural History

Sonstige Stichworte: NATURAL HISTORY; ORNITHOLOGY; BIRDS; HAWKS; THE SPARROW HAWK; ROGER T. PETERSON; NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY LEAFLET NO. 10; PLATES; ILLUSTRATIONS; ROBERT BRUCE HORSFALL.