London: Rowland Ward, 1902. First. Hardcover. Nine months journey from the plains of Hawash to the snows of Simien, with a description of the game from elephant to ibex and notes on the manners and customs of the natives. 531 pp, ill, folding map. One of the few books with..... More
London: HF&G Witherby, 1929. First. Hardcover. 320 ppp, ill. Wanderings with a rifle through Eastern Africa. Much on elephants & other big game and a long chapter on hunting in Mozambique. VG+. A great book to read, and one of the best on Mozambique. More
NY: Scribners, 1910. Deluxe Limited. Deluxe Ltd 500 Copies. Orig half Leather. An account of the African Wanderings of the American Hunter-Naturalist. 1910 Scriber's New York. DELUXE edition limited to 500 copies. Printed on Ruisdael paper by the Devinne Press. Two volumes totally 529 pp. Ill. w tissue guards. Classic..... More
London: John Murray, 1832. First Through Fourth editions. Hardcover. The FIRST four volumes of this prestigious publication. Volume the first 1832 London John Murray 264 pp, 3 large folding maps, worn half contemporary leather over marbled boards, front cover detached. Kimbolton Castle shelf label. Volume the second 1832 London John..... More
Huntington Beach, CA: Safari Press, 1991. Larry Norton, Joseph Vance, Dino Paravano, Paul Bosman, Clive Kay, Elsie Van der Heijden. First Limited to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. A complete MATCHED NUMBERED set (#495) of the books of the eight books in the Country Series. Hundreds of pages. Contains the best writings..... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1893. 1893. Third Printing. Hardcover. 455 pp, ill. One of the best, most widely read, quoted and reprinted books. Only the first four editions of this book have the green cloth with the three gold animal heads on the cover. Gift inscription to former owner on back..... More
London: Rowland Ward, 1893. First. Hardcover. 503 pp, ill, folding map. The last 11 years spent by the author on the Zambesi and its tributaries. Selous' longest and best work. Incl. his final hunting years with memories and stories from earlier days. This is the desirable Rowland Ward published edition..... More
New York: Greenberg, 1950. First. Half Leather. 302 pp, appendix, ill. A gun room library selection. Section one: selection of rifles for big game hunting. Section 2: North American game animals. Section 3: African hunting including a great elephant hunt. Snyder's PH in Africa was none other than legendary J...... More
NY: Charles Scribner's, 1890. DeLuxe Ltd to 250 numbered/signed copies. Hardcover. or the Quest, Rescue and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria. 1890 NY Two volumes: 429 and 472 pp. Edition de luxe limited to 250 numbered copies signed by Stanley. 6 etchings, 150 woodcut ill, 3 folding maps. Stanley..... More
NY: Macmillan & Co, 1913. First American. Hardcover. And other recollections during 13 years wanderings. With an intro by Theodore Roosevelt. 379 pp, ill. Top edge gilt. One of the great elephant hunting classics by the prolific and widely collected (and respected) authors of big game hunting classics. A beautiful..... More
London: Horace Cox, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. 315 pp, ill. incl life sized photos of game tracks (one fold out plate of elephant track). When two of Africa's foremost hunter/writers team up you get one of the finest African big game hunting classics. Chapters on stalking, shooting, how to find..... More
Cape Town: Surveyor Genl Cape Town, 1879. 1879. No Binding. Compiled by T Hahn PD Oct, 1879. FOlding linen backed map. Orig. cover. 62.5 x 42.5 in. 60 mi to the in. Map fine, cover faded. 13-20 deg. E longitude and 19030 deg. S latitude. Outstanding early map of this..... More
Prescott, AZ: Privately printed for the author/artist, 1986. Swanson, Gary. First Limited to 500 Copies. Hardcover. Reflections of Three Continents. 1986 Prescott AZ. 500 remarqued and signed copies with an ORIGINAL pen & ink sketch on the page preceding the limitation page. All copies were specially hand bound with an..... More
London: Rowland Ward, 1904. First. Hardcover. 259 pp, ill, fold out map, zebra end papers. Wild sheep in the Altai Mountains of Mongolia and in Siberia. Excellent appendix on outfitting for wild sheep hunting in Mongolia. A book with much information that still rings true. A very scarce and desirable..... More
London: Putnams, 1935. First in English. Hardcover. 208 pp, ill, text map. Elephant and other big game hunting in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Also bongo, lion and kudu. An enjoyable book, finally getting the recognition it deserves as one of the enduring worthwhile books on the subject. Lovely solid VG+..... More
London: Longmans Green & Co, 1894. First Edition in English. Hardcover. A narrative of Count Samuel Telleki's Exploring and hunting expedition in Eastern Equatorial Africa in 1887 and 1888. Two volumes: 435 pp, ill, colored folding map and 397 pp, map frontis, ill, folding map in rear. An excellent hunting..... More
