London: John Bale, Sons and Danielson, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. 242 pp. 174 ill. Maps. Worldwide big game hunting by a man with more narrow escapes than most. Interesting reading. Splendid photos, especially of elephants & buffalo. Chapters on elephant, rhino, lion and leopard. Excellent chapters on the big five..... More
NY: Harper & Brothers, 1867. 1867. Hardcover. 292 pp, ill. This edition published for teenagers. Stories of the author's explorations and hunting, adventures with wild animals and two legged ones as well. Fair only condition. Rear endpaper torn out. However, nicely inscribed and signed Paul once and Paul Du Chaillu..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1868. Not First. Hardcover. narrated for young people. Stories of wildlife and adventure in Equatorial regions of Africa. 231 pp, ill, pub. ads in rear. Poor condition. Almost disbound, but complete. Nicely inscribed and signed also dated. More
West Hartford VT: Countryman Press, 1946. Hines, Bob. Ltd Ed 475 copies. Hardcover. 297 pp, ill. Deco endpaper maps. Large format. Deluxe ed, ltd to 475 copies, #89, signed by author and artist. End paper maps. The amazing animal and fish life of America's last outpost where the author hunted..... More
London: Arrowsmith, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. 312 pp, ill, fold out map. Sudan and Sudan big game hunting, Much on elephant. Appendix on distribution, appearance and habits of Sudan's game animals. A classic on this country. VG+ in orig. pictorial cloth with elephant on front cover. Author was a professional..... More
New York: Winchester Press, 1973. Bob Kuhn. Deluxe Limited to 375 Numbered Copies. Original Cloth. 154 pp, Ill. of the big five by Bob Kuhn and SIX large pull out colored prints of each of the African big five (two of elephants). Illustrated with drawings by Kuhn and tipped in..... More
New York: Winchester Press, 1973. Bob Kuhn. Deluxe Limited to 375 Numbered Copies. Original Cloth. 154 pp, Ill. of the big five by Bob Kuhn and SIX large pull out colored prints of each of the African big five (two of elephants). Illustrated with drawings by Kuhn and tipped in..... More
New York: Winchester Press, 1973. Kuhn, Bob. First. Hardcover. 154 pp, ill. First ed, Winchester Press. The big five in print and picture as only these to men could present them. A super book. Book near fine, jacket vg+. More
Clinton, NJ: Amwell Press, 1979. Bob Kuhn. First Edition Limited to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. The very first in the National Sporting Fraternity Amwell Press African Hunting Heritage series. Dyer was not only a noted professional hunter and author but he served for a long time as President of the East..... More
Clinton, NJ: Amwell Press, 1979. Kuhn, Bob. First Limited to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. 145 pp, ill. Limited to 1,000 copies, numbered, signed by Tony Dyer and Jim Rikhoff of the Amwell Press. The first book in their African hunting heritage series. A history of the East African Professional hunters association..... More
Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books, 1995. First Limited to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. 389 pp, over 50 pp appendix, and an amazing 375 photos! Stories of the great legends who penetrated the early East African big game hunting regions and created and expanded the hunting industry. Nearly as new in like..... More
Boston Ma: Chapple Publishing Company, 1915. First. Hardcover. 410 pp, profuse ill. Hunting throughout East Africa and into northwester Rhodesia, now Zambia. Two very long and very fruitful safaris after dangerous game (much on elephants) as well a the glamor game of East Africa and what is now Zambia. Truly..... More
Boston Ma: Chapple Publishing Company, 1915. First. Hardcover. 410 pp, profuse ill. Hunting throughout East Africa and into northwester Rhodesia, now Zambia. Two very long and very fruitful safaris after dangerous game (much on elephants) as well a the glamor game of East Africa and what is now Zambia. Truly..... More
Nairobi Kenya: East African Professional Hunters' Association, 1937. First Edition. Soft cover. 34 pp, ill. Soft covers. Handbook of the association which was formed only one year earlier. Includes list of members, honorary members (which reads like a who's who of the golden era of big game hunting in East..... More
NY: Putnams, 1930. First. Hardcover. 253 pp, 44 ill., 3 maps, end paper maps. Sportsman's adventures in an unknown valley after the largest carnivorous animal in the work. Super bear hunting title and very scarce North American hunting title in first edition. Bright, fine copy in orig red gilt cloth..... More
Camden SC: John Culler, 1994. Deluxe Limited. Reprint Limited to 500 Copies. Full Leather. 437 pp, ill, all edges gilt, marbled end papers, silk ribbon marker. Full leather binding. One of the great classics of Asian mountain hunting. The book in original edition is very hard to find and expensive..... More
Huntington Beach CA: Safari Press, 2002. Ltd Ed 1,000 copies. Hardcover. 285 pp, ill. Large format. Elephant and other hunting adventures in Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Angola. Ltd ed of 1,000 signed numbered slipcased copies. The well known Peter Flack, said that this was one of the best books he had..... More
New York: Privately Printed, 1958. First. Orig Paper Covers, Spiral Boun. Six friends seek the big five on a 21-day hunt in Tanganyika, British East Africa. Elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo and rhinoceros. The head of this publishing firm could afford the best, and got it. More
London: Constable, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Fergusson, W. ADVENTURE SPORT AND TRAVEL ON THE TIBETAN STEPPES 1911 London 342 pp. Large foldout map, 80 Ill. Travel and hunting. Internally very nice and tight. Orig. pict. Orig. printed cloth. Corners bumped, hinges loose (but binding folding firm). While the copy is..... More
Camden SC: Briar Patch Press, 1987. Limited Ed. Dlx Ltd Ed Rept: 500 Copies. Full Leather. One of the true classics on elephant hunting. Although often reprinted, this Briar Patch African collection book is one of the nicest. 272 pp, ill, all edges gilt. Full leather. Fine in like slipcase..... More
Camden SC: Briar Patch Press, 1987. Trade Ed. Reprint. Hardcover. 272 pp, ill., new foreword by P Rundell. Reprint of the elephant hunting classic.The Briar Patch series are among the most popular and popular priced reprints around. All edges gilt. Fine. More
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1916. First Limited to 250 Copies. Hardcover. 242 pp. One of the classic elephant and African big game hunting books. The true FIRST edition limited to 250 copies of which, it is reported, that most were lost in an accident. It's ben reprinted about as often as any..... More
London: T Fisher Unwin, 1903. First. Hardcover. 313 pp, 86 ill, 3 appendices, maps. Top edges gilt. Hunting in the Cheringoma and Gorongoza districts of what is now Mozambique. Traveling through a hitherto unknown region, Findlay discovered a sporting paradise. A beautifully illustrated and action packed work on African big..... More
Camden SC: Briar Patch Press, 1990. Trade Ed. Trade Edition. Hardcover. Shooting trips in the Cheringoma and Gorongoza divisions of Portuguese southeast Africa and Zululand. Limited trade edition reprint. 313 pp, ill, new foreword by Jim Casada. Fine in gilt stamped imit. leather binding, all edges gilt, marbled end papers..... More
