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, 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. Gordon Allen. First (limited #96 of 100). 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
CA: Chronicle, 1988. Soft Covered Edition. Softcovered Edition. Printed Soft Covers. 256 pp, profuse ill., bibliography. Sections on famous turn of the last century hunters and the situation of African game today. Much on Isak Dinesen whose writings originally drew Beard to Africa. The images and the text are amazing..... 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
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. First American edition. Hunting in the district in Africa known for its large tusked elephants - and exciting hunting action. A classic. Vg+ in vg jacket. 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. Fine condition. More
Huntington Beach CA: Safari Press, 2017. First Edition Ltd 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. Bell, W.D.M. INCIDENTS FROM AN ELEPHANT HUNTER'S DIARY 2017 CA Safari Press. Numbered, slipcased ltd ed. 208 pp, ill. A treasure trove of previously unpublished Bell big game hunting material came to light and was organized and presented..... 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
NY: James A McCann, 1921. First. Hardcover. An anthropological exploration. 264 pp, ill. Wanyika, Wakamba, Wakikuyu and Masai tribes. Includes one tribal lion hunt.. VG+ in orig. cloth. More
London: Methuen & Co, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. A Naturalist's experiences in and around the Kurile Islands. 246 pp, ill, end paper maps. Expedition undertaken for the Stockholm Museum. VG to vg+. Some staining on the right side of the front endpaper map and on the left side of the..... More
New York: Vantage Press, 1964. First. Hardcover. 202 pp, ill. A colorful, absorbing adventure book of hunting dangerous game. Mainly in Africa but also in Alaska and Canada and India. Author hunted with Harry Selby, who took Robert Ruark on the safari that resulted in Horn of the Hunter. Scarce..... More
London: T Fisher Unwin, 1899. Van Muyden. First English. Hardcover. A Voyage of Exploration in Africa, returning by the Victoria Falls, Matabeleland, the Transvaal, Natal and the Cape. 304 pp, ill, 2 folding maps. Bertrand joined the Gibbons' expedition to the Barotseland interior. There is a great amount of detail..... More
London: Rowland Ward, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. XIIIth edition (Africa). 438 pp. Ill. Folding conversion table at end. 13th edition of this popular record book series. Near fine. More
London: Rowland Ward, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. XVIth edition (Africa). 537 pp. Ill. Folding conversion table at end. 16th edition of this popular record book series. VG+. More
London: Rowland Ward, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. XVth edition (Africa). 494 pp. Ill. Folding conversion table at end. 15th edition of this popular record book series. VG+ to Near fine. More
Bulawayo: Books of Rhodesia, 1976. Hardcover. Reprint of 1887 orig. ed. Hunting en route to the Victoria Falls. Orig. publ. as a series of articles, now compiled into a book, making it one of the earliest S African hunting guides. Fine in vg+ dj. More
Far Hills NJ: Meadow Run Press, 1997. DeLuxe Limited leather bound. Hardcover. 1926-1985. 1997 NJ 573 pp. ill. Deluxe Ltd of only 75 copies (limitation on last page rather than 1st). Signed by Biscotti and the artist, John Rice. Useful bibliography printed with the approval of the Boone & Crockett..... More
Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books, 2005. First - Limited to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. 274 pp, 113 photographic ill. A first class story of adventure and achievement told about an area that was full of adventure and surprise and written by one of the few individuals with more than 50 years..... More
Chicago: W E Wroe, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Being a record of an artist's impressions in the land of the red gods. 116 pp ill incl colored reproductions of author's paintings. Hunting, fishing, upland game hunting, and painting in the high Rocky Mountains. Scarce. Bound in half soft leather over..... More
