Elephant Bill by Williams Lt. Col. J.H.; Illustrator-PHOTOGRAPHS - 1950-01-01

Doubleday & Company, Garden City, NY: (1950)., 1950 250p. + numerous photographs. Very XLib. 8vo. Rebound. Hardbound. Reading copy only. INDIA BOX 1 0.0. Hardcover.

Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1950. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

NY: Doubleday. VG. (1950). From Elephant Bill's experiences in Burma where elephants helped with work. Sl edge wear, owner name ft endpaper. .

Long Riders' Guild Press, 2001. Paperback. Good/N/A. n.d. Facsimile reprint. Wrappers handled, edgeworn, with a number of spots and smudges; corners bumped, a couple of page corners creased, one page bumped at fore-edge. 319 pp., illus. 1920s life in the Jungles of Burma. An Adventure Travel Classic. Size: 8vo

Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1953. Ninth Impression. 319 pages. Illustrative jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Minor dog-eared corners. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Some tanning to spine and edges. Splits to spine ends. Minor marks to boards. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and, creasing. Visible tanning to spine. Noticeable rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.

Reader's Digest Association, 1951-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Winter 1951 Selections. Vol.IV. A good copy with a tight and square binding. Hardcovers are very good. Text is clean but edges have lightly yellowed. Previous owner's name is stamped twice on first front end paper. Dust jacket has chips and edge wear and has been repaired with cellophane tape. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery.

The Long Riders' Guild Press. New. 2001. Paperback. 1590480775 . This specific paperback book is in new condition with a cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "A book comes along like this once in a lifetime. You read it as a small child, or even an adult, and never forget the images it conjures up of a wonderful Englishman who lives in the mysterious forests of faraway Burma and of the kind native people who teach him about their lovely country. But most of all, you never forget the elephants! For this is a story about those magnificent creatures. Though he was officially known as Lt. Colonel J. H. Williams, the author was known to the world at large as “Elephant Bill.” That is because he spent 25 years living with the elephants in the mountains and forests of Burma. There he trained them… Read More

Rupert Hart-Davis, 1950. Hardcover. Good. 1950. 319 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean.

Doubleday, 1950. Hardcover. Good/Good . Though he was officially known as Lt. Colonel J. H. Williams, the author was known to the world at large as “Elephant Bill.” That is because he spent 25 years living with the elephants in the mountains and forests of Burma. There he trained them to haul teak logs out of the isolated jungles. Yet this is also a story of great courage, because when the Second World War struck it also came to Burma. The Japanese Imperial Army planned to confiscate the Burmese elephants, drafting them to make the bridges and railways they needed to invade India. When he learned of these plans to put his beloved animals to a war-like purpose, Elephant Bill knew what had to be done. The mighty kings of the jungle had to be evacuated to safety. This is thus the story not only of the peaceful days in the jungle, starting in 1921, but also the story of the largest elephant rescue in history. It tells the amazing account of how Elephant Bill, along… Read More

Doubleday & Co., 1950. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Later printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. CLEAN COVER AND CONTENT PAGES. New protective mylar applied to dust jacket before shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.