The Shamba Raiders
Southampton: Ashford Press, 1988. Revised. Hardcover. Memories of a game warden. 405 pp, ill. Fine in like dj. More
Southampton: Ashford Press, 1988. Revised. Hardcover. Memories of a game warden. 405 pp, ill. Fine in like dj. More
Camden SC: Briar Patch Press, 1989. Whymper, C. Reprint. Hardcover. 576 pp. Ill. New foreword by Jim Casada.A hunter's wanderings from Khalamba to the Limbombo. Teeming with hunting stories. Kirby is known for his pursuit of leopards, lions and elephants. This is the first book to discuss different haunts of..... More
Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1896. Whymper, C. First. Hardcover. A hunter's wanderings from Khalamba to the Limbombo. 576 pp. Ill. Author is known for his pursuit of leopard, lion & elephant. His book is one of the first to talk about the different haunts of leopards throughout Africa and the different..... More
London: Edward Arnold, 1929. First in English. Hardcover. 342 pp, 200 ill., fold out map. Foreword by Major Burrard. Author hunted 22 years for the Hungarian national museum. He spent much time in the Central African areas after big elephants. Also a lot on lion, rhino and buffalo. Save for..... More
London: Edward Arnold, 1929. First in English. Hardcover. 342 pp, 200 ill., fold out map. Foreword by Major Burrard. Author hunted 22 years for the Hungarian national museum. He spent much time in the Central African areas after big elephants. Also a lot on lion, rhino and buffalo. Faded spine..... More
NY: St Martins Press, 1988. First. Hardcover. 198 pp, ill. Blixen was described as "a giant in a land of giants." He was an extraorfinary big game hunter and friend of most pioneers and adventurers of his day as well as the husband of Isak Dinesen. Two former owner small..... More
New York: Exposition Press, 1969. First. Hardcover. 376 pp, ill. in color & b/w. Adventures on three continents. A book that has, and will often be, read and reread. Inscribed by author to former owner who has written his name/address and month/year acquired above prsentation.Nr fine in vg+ dj... More
New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2010. First Trade. Hardcover. A Chronicle of Sport Hunting and Conservation. 772 pp, profuse color ill. Autobiography of the pioneer of Asian hunting and conservation. The name Klineburger has been a synonym for exotic international big game hunting for over half a century. After hunting in..... More
London: Kegan Paul Trench Krubner, 1910. First in English. Hardcover. 1910 London 340 pp, ill. The long serving Count traveled extensively through India and recalls hunts for buffalo, panther and tiger. However this is mainly a most interesting, but, a travel book. (Author also wrote The Markhor Sport in Kashmir.)..... More
Phoenix AZ: Southwest Natural History Museum, 1984. First. Hardcover. 205 pp, ill. References are mainly technical in nature. Fine condition. More
Huntington Beach CA: Safari Press, 1996. First Limited to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. 262 pp. ill. To the modern reader, Leo Kroger's life will seem like an adventure from long ago but the stories make great reading. Fine in fine slipcase. More
London: WH Allen, 1954. First. Hardcover. 272 pp, ill. Author of the better known Killers in Africa and Hunter's Choice tells of his latest adventures in the African bush and some of his earlier experiences while working for meat hunters and ivory poachers. Relatively scarce compared to his other titles..... More
NY: Doubleday, 1954. First. Hardcover. True stories of African adventure. 254 pp, ill, photo end papers. The author, a noted hunter, who wrote countless articles under various pen names, here presents great big game hunting stories in one of this three popular titles. VG+ in vg to vg+ dj. More
NY: AS Barnes, 1929. First. Hardcover. A Text book on the art of shooting for accuracy with the bow and arrow. 306 pp, ill. Fine copy save for offsetting from news clippings laid inside front cove:. a photo of a champion archery group and a newspaper article about Chester Seay..... More
London: Zoological Society of London, 1902. First Edition. Soft cover. a new genus of giraffidae. Discovery, regional inhabited by, description. pp 279 to 310 of a larger publication. This is a separately published offprint of vol XVI part 6. Large format. Contains the splendid hand colored plate by P J...... More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1935. First American. Hardcover. the third expedition of Haardt and Audouin-Dubreuil in Central Asia. 354 pp, ill, fold out map, end paper maps of exploring route through China, Mongolia, Tibet, Afghanistan, Turkestan Iraq and Syria. VG+ in orig. cloth. More
NP: Privately Printed. Hardcover. 44 pp, 4 orig color ill tipped in by hand. Leahy was a friend of Hemingway and wrote this book at Ernest's suggestion. The record of a Chicago salesman following an elusive Bengal tiger. Original binding with metallic illustration of a tiger hand painted and hand..... More
London: Heinemann, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Author's 4th novel and first that Heinemann printed. Book is in near fine condition, price clipped dj spine slightly faded but overall in better than vg+ condition. No writing. Text block square and tight. More
No place given: Privately printed, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. not paginated, ca 60 pp, ill. Described author's Poland/Scotland hunt in 1983. Author hunted stag. VG+ to near fine copy with one circular line stain on pp 10/11. We have never seen another copy of this book. Likely printed ina very..... More
New York: Huntington Press, 1933. Leigh, WR. First. Hardcover. 116 pp, , with text illustrations and tipped in plates (tipped in plates have tissue guards). Has a foreworby James L Clark. Covers Prehistoric horse, mustang, two chapters on hunting grizzly and bighorn sheep, then hunting men and wild horses, the..... More
Colorado: Self Published, 1968. First. Hardcover. 200 pp, close to 200 photos. Privately printed by the author. Large format. Leonard is, alas, known as the man who got caught crossing state lines and guiding an undercover Fish & Wildlife officer to a bighorn ram. Nevertheless, his book is filled with..... More
Clinton, NJ: Amwell Press, 1988. Dick Williams. First Limited to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. 152 pp, ill. Mountain lion (cougar) hunting. Good book on the subject by a noted cougar hunter. Limited to 1,000 signed numbered slipcased copies. Fine in like slipcase. Of interest to anyone who likes really good reading..... More
Santa Fe NM: State Game Commission Dept of Game and Fish, 1927. First Edition. Soft cover. Its conservation and management. Being a report on the game survey of the state in 1926 and 1927. 212 pp, profuse ill. Lovely gilt embossed cover with raised gilt embossed bighorn sheep head and..... More
Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books, 1987. Reprint Ltd to 525 Copies. Hardcover. 221 pp, ill. Long hailed as one of the best books written on hunting the African elephant, (as well as hunting other game) this limited ed. reprint was also an immediate sellout. New introduction by Alexander Maitland and..... More
Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books, 1987. Reprint Ltd to 525 Copies. Hardcover. 221 pp, ill. Long hailed as one of the best books written on hunting the African elephant, (as well as hunting other game) this limited ed. reprint was also an immediate sellout. New introduction by Alexander Maitland and..... More