London: Privately Printed, 1993. First Limited to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. the life and times of Arthur Henry Neumann 1850-1907. 351 pp, ill. Elephant hunting in East Equatorial Africa - Neumann will always be remembered as one of the greatest elephant hunters in Sporting History. This definitive bio. is a delightful... More
Ogden, UT: Browning Co, 1942. First. Orig Soft Covers. 62 pp. ill. Front cover shows soiling. More
London: The African Critic, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. A short history of progress from the Cape to British Central Africa during her Majesty's reign, 1837 to 1897. 102 pp, ill. Folding map. South African history, travel & exploration. Original gilt maroon cloth. A vg+ copy (foxing on end sheets), otherwise quite nice and clean. More
London: L Booth, 1864. First Edition. Hardcover. or Reminiscences of Sporting Expeditions in Many Lands 336 pp, ill. The majority of these stories originally appeared in a periodical printed from private circulation among regiment members. Mostly tiger and boar hunting with some fishing, a day on the bontebok flats. and... More
Couth Africa: Howard Timmins, 1959. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 239 pp, Drawings. End paper maps. Story of the colorful companies of prospectors who changed the destiny of Southern Africa and mainly of the boy who found t he great cooper mine in Northern Rhodesia. Former owner's unobtrusive blindstamp (can only be... More
South Africa: Thomas Nelson, 1962. Astley-Maberly, C.T. First. Hardcover. 348 pp, ill. w. drawings, end paper maps. Aptly dedicated to that special band of adventurers known as professional ivory hunters, the author talks about men like George Rushby, Jim Sutherland and more men who went to Africa in search of... More
London: Robert Hale, 1958. First. Hardcover. 192 pp, ill. Graphic descriptions on the trail of buffalo, lion, elephant and leopard. In Kivu region of Congo. From the Congo forests to the Abyssinian borders each area yields its big game hunting thrills. Definitely one of the harder Burger titles to locate... More
London: Robert Hale, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. True 1st ed. 195 pp. Ill. Burger's last, most adventure packed book. Incl. adventures with big game from Sudan and Congo to the Cape. Former owner's name small, neat written inside front cover. VG+ in vg, lightly chipped, dj. Burger's last book is... More
London: Robert Hale, 1957. First. Hardcover. 221 pp, ill. Very popular Cape buffalo hunting book. NOTE: this is the first British ed of the book orig published in the US under the title Horned Death. VG+ in vg dj. Very scarce in jacket. More
London: Robert Hale, 1959. First. Hardcover. 192 pp, ill. One of the most prolific hunters of the golden years in both central and eastern Africa. Burger's hunting exploits (he's most famous for Horned Death) filled numerous books of which this is one of the scarcest, especially in dust jacket. Copies... More
Huntington WV: Standard Publications, 1947. First. Hardcover. Hunting the African Buffalo. 342 pp, ill. Long considered the bible of African buffalo hunting. Written by a man who spent more time than any individual hunting this great game animal. A a great reading book. VG+. More
Calcutta: Thacker Spink, 1928. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. 656 pp, two game registers inserted in rear pocket (one with a few entries, the other clean). Intended to be a small encyclopedia to help sportsmen identify and hunt game in India. Includes large and small game with section on equipment, rifles, ammunition... More
Soft cover. Burnham, F R Signed handwritten letter. 2 note size pp circa 1903 to Mrs. Christie thanking her for a delightful afternoon, telling her of future plans and that Rodrick (his son) is about to enter college. Also, "There seems to be a movement of troops yet from South... More
Los Angeles: Haynes Corporation, 1944. First. Hardcover. 293 pp, ill. The man who was Chief of Scouts for Smuts was equally at home on the battlefield or the game field. He was an great soldier and an ardent big game hunter. This privately printed book is scarce, sought after and... More
NY: American Museum of Natural History, 1919. Soft cover. Roosevelt, Theodore association. American Museum of Natural History THEODORE ROOSEVELT IN MEMORIAM articles by Burroughs, Osborn, Peary, Akeley, Pinchot and others. Offprint taken from articles that appeared in the Jan 1919 issue of Natural History. 32 pp, ill. 7x10 inch format... More
Sudan: Game Preservation Departmet Sudan Government. Soft cover. 16 pp, oblong brochure 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Circa 1950.Mentions every game animals with horn information where applicable. A very scarce item as we have seen list or seen it listed before. VG+ (though small pieces chipped from top of front &... More
London: Ackermann, 1841. First Edition. Hardcover. illustrative of the wild life of a hunter on the frontier of the Cape Colony. Folio sized. 16 pp + 15 plates, hand colored and b/w lithographs. Hunting adventures in the Cape Colony. Plates depict various related sporting scenes: buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, eland, leopard... More
London: Edward Stanford, 1892. DeLuxe First Edition. Hardcover. or Hunting Camps North South East and West. 1892 London First ed. 399 pp. 70 beautiful ill. In the Rocky mountains. Sheep on the rim of the desert. Hunting for the father of all goats (one of FC Selous' favorite stories). Ibex... More
London: Edward Stanford, 1892. Deluxe Binding. First Edition. Full Gilt Vellum. 405 pp, ill. A tremendous worldwide primarily mountain and forest hunting book. Asia, N. America and Europe. Buxton was one of FC Selous' favorite authors. Sheep, bear, ibex and more. All the glamous game. Great reading. VG to vg+... More
London: Edward Stanford, 1898. First. Hardcover. 226 pp, ill. TWO large colored folding maps (one in front and one in rear). Trips in Somaliland, Sinai, the eastern Desert of Egypt, Crete, Carpathian Mountains and Daghestan. By the popular author of Short Stalks and Two African Trips. One of the few... More
London: Edward Stanford, 1902. First. Hardcover. 209 pp, 80 full page ill, pull out rear pocket map. Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania and Central Africa. Buxton was one of FC Selous' favorite authors. A lovely thick book crammed full of the author's hunting for African big game. Throughout British East Africa. Czech... More
Mazoe Rhodesia: Frank Read Press, 1982. First Limited to 250 Copies. Half Leather. 218 pp. Elephant folio. A completely handmade book. Copy #9 of only 250. All presubscribed prior to publication. Following the enthusiastic reception and mountains of compliments garnered by the first tribute to Caldwell, Frank Read Press did... More
London: Duckworth, 1925. First. Hardcover. Intro by Roy Chapman Andrews. In southern China after bighorn sheep, tiger and wapiti. Caldwell was Andrews' guide and Andrews considered Caldwell one of the finest hunters he ever met. The UK edition is much nicer, larger format and on nicer paper than the US... More
London: Locke & Whitfield. Soft cover. Cameron, VL author of ACROSS AFRICA. Pristine condition original Woodbury photo by Locke & Whitefield of the great explorers. Five inch oval inserted in a stiff board 8 1/2 x 11 inch mat (that could be trimmed to fit any frame or inserted in... More
