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 and London: Oxford Univ Press, 1955. First Edition, 2nd Prtg. Hardcover. 197 pp, ill, end paper maps. Stories of hunting man-eating and other denizens of the Indian jungles. Corbett is among the most popular of all authors who wrote about tiger hunting. Near fine in vg+ dj. More
NY: Privately printed for the author, 1939. First Edition. Soft cover. Macnab, A.J. THE WHITE GIRAFFE: An African Diary. 1939 NY 61 pp. Ill. Soft covers. Privately printed for the author. MacNab hunted with author/hunter Harry Snyder AND his guide was the well known JA HUNTER. Rare privately printed item..... More
New York & London: D Appleton, 1910. First. Hardcover. 364 pp, ill. Through East Africa's best shooting grounds. Elephant, lion, rhino and buffalo. A gemsbuck was named after Tjader in honor of his contribution to hunting knowledge. Tjader made three long, eminently successful trips to British and German East Africa..... 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: 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
NY: Derrydale Press, 1933. First Limited to 250 Copies. Hardcover. 302 pp. Sixth book of the Boone & Crockett club. One of the few B&C books that has worldwide hunting. Giant sable antelope by Curtis, ibex & Marco Polo sheep hunting, more on Africa incl. Taps for the Great Selous..... 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
NY: Weybright & Talley, 1967. First American. Hardcover. 219 pp, ill. The sixth - and some say the best - of all Anderson titles. The noted author (who's been compared to Corbett) provides more than a fair share of thrills and excitement in this popular title. Fine in vg+ dj..... More
Boston: Little Brown, 1954. 1954 Edition. Second Printing. Hardcover. America's noted guide/hunter/gun expert shares his knowledge of hunting and equipment, his insight and the fruits of his many exciting adventures while going after all North America's big game. Blank former owner bookplate inside front cover. Near fine in vg+ dj..... More
Clinton, NJ: Amwell Press, 1981. FNAWS Ed. Special Edition Printed for FNAWS. Hardcover. 596 pp, profuse ill. Worldwide sheep hunting with the noted John Batten (author of several other popular hunting titles) along with a chapter on rifles as Batten was a noted and knowledgeable firearms collector. This is the..... More
Long Beach CA: Safari Press, 2001. First Ltd to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. Southern Africa's most infamous elephant poacher. 388 pp, ill. Shadrek's elephant poaching exploits in Zimbabwe's Gonarezhou area are legendary. A popular book. This is the first signed numbered limited ed. Book is fine, almost as new, but original..... More
London: Collins, 1989. First. Hardcover. A life of Frederick Courteney Selous- African Hunter and Adventurer 1851-1917. Considered one of the two best (Along with Millais' Life of F C Selous) biographies on Selous. 312 pp. Ill., end paper maps. Fine in fine dj. A sought after item. More
NY: AS Barnes, 1960. First American. First American. Hardcover. 200 pp, ill. The adventures of a noted professional hunter as he pursues Africa's most dangerous game. First American edition. Fine in vg+ dj. More
New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1965. First. Hardcover. Exciting adventures of a boy's pursuit of jaguars in the jungles of Brazil. Author is son of the famous jaguar hunter who wrote Tigrero. 165 pp. ill. One of the best books on the subject of hunting jaguars throughout the Matto Grosso jungles of..... More
Columbus MS: Privately Printed, 1924. First. Hardcover. 215 pp, ill. Big game hunting in East Africa, mainly for lions (cheetah) and some buffalo but always for game that could be hunted with hounds. Perhaps the only book on this subject. VG (some wear at top of spine, and non authorial..... More
NY: George H Doran Company, 1927. 1st American ed. First American. Hardcover. 374 pp, ill, fold out map. Percival was a member of the Kenya Game Dept for 23 years. His chapters on lions and elephants are excellent. Also info on stalking, tracking, photography. Ill. from photos by the author..... More
NY: Macmillan, 1927. Foreword By FC Selous. 1927. Hardcover. and other African adventures. Foreword by FC Selous. 401 pp, ill, map. Hunting the famous man-eating lions and other game in the African jungles. A tremendously popular book that has retained its appeal for almost 100 years. Near fine to fine..... More
NY: GP Putnam's Sons, 1928. First. Hardcover. 83 pp, ill, photographic end papers. Lions and more lions, plus elephants and rhino. One of the few books to have a photo of Denys Finch-Hatton. Popular title, sought after because of the Finch-Hatton connection. VG+ copy in orig red cloth with gold..... More
Boston Ma: Stratford Company, 1936. First. Hardcover. 297 pp, ill. The noted hunters and founders of the Morse Big Game Museum in Warren NH write about their long, 7 month safari in Kenya, East Africa much of it with noted professional hunter Leslie Tarlton, and another long safari in Tanzania..... More
London: Longmans Green, 1919. First. Hardcover. 387 pp, ill. Biography of one of the greatest hunters of all time by a man who was himself a noted hunter/author/artist. Contains much information not found in Selous' own books. Early editions of this title are hard to come by and a true..... More
N Plainfield NJ: Nautilus Books, 1971. First. Hardcover. True story of Fernie -last of the old elephant hunters- a man forced to turn outlaw and fight to survive in a strange land. 284 pp. Subject of this story was a real life cutthroat ivory poacher whose name has been changed..... More
PA: Stackpole, 1957. First. Hardcover. 248 pp, ill. African big game hunting with the founder of the famous Safari company that (to this date) bears his name. Part 1: Ker's own hunting experiences. Part 2: experiences with some of Ker's better known clients. Near fine in vg+ dj. More
noplace: Privately printed, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Colburn, F. THE UNBELIEVABLE GAME COUNTRY 1927 privately printed for the author. Large format. Large format. 181 pp, ill. Very scarce. Author's second hunting trip in East Africa with PHIL PERCIVAL as professional hunter. Lion, buffalo, rhino, dangerous game and plains game. They..... More
Huntington WV: Standard Publications, 1947. First. Hardcover. Hunting the African Buffalo. 342 pp, ill. Long considered the bible of African buffalo hunting. Written by a man who spent more time than any individual hunting this great game animal. A a great reading book. This copy in fair condition only, rear..... More
