London: Gurney & Jackson, 1921. First. Hardcover. 452 pp., 248 ill. Abel Chapman is a respected hunter and author and this work is one of the classics not only as regards big game hunting in Africa but especially on the Sudan. A must for any serious collector. A handsome copy..... More
London: Gurney & Jackson, 1921. First. Hardcover. 452 pp., 248 ill. Abel Chapman is a respected hunter and author and this work is one of the classics not only as regards big game hunting in Africa but especially on the Sudan. A must for any serious collector. A handsome copy..... More
Calcutta: Thacker Spink, 1918. First. Hardcover. 1918 Calcutta 90 pp, ill. A collection of letters describing many tiger hunts in India (Benglal and the Central Provinces) plus hunting leopard, bison and sambar stag. There are tips on hunting and descriptions of the habits & characteristics of game animals. Near fine..... More
NP: Shikar Safari Club, 1986. First. Spiral. 227 pp, profuse ill. Maps. Current hunting conditions throughout the world. Members of the prestigious Shikar Safari Club pooled their knowledge and contacts to produce this exceedingly informative volume. The FIRST of two issues of this publication. Covers the hunting grounds of the..... More
Norman OK: Univ of Oklahoma Press, 1966. First. Hardcover. Fifty years of collecting and preparing habitat groups for the American Museum of Natural History. 242 pp, ill. Africa, Asia and the Rocky Mountains with the famous big game hunting taxidermist. Clark spent more time in the field collecting trophies for..... More
New York: James L Clark, 1936. Soft cover. Clark, J. 1936 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS SIXTH ANNUAL awards. Folded brochure that opens to show pictures of ALL trophies receiving awards for that year. These awards preceded and were the basis for the B&C awards that continue to this date. VG to..... More
Boston: Little Brown, 1929. First. Hardcover. 310 pp, ill, photo end papers. Lion, rhino, elephant, buffalo in East Africa. American big game and then to Central Asia for ibex and Marco Polo sheep. VG+ copy of a great reading book. More
London: William Heinemann, 1900. First. Hardcover. A record of sport in the Pamirs. 354 pp, profuse ill, large folding map in rear. Cobbold was the first sport hunter to actively explore the Pamirs and took the first photo of a live ovis poli sheep. This is an important work for..... More
London: Collins, 1981. Pledger, M. First Edition. Hardcover. 117 pp, bibliography. Imperial folio. Text plus 24 superb illustrations of game birds found throughout the world. Each bird is depicted in a black and white sketch, text and then a full page color illustration. Great for an upland game or wildlife..... More
Clinton, NJ: Amwell Press, 1980. First Limited to 1,000 Sets. Hardcover. Third and fourth titles in the African hunting heritage series issued by the National Sporting Fraternity. 182 & 192 pp. Books fine; orig slipcase near fine (one thin small light streak on bottom rear of case). Popular set and..... More
Clinton, NJ: Amwell Press, 1980. First Limited to 1,000 Sets. Hardcover. Third and fourth titles in the African hunting heritage series issued by the National Sporting Fraternity. 182 & 192 pp. Books and slipcase are fine. Popular set and not much in print on hunting in Somalia. More
London: Smith Elder, 1914. First. Hardcover. 262 pp, ill. Lado Enclave, Victoria Nyanza, and throughout the Congo for lion, elephant, waterbuck and more. Good general book on Congo hunting. Lots of adventurous big game hunting. VG to VG+ in original red cloth. Scarce because there are not many titles specializing..... More
London: Smith Elder, 1914. First. Hardcover. 262 pp, ill. Lado Enclave, Victoria Nyanza, and throughout the Congo for lion, elephant, waterbuck and more. Good general book on Congo hunting. Lots of adventurous big game hunting. Near fine in original red cloth with warthog on front cover. Scarce title because there..... More
Camden SC: John Culler, 1995. Kuhn, Bob, Bateman, Robert and Coheleach, Guy. Limited edition Reprint. Full Leather. Five limited editions books. Leather bound gilt stamped reprints. A popular group of reprints of Corbett titles: Includes (1) My India, (2) The Man-eating Leopard of Rudaprayag (3) Jungle Lore (4) The Temple..... More
Indian Branch Bombay India: Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press, 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. 944 Bombay INDIA true FIRST edition of perhaps the most popular tiger hunting book ever printed. 228 pp, ill. End paper maps. With an introduction by Maurice Hallet and Preface by Linlithgow. VG in original cloth with..... More
Indian Branch Bombay India: Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press, 1945. Second Printing. Hardcover. 944 Bombay INDIA true FIRST edition of perhaps the most popular tiger hunting book ever printed. 210 pp, ill. End paper maps. With an introduction by Maurice Hallet and Preface by Linlithgow. VG in original cloth with..... 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
United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 250 pp, end paper maps/ Selections from Corbett's best writings including some stories that appear nowhere else. Fine in like dj with tiny former owner name stamp on very bottom of title page. More
Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books, 1990. Limited Ed: 775 Copies. Hardcover. 272 pp, ill. The remarkable adventures of a white hunter in Africa. Courtney guided many safaris, hunted extensively for dangerous game and traveled throughout remotest Africa - all before he turned 32 years old! An educated man, this retelling..... More
London: Macmillan, 1939. First. Hardcover. 368 pp, ill, index. Reminiscences of thirty great years in Kenya, East Africa including sporting memories, the war in British and German East Africa and Lord Delamere as Cranworth knew him. Important work on Kenya/East Africa and hunting (author also wrote Profit and Sport in..... More
Missoula MT: Mountain Press Publishing, 1989. Carl Rungius. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A catalog rainsonne. 203 pp. Profuse ill by Rungius. Very large format. Everything you might ever want to know about Carl Rungius prints. Indispensable for any collector. And beautiful for anyone wanting a lovely book with great wildlife illustrations..... More
New York: Duffield & Co, 1928. First. Hardcover. Adventuring with rifle and camera through California and Mexico. 250 pp, 30 ill. Cudahy collected game for the Milwaukee Museum. Book is mainly on desert sheep hunting with a chapter on antelope and cougar. GREAT book on this subject and exceedingly hard..... More
Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books, 1999. First Limited to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. 297 pp., 125 ill. Here is a man who has participated in every facet of the hunting industry: hunter on his own, professional hunter, partner/owner/general manager of safari companies. He's been there, done that. Lions, elephants, buffalo, people..... More
New York: Random House, 1964. First. Hardcover. 300 pp, 264 ill in color & b/w. End paper maps. Part of the Continent We Live on Series. Natural history of all European countries with something on all the game animals in each country. Informative reading. Fine in vg dj. Large format..... More
Huntington Beach, CA: Safari Press, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. 294 pp, ill. Almost 800 titles that contain information on sheep and goat hunting throughout the world. Some of the titles only contain a chapter or two on hunting, and some are very recently private printings by someone who made only..... More
