Edinburgh: Willam Blackwood, 1939. First. Hardcover. 263 pp, ill, Dower, L. EPIC FAILURE 1939 London 263 pp, ill. Safari in Kenya and Tanganyika. For a mainly photographic safari this is good reading. They shot their own trophies to use as bait and then had to figure out how to set... More
London: John Bale, Sons & Danielsson, 1925. First. Hardcover. 242 pp, 174 ill. Maps. Worldwide big game hunting by a man with more narrow escapes than most. Interesting reading. Good photos esp of elephant and buffalo. Excellent chapters on the African big five. Orig. pictorial cover of elephant charging a.... More
Philadelphia PA: J P Lippincott, 1914. First American. Hardcover. 318 pp, 44 ill, map. Exploration and sport in unknown African forests and deserts. Appendix on the 21 species of game animals found in the Juba and Lorian swamp areas. Good for anyone wanting to read more about Sudan hunting. Almost... More
London: Hurst & Blackett, 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Drake-Brockman, R. THE MAMMALS OF SOMALILAND 1910 London 201 pp. Ill. A five year study intended to help sportsmen. Description and distribution maps of game. Measurement of horns & tusks. Notes on animal habits. Much on Somali antelopes not found elsewhere. One... More
NY: Harper & Bros, 1903. Second. Hardcover. Summer and winter journeys through Sweden, Norway, Lapland, and Northern Finland. In two volumes with a map and 235 illustrations. Vol 1: 441 pp. Vol 2: 474 pp. A classic travel work on the area. Condition of this is amazing. Fine and we... More
NY: Harper & Brothers, 1867. 1867. Hardcover. 292 pp, ill. This edition published for teenagers. Stories of the author's explorations and hunting, adventures with wild animals and two legged ones as well. Fair only condition. Rear endpaper torn out. However, nicely inscribed and signed Paul once and Paul Du Chaillu... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1868. Not First. Hardcover. narrated for young people. Stories of wildlife and adventure in Equatorial regions of Africa. 231 pp, ill, pub. ads in rear. Poor condition. Almost disbound, but complete. Nicely inscribed and signed also dated. More
France: Katren1 Editions, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. 275 pp, ill., deco end papers. 20 anees de chasses et d'expeditions a travers les hautes montagnes d'Asie. One of the most spectacular big game hunting books you will ever see (no English edition). du Lou is a wealthy adventurer who loves to... More
Long Beach CA: Safari Press, 2013. Van der Heijden, Elise. First Limited to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. Limited to 1,000 signed, numbered, slipcased copies. 384 pp, ill. Hunting throughout Eastern Africa for dangerous game, both with clients and by himself. Duckworth was a very well known professional hunter. Good reading and... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. 223 pp, frontis. Duff talks about elephant hunters like Sutherland, Sharpe and Selous in Nyasaland and his own hunting for buffalo & crocodile. Very scarce, perhaps now rare. We have had this only twice before. VG condition. Corners lightly turned, very slight spine slope. More
West Hartford VT: Countryman Press, 1946. Hines, Bob. Ltd Ed 475 copies. Hardcover. 297 pp, ill. Deco endpaper maps. Large format. Deluxe ed, ltd to 475 copies, #89, signed by author and artist. End paper maps. The amazing animal and fish life of America's last outpost where the author hunted... More
New York/London: D Appleton Century Ccompany, 1936. First Edition. Full Leather. 1st ed 339 pp. Ill. Presentation copy from the author. 17 additional pages with over 40 original photos. Jaguar hunting adventures in the mysterious jungles of eastern Bolivia. (By the author of Tiger Man.) Super jaguar hunting. So popular... More
New York: Winchester Press, 1973. Bob Kuhn. Deluxe Limited to 375 Numbered Copies. Original Cloth. 154 pp, Ill. of the big five by Bob Kuhn and SIX large pull out colored prints of each of the African big five (two of elephants). Illustrated with drawings by Kuhn and tipped in... More
Clinton, NJ: Amwell Press, 1979. Bob Kuhn. First Edition Limited to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. The very first in the National Sporting Fraternity Amwell Press African Hunting Heritage series. Dyer was not only a noted professional hunter and author but he served for a long time as President of the East... More
Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books, 1995. First Limited to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. 389 pp, over 50 pp appendix, and an amazing 375 photos! Stories of the great legends who penetrated the early East African big game hunting regions and created and expanded the hunting industry. Nearly as new in like... More
London: Lowman & Hanford, 1924. First. Hardcover. And observations on the increase of big game in North America. 90 pp, ill. First title from the man who authored Hunting the Alaska Brown Bear. Eddy was a bear hunting fanatic and his books are respected to this date. This is his... More
Geneva Switzerland: Editions Rene Kister, 1957. Second. Hardcover. Massive work on the African game compiled by the Committe on hunting in the French Colonies. Two massive volumes: 293 & 350 pp. Profuse ill. Articles written by a who's who of hunting in the international community of the time. Hundreds of... More
London: Gentry Books, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. 1973 London 223 pp. Ill. Sheep and goats of the Himalayas to game lower down. Much on sheep in Kashmir. A book which received much publicity and instant popularity. Near fine in like dj. More
Camden SC: John Culler, 1994. Deluxe Limited. Reprint Limited to 500 Copies. Full Leather. 437 pp, ill, all edges gilt, marbled end papers, silk ribbon marker. Full leather binding. One of the great classics of Asian mountain hunting. The book in original edition is very hard to find and expensive... More
Addis Ababa: Ethiopian Government. First Edition. Soft cover. Ethiopia Government SAFARI ETHIOPIA nd ca 1975 46 pp, ill. Stiff printed board covers. Profuse ill by Doris Tischler. Very large colored pull out folding map in rear. Covers all game available to hunt for sport in Ethiopia. Hunting areas, fees, distribution... More
Long Beach CA: Safari Press, 1997. Signed numbered ltd ed 1,000 copies. Hardcover. ATTACKS Classic Tales of Dangerous North American Bears. 1997 CA Safari Press. 227 & 313 pp. Primarily grizzlies but also black and polar bears. From early stories of attacks to more recent. Signed, numbered ltd. Ed. 1,000 copies in slipcase. AS NEW. More
Clinton NJ: Amwell Press, 1978. Gordon Allen. Limied ed 1,000 copies. Hardcover. 187 pp, ill (line drawings). Ltd ed 1,000 copies signed by Evans, Gordon Allen (illustrator) and J Rikhoff for Amwell Press. More recollections about days afield with gun and dog after game birds (and some fishing). Fine in... More
New York: Privately Printed, 1958. First. Orig Paper Covers, Spiral Boun. Six friends seek the big five on a 21-day hunt in Tanganyika, British East Africa. Elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo and rhinoceros. The head of this publishing firm could afford the best, and got it. More
London: Constable, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Fergusson, W. ADVENTURE SPORT AND TRAVEL ON THE TIBETAN STEPPES 1911 London 342 pp. Large foldout map, 80 Ill. Travel and hunting. Internally very nice and tight. Orig. pict. Orig. printed cloth. Corners bumped, hinges loose (but binding folding firm). While the copy is... More
Camden SC: Briar Patch Press, 1987. Trade Ed. Reprint. Hardcover. 272 pp, ill., new foreword by P Rundell. Reprint of the elephant hunting classic.The Briar Patch series are among the most popular and popular priced reprints around.. All edges gilt. Near fine in original glassine wrapper. More
