Bulawayo Rhodesia: Books of Rhodesia, 1969. Baines, Thomas. Soft cover. 11 prints of the first painting of the Victoria Falls Zambezi River by Thomas Baines. 22.5 inches wide by 14.5 inches high Unbound presentation of the facsimile reprint of the book originally published by Day and Sons Lithographers. Baines spent..... More
NY: Derrydale Press, 1931. Rungius, Carl. First Limited to 750 Copies. Hardcover. Beach, W. IN THE SHADOW OF MOUNT MCKINLEY 1931 NY DERRYDALE 1931 NY Derrydale Press. 289 pp. Ill. incl. frontis by CARL RUNGIUS. LIMITED to 750 copies. End paper maps. Foreword by John Burnham. One of the rarest..... More
London: Country Life, 1923. First. Hardcover. 187 pages of sheer reading enjoyment. Elephant hunting in the good old days when it was good. A fine copy in original paper boards over cloth spine. There is no wear at spine tips and the boards are in nice shape. The original label..... More
Munich: Tigris Verlag, 1983. First Limited. Hardcover. 448 pp, profuse ill. suede end papers, full embossed gilt leather binding, gilt inner dentelles, all edges gilt. 16 x 12.25 inches. This copy CVII (107) of an unspecified limited number of copies. A splendid monumental work. The books itself weighs 15 pounds!..... More
CD Arnold, 1893. Hardcover. Original photo of the first Boone & Crockett clubhouse being photo #70 exhibited at the Columbia exposition. There is a man (Elwood Hofer?) standing in the doorway and there is a covered wagon to the right and elk antlers hanging above the entry.The image is 6..... More
London: East Africa, 1928. First. Hardcover. 318 pp, ill.With a foreword by Lord Cranworth. One of the African pioneer adventurers who was most admired by Theodore Roosevelt. (Boyes was also King of the WaKikuyu tribe.) Boyes had more thrilling adventures in real life than most men have in fiction. Tremendous..... More
London: Gurney and Jackson, 1931. Riddell, Millais, Bell, Wallace. First. Hardcover. Their habits and distribution. A Handbook for hunters and naturalists. 170 pp, ill, fold out maps. Ill w 12 coloured plates by Riddell, 45 sketches by Millais, Bell and Wallace, photographs and a fold out map. The wealth, beauty..... More
Tennessee: Privately printed for the author, 1947. First Edition. Soft cover. 84 pp, Ill, large format, soft covers. The wife of Award winner Berry Brooks recounts the famous hunter's early African game hunt for the big five and plains game. He hunted with none other than Donald Ker and Syd..... More
London: H S Nichols, 1897. Letchford, A. Edition de Luxe reprint - Coffin Set. Hardcover. Penzer p 20. This is the "coffin set" or boxed 1897 edition printed by Nichols. Of all the reprints, the second best (after the true first) is the Nichols edition of 1897. The most elaborate..... More
London: Edward Stanford, 1902. First. Hardcover. 209 pp, 80 full page ill, pull out rear pocket map. Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania and Central Africa. Buxton was one of FC Selous' favorite authors. A lovely thick book crammed full of the author's hunting for African big game. Throughout British East Africa. Czech..... More
Mazoe Rhodesia: Frank Read Press, 1982. First Limited to 250 Copies. Half Leather. 218 pp. Elephant folio. A completely handmade book. Copy #9 of only 250. All presubscribed prior to publication. Following the enthusiastic reception and mountains of compliments garnered by the first tribute to Caldwell, Frank Read Press did..... More
United Kingdom: Daldy Isbister, 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. 2 volumes 389 & 366 pp. ill. Large pull out map in rear pocket of volume 1. From Zanzibar on the east Coast of Africa to Benguela on the west and across Lake Tanganyika. Classic work on Africa exploration. Cameron was barely..... More
London: Edward Arnold, 1908. First. Hardcover. Hunting in British East Africa.340 pp, ill incl some by E Caldwell. Pictorial cover: elephant head. Throughout Equatorial Africa, the Athi Plains, Baringo and Mau forests. A consistently sought after big game hunting book. Much on elephant and lion hunting. A lovely copy vg+..... More
London: Gurney & Jackson, 1921. First. Hardcover. 452 pp., 248 ill. Abel Chapman is a respected hunter and author and this work is one of the classics not only as regards big game hunting in Africa but especially on the Sudan. A must for any serious collector. A handsome copy..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1900. First. Hardcover. A record of sport in the Pamirs. 354 pp, profuse ill, large folding map in rear. Cobbold was the first sport hunter to actively explore the Pamirs and took the first photo of a live ovis poli sheep. This is an important work for..... More
London: Smith Elder, 1914. First. Hardcover. 262 pp, ill. Lado Enclave, Victoria Nyanza, and throughout the Congo for lion, elephant, waterbuck and more. Good general book on Congo hunting. Lots of adventurous big game hunting. Near fine in original red cloth with warthog on front cover. Scarce title because there..... More
London: Rowland Ward, 1898. First. Hardcover. being the narrative of an eight months' trip in Baltistan and Ladakh...together with hints for the guidance of sportsmen. 506 pp, ill, publ ads in rear. 2 pull out folding maps in rear pockets. Extremely desirable and fairly scarce Asian sheep hunting book. This..... More
NY: Stokes, 1911. 1954 Edition. First American. Orig Pictorial Cloth. A record of sport and travel through Kashmir, Gilgit, Hunza, the Pamirs, Chinese Turkestan, Mongolia and Siberia. 437 pp, ill. Large folding map in rear. Excellent and rare item on Asian sheep hunting as well as travel and exploration. A...... More
London: Adam & Charles Black, 1899. First. Hardcover. 330 pp, ill, map. Appendix on Central African game animals. First edition. Sportsman's journey from 1894 to 1897 when crossing the dark continent from the mouth of the Zambesi to the Belgian Congo. Much on elephants by a man whose ruling passion..... More
London: Hurst & Blackett, 1900. McCormick, A.D. First. Hardcover. 377 pp, profuse ill. Large colored folding map in rear. The first traverse of Africa from North to South. 377 pp., ill. Large colored folding map in rear. Highly regarded and important work of travel, hunting and adventure. Small dampstain on..... More
London: William Pickering, 1841. Third Edition. Hardcover. narrative of an expedition from the Cape of Good hope through the territories of the Chielf Moselekatse to the Tropic of Capricorn. This is the first edition to contain the full complement of hand colored plates and the two extra chapters. 359 pp..... More
Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1896. Whymper, C. First. Hardcover. A hunter's wanderings from Khalamba to the Limbombo. 576 pp. Ill. Author is known for his pursuit of leopard, lion & elephant. His book is one of the first to talk about the different haunts of leopards throughout Africa and the different..... More
London: John Long, 1911. First. Hardcover. 266 pp, 52 ill. A classic, written by one of the foremost gentleman big game hunters and adventurers of his day is one of the few classic big hunting titles to concentrate on Zambia, an area that is today still very much a safari..... More
London: T Fisher Unwin, 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. True 1st ed Contains his best memories-and these hunts are, indeed, memorable. A beautiful copy in an almost perfect dust jacket. This is a change to obtain a really nice copy of this important book. More
London: Horace Cox, 1910. First. Hardcover. Sport and travel in Nyasaland and Portuguese East Africa and also notes on the game animals and their distribution. 118 pp, profuse ill. Exciting hunting trips in what was then Northern Rhodesia now Zambia. Big five + plains game, with accounts of sport and..... More
