1856 1st ed Lion Hunter AFRICA Big Game Hunting
1856 1st ed Lion Hunter AFRICA Big Game Hunting Adventures of Jules Gerard
Jules Gerard, also known as the lion killer, was a 19th-century French explorer and expert on weapons. He earned his nickname for his relentless pursuit of lion hunting, killing nearly 30 lions over the course of his hunting career. The events of his hunting adventures were published in English for the first time shortly after his death in 1856. This book, The Adventures of Gerard, describes his excursions in Africa and is supplemented with full-page illustrations.
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Price: $299
GERARD, Jules
The adventures of Gerard, the lion killer, comprising a history of his ten years campaign among the wild animals of Northern Africa
New York: Derby & Jackson, 1856.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
xii, 432
6 engraved plates
Provenance:
Handwritten – Wm. Pearson
Possibly William Pearson of the 3rd Alabama Infantry. The 3rd Alabama Infantry Regiment was mustered in at Montgomery, Alabama in April 1861 and fought in some of The Civil Wars most bloody battles, including Seven Pines, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Antietam, Gettysburg and The Wilderness. A monument to the 3rd is located on Oak Hill under the name ONeals Brigade.
Handwritten – Sus. R. Naff, 1863
Bookplate – J. M. Cox
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
Cloth
Size: ~7.5in X 5.5in (19cm x 13.5cm)
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1856 1st ed Lion Hunter AFRICA Big Game Hunting Adventures of Jules Gerard
Jules Gerard, also known as the lion killer, was a 19th-century French explorer and expert on weapons. He earned his nickname for his relentless pursuit of lion hunting, killing nearly 30 lions over the course of his hunting career. The events of his hunting adventures were published in English for the first time shortly after his death in 1856. This book, The Adventures of Gerard, describes his excursions in Africa and is supplemented with full-page illustrations.
Item number: #15612
Price: $299
GERARD, Jules
The adventures of Gerard, the lion killer, comprising a history of his ten years campaign among the wild animals of Northern Africa
New York: Derby & Jackson, 1856.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
xii, 432
6 engraved plates
Provenance:
Handwritten – Wm. Pearson
Possibly William Pearson of the 3rd Alabama Infantry. The 3rd Alabama Infantry Regiment was mustered in at Montgomery, Alabama in April 1861 and fought in some of The Civil Wars most bloody battles, including Seven Pines, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Antietam, Gettysburg and The Wilderness. A monument to the 3rd is located on Oak Hill under the name ONeals Brigade.
Handwritten – Sus. R. Naff, 1863
Bookplate – J. M. Cox
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
Cloth
Size: ~7.5in X 5.5in (19cm x 13.5cm)
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Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
15612
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