England: Stanwill Press, 1976. True First Deluxe Edition #20/33. #25 of only 33 copies. Full Leather. 1976 England. True 1st Limited ed. 194 pp. Ill. Hunting this fabulous cat with the man who still guides hunters. One of the great jaguar hunting books. Fully bound in gilt stamped leather (gold..... More
London: Longmans Green, 1894. Deluxe Limited to 250 copies. Hardcover. Edited by C Phillips-Wolley. 2 volumes: 453 and 443 pp. Ill. 1st prtg and DELUXE edition, #128 of only 250 copies. Larger format than regular edition, bound in gilt orange cloth with half navy leather gilt spines. Printed on finer..... 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
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
London: Longmans Green, 1914. First. Hardcover. 312 pp., 51 ill., 2 pull out rear pocket maps. Bibliography. A one year safari for a host of big game with photos of all the trophies bagged. Mostly along the Tana River, Mt Kenia and Lake VIctoria areas. Much on elephants, buffalo, lion..... More
London: Macmillan, 1911. First. Orig gilt Pict Cloth. 419 pp, profusely illustrated. Covers the people, the game, the game country and hunting experiences. A classic on the area and the country, on the natives and the wildlife. VG+ to near fine in orig red gilt pictorial cloth AND signed by..... 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: Smith Elder and Co, 1862. First Edition. Hardcover. 244 pp, ill. An exceptionally rare work. Shooting expeditions in Ladak, Cashmere, Punjaub, etc. with advice on travelling, shooting and stalking. We have had only 6 copies in 49 years!. Very good reading book about hunting mountain game in areas still..... 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, 1892. DeLuxe First Edition. Hardcover. or Hunting Camps North South East and West. 1892 London First ed. 399 pp. 70 beautiful ill. In the Rocky mountains. Sheep on the rim of the desert. Hunting for the father of all goats (one of FC Selous' favorite stories). Ibex..... 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
NP: Privately Printed (50 copies only), 1938. Deluxe Limited to only 50 copies. Hardcover. Privately printed for the author. Contains his two books. #9 of only 50 copies. Full original leather binding with gilt gemsbuck on front cover. Carpenter served on the 1939 B&C records committee. This limited ed is..... 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: 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
San Francisco: Privately printed, 1928. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Coleman, John B. HUNTING BIG GAME IN JACKSON HOLE WYOMING; FIFTY DAYS IN THE UNITA COUNTRY WITH JAMES B SIMPSON. 1928 San Francisco Privately printed. 61 pp. A RARE RARE WORK. Only 2 auction records in the past 28 years and only..... 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 England: Rowland Ward, 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. 302 pp, 113 illustrations, 5 photogravures, 2 folding colored maps of which one is a folding pullout map in rear pocket. Original zebra endpapers. The last (of three) books authored by the noted Central Asian sheep hunter. Deals with bears and Snow..... 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
Cincinnati OH: Jennings and Graham Press, 1090. DeLuxe Limited leather bound. Hardcover. Privately printed for the author (the margarine millionnaire). 248 pp. Hundreds of illustrations (some in two tone). DELUXE ultra limited leather bound edition. Elaborate full leather gilt and game head stamped covers of sheep and African buffalo on..... 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
