Ellis ormsbee briggs (7 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. Hardcover with DJ. Pages clean and unmarked. Covers show minor shelf wear with rubbing. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows edge wear with tears. Light shelving foxing/dust-dulling on page edges.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Sorry, No international shipping on this item.EEx-Library hardcover no dj (blue boards) with the usual markings, attachments, and library wear. Except for library markings, interior clean and unmarked. Tight binding.

Hardcover. Etat : very good. Very Good Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1958). (1957) 1958 1st UK edition. 8vo (155 x 240mm). Ppviii,149. B/w illustrations by Rudolf Freund. Red cloth, spine titled in gilt. Corners slightly bumped, browning to end-papers and edges. Good-plus in slightly frayed and used dust-wrapper. An entertaining account of an American diplomat's extra-curricular hunting and shooting expeditions in South America, Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe: collecting giant frogs in Peru, wildfowling in Patagonia and Korea, gamebird shooting in Liberia, Czechoslovakia and Korea, and bat-shooting in China. Chapters include: The biggest frog in the world; Snakes, pepper birds, and wild guineas in Liberia; Dona Mercedes and the wild geese of Patagonia; No hasta el postre - meaning, you can't throw rolls until dessert; Pokey and the Chungking flying bat sweepstake; How to shoot non-communist pheasants in Czechoslovakia; Pheasants, vice admirals, and Lohengrin in Korea; The pheasants of Cheju Island; A helicopter is a duck's best friend; Animal interlude - with bears. .…

Etat : Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (biography, history, ambassador, united states) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Dust Jacket. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 306 pages; Blue Cloth Binding, Book Shows Some Little Wear Text is clean no markings seen. No Dust Jacket.

Etat : good, poor. First? Edition. First? Printing. 306, damp stains on DJ, erasure residue on front endpaper. Foreword by Christian Herter. Mr. Briggs worked in the State Department from 1925-1962. He served as Ambassador to seven nations by appointment of three presidents. He had a long and interesting career during a fascinating period in American history.…