29th Jul, 2026 10:30
Two Day Books, Maps, Ephemera and Works on Paper
ABEL CHAPMAN SIGNED. On the safeguarding of wild-life : written in view of proposed further legislation. 1926. Gurney and Jackson. First and only edition. For Private Circulation Only. 8vo. Signed by the author to the head of the title “J. R. Charnley from Abel Chapman. [J. R. Charnley the notable ornithologist. Bound in near contemporary stiff cloth wraps, inked titles to the upper board, 31pp. RARE. With Worldcat locating just the two copies [Libris, Sweden and LSE Library]. With No auction results, or other copies for sale. **Abel Chapman (4 October 1851 – 23 January 1929) was an English, Sunderland-born artist, hunter-naturalist and travel writer. He contributed in saving the Spanish Ibex from extinction and helped in the establishment of South Africa's first game reserve. **J. R. Charnley (John Rotherham Charnley) was a notable British ornithologist and naturalist based in Preston, Lancashire, during the early-to-mid 20th century.
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ABEL CHAPMAN SIGNED. On the safeguarding of wild-life : written in view of proposed further legislation. 1926. Gurney and Jackson. First and only edition. For Private Circulation Only. 8vo. Signed by the author to the head of the title “J. R. Charnley from Abel Chapman. [J. R. Charnley the notable ornithologist. Bound in near contemporary stiff cloth wraps, inked titles to the upper board, 31pp. RARE. With Worldcat locating just the two copies [Libris, Sweden and LSE Library]. With No auction results, or other copies for sale. **Abel Chapman (4 October 1851 – 23 January 1929) was an English, Sunderland-born artist, hunter-naturalist and travel writer. He contributed in saving the Spanish Ibex from extinction and helped in the establishment of South Africa's first game reserve. **J. R. Charnley (John Rotherham Charnley) was a notable British ornithologist and naturalist based in Preston, Lancashire, during the early-to-mid 20th century.
Auction: Two Day Books, Maps, Ephemera and Works on Paper, 29th Jul, 2026
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Keys' quarterly Book Sales are recognised as one of the leading regular book auctions outside of London. Held quarterly, they typically exceed 1000 lots over two days, with entries including modern Firsts, illustrated, Childrens, Local Interest (Books and Ephemera), and a selection of fascinating historical interest
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