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
Camden SC: Briar Patch Press, 1987. Deluxe Binding. Dlx Ltd Ed Rept: 500 Copies. Leather. Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. New intro byJ Casada. 455 pp, ill. Classic on the nature of wild game animals and on big game hunting by the noted explorer and adventurer. Part..... More
Camden SC: Briar Patch Press, 1987. Trade Ed. Reprint. Hardcover. 455 pp, ill, all edges gilt. Africa, Asia, Europe and America for lion, elephant, leopard, bear and buffalo. A hunting classic. Baker's writings inspired many other turn of the century hunters. Fine. More
London: Macmillan, 1890. 1890. Hardcover. Reminiscences of Europe,, Asia, Africa and America. 1890 London one volume ed. 455 pp, ill. Orig. gilt and scene stamped red cloth binding. Spot on front cover, front hinge weak, little better than vg. Great reading copy of an early edition. More
Bulawayo: Books of Zimbabwe, 1981. 1981 reprint. Original Cloth. from Natal to the Zambesi including Lake Ngami, the Kalahari Desert etc. from 1852 to 1860. Part of the Books of ZImbabwe reprint series. 451 pp, ill. Baldwin's big game classic details his shooting of all the big game offered in..... More
Huntington Beach: Safari Press, 1994. First - Limited to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. 276 pp, ill. Barrington was the professional who took (among other notables) John Batten. He also married Batten's daughter. Much on hunting big trophies and the big five throughout eastern Africa. Fine in fine orig slipcase. More
Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books, 1994. First Limited to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. 262 pp. ill. Super story of this professional hunter who was considered one of the "fastest shots alive" with a double rifle. He was a buffalo hunter of renown and tackled in his time most of the other..... More
Clinton, NJ: Amwell Press, 1980. Allen, G, Adamson, H. First Limited to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. 2 volumes totaling 596 pp. Profuse ill. 1,000 signed by Batten, numbered and slipcased sets. Also signed by Publisher and artist. (Allen and Jim Rikhoff, publisher.) Sheep hunting around the world by a man who..... 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
Clinton, NJ: Amwell Press, 1986. Darro, Peter. First Limited to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. Two volumes totaling 903 pp, ill. Batten's fourth book. Profuse ill. Excellent bibliography in rear. Excerpts from some of the best and most popular hunting titles. An Asian hunting heritage book. This seems to be one of..... More
Clinton, NJ: Amwell Press, 1984. Darro, Peter. First - Limited to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. 243 pp, profuse ill, drawings & col. frontis. Batten's fourth book. Game from four continents. Moose, whitetailed deer, elk, European red, fallow & roe deer, exotic Indian animals and kudu, sable and other spiral horned antelope..... More
Clinton, NJ: Amwell Press, 1983. Darro, Peter. First Limited to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. Foreword by Elgin Gates. 264 pp. ill. Tiger in India, the African big five, Bear in N America and a chapter on rifles for big game. The 4th in the Natl Sporting Fraternity African hunting heritage series..... More
Clinton, NJ: Amwell Press, 1981. Allen, G. First Limited to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. 318 pp, ill. This fantastic mountain game, sheep hunting book sold out almost as soon as it was issued. If you collect any of the NSF or Batten books, you know this is one of their combined..... 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 and Bombay: Badminton Library, 1896. Thorburn, A, Davis, W, Brock, C. DeLuxe Ltd to 250 copies. Half Leather. 484 pp, ill. Ltd ed of only 250 numbered copies. Larger format than regular edition printed on better paper. Contains poems that celebrate all kinds of sport with long sections on..... More
Huntington Beach: Safari Press, 2001. First Ed Limited to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. 239 pp, ill. True tales of cannibals, exploration and big game hunting in Portuguese West Africa (Angola) 1917-1921.239 pp, ill, endpaper maps. Limited to 1,000 signed, numbered slipcased copies. Fine in like slipcase. More
Belgian Congo: Congo Tours, 1954. First Edition. Soft cover. Belgian Congo BIG GAME HUNTING Promotional Brochure issued September 1954. 3 part fold-out brochure. 6 pp 7.5 x 5/1/5 pages. Covering all hunting areas (Lake Albert, Kamanda, Aba, Beni, Tayala's, Semliki River and Gabios. Giving safari rates, what they include, costs..... More
NY: Harcourt Brace, 1949. First. Hardcover. 298 pp, appendix, end paper maps. Classic on elephant hunting. A great reading book. VG+ to near fine in like dj. More
NY: Harcourt Brace, 1949. First. Hardcover. 298 pp, appendix, end paper maps. Classic on elephant hunting. A great reading book. Vg+ in vg jacket. More
NY: Harcourt Brace, 1949. First. Hardcover. 298 pp, appendix, end paper maps. Classic on elephant hunting. A great reading book. Vg+ in vg jacket with former owner's raised blindstamp on front free endpaper. 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
Camden SC: Briar Patch Press, 1987. Trade Ed. Reprint. Hardcover. 187 pp. ill. Beautiful reprint of orig. ed. with new intro. All edges gilt. Part of the Briar Patch Press African collection reprint series. A hunting classic. Bound in full gilt genuine leather. Fine condition. More
London: Neville Spearman, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. 236 pp, ill. True first ed of Bell's last book compiled from his notes by his lifelong friend, Col. Townsend Whelen. Very good reading biography. VG+ to near fine in like dj. 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: 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
