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
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
Anchorage AK: Great Northwest Publ, 1984. First. Hardcover. 224 pp, ill. Stated FIRST edition. The story of the men who were a legend in Alaska hunting history - taking more Boone & Crockett and trophy sized brown bear than anyone else in history to this date, written by the man..... 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
NP: Privately Printed, 1923. First. Hardcover. Author's first book (of 2). 234 pp. profuse ill. Long hunt in Kenya and Tanganyika with famous professional hunting legend Leslie Tarlton. Lion, rhinoceros and other game. Colburn was a good hunter, a good writer and a fine photographer and a facile writer. This..... 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: The Uganda Journal, 1960. Soft cover. 1960 London Separately issued offprint of the Uganda Journal pp 217-228. Printed soft covers. History of ivory poaching in the Lado from its creation in 1894 through its administration by three African countries, and a history of some famous elephant poachers. This is..... More
Prescott AZ: Wolfe Publishing, 1993. Limited edition Reprint. Hardcover. 461 pp. Ill., Fold out map. A classic on hunting in India that was originally printed in India and then by the noted Rowland Ward. This Wolfe reprint is a handsome imit. leather bound copy, elaborately gilt stamped, all edges gilt..... 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
NY: Oxford Univ Press, 1953. First American. Hardcover. 172 pp, ill, All the jungle lore that Corbett learned in a lifetime of stalking tigers in the jungles of India. Great reading. Former owner's raised blindstamp on front free endpaper. VG+ in vg (1 x2 inch piece chipped from top left..... More
Bombay: Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press, 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Corbett, J. MAN-EATERS OF KUMAON 1944 Bombay INDIA FIRST edition of perhaps the most popular tiger hunting book ever printed. 210 pp, ill. End paper maps. Original cloth with black printed title on spine. Rare first edition also with introduction..... More
London: Oxford University Press. Hardcover. Corbett, Jim Three of his popular books. MY INDIA 1st ed, 3rd printing 1954; THE MAN-EATING LEOPARD OF RUDAPRAYAG 1956 London, 2nd printing of illustrated edition. VG+, in vg to vg+ jackets with former owner's blindstamps. Price is for two books. 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. More
Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books, 1999. First Limited to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. The remarkable big game hunting stories of one of Kenya's most remarkable pioneers. 329 pages. 130 ill. Charles Cottar, a fighter to his fingertips is the kind they don't make any more. He came to Kenya when no..... More
Milwaukee: Milwaukee Museum, 1928. First Edition. Soft cover. Cudahy-Massee-Milwaukee Museum African Expedition 1928-1929. This being Part 11 of the Museum's 1928 annual report. PP 223 to 589 are in this section. Profuse ill. This covers the extensive effort (hunting trips) made by the Museum to secure the big game animals..... 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
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
London: Andrew Melrose, 1921. First. Hardcover. 234 pp, ill. Elephant and other big game on two trips to East Africa. Hunting rhino and elephant in the Aberdares. Plus several trips to India for exciting tiger hunts as well as gaur, sambar, etc. He returned for a second hunt for rhino..... More
London: Rowland Ward, 1898. First. Hardcover. being the narrative of an eight months' trip in Baltistan and Ladakh...together with hints for the guidance of sportsmen. 506 pp, ill, publ ads in rear. 2 pull out folding maps in rear pockets. Extremely desirable and fairly scarce Asian sheep hunting book. This..... More
Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books, 1987. Reprint Limited to 750 Copies. Hardcover. 188 pp, ill. Dawkins was the former hunting partner of John "Pondoro" Taylor. They pursued the rogues and marauders that plagued early African hunters. Dawkins took photos for Taylor and Taylor stayed with Dawkins while writing Pondoro so..... More
Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books, 1987. Reprint Limited to 750 Copies. Hardcover. 188 pp, ill. Dawkins was the former hunting partner of John "Pondoro" Taylor. They pursued the rogues and marauders that plagued early African hunters. Dawkins took photos for Taylor and Taylor stayed with Dawkins while writing Pondoro so..... More
Bloemfontein South Africa: P&P Co Ltd, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Incidents in the Life of an Early Settler in Rhodesia 1949 SA 167 pp. Ill. Describes 40 years of frontier life from 1904 in Rhodesia incl. hunting lions, sable, roan, etc. and encounters with rhino, elephants, crocodile and buffalo. A...... More
