London: William Heinemann, 1925. Royal quarto edition. Hardcover. With a mongraph on the African Elephant. 206 pp, profuse ill, 113 plates after photographs by the author. The photographer's famous work on elephants in East Africa. The book is as good to read as it is handsome to behold. Elephant stalking... More
Camden SC: Briar Patch Press, 1989. Abbett, Robert. First Limited to 500 Copies. Orig half Leather, Slipcase. 191 pp. ill. from the artists works. Part of the Masters of the Wild Series. Orig. half leather over marbled boards. Beautifully printed on heavy and coated stock. In original customer slipcase. In... More
Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1954. Lodge, G., Henry, D. First Edition. Hardcover. 624 pp, pull out colored folding map in rear pocket. An account of the Arabian peninsula and desert regions of Sinai, Palestine, Syria, trans Jordan and Iraq. Thisk, heavy book. The book is vg+ only because inside the... More
Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyed, 1959. Lodge, Millais, et al. First Edition. Hardcover. The piratical and predatory habits of birds. 230 pages, ill. incl. b/w photos, sketches and colored plates. Ill by Lodge, Millais and others. VG+ in vg dj. More
London: Hugh Rees, 1930. Lodge, Green, Gronveld. First Edition. Hardcover. 2 large format volumes 348 & 349 pp. Frontis, 31 plates (colored), 6 photogravures, 3 colored folding maps, text ill. Meinertzhagen and Nicoll (who was Asst Director of Egypt's zoological gardens) intended to produce a complete volume on the birds... More
NY: Scribner's, 1953. First. Hardcover. Intorudctory of H Anthony. 40 large plates and accompanying text on opposite page of the world's hoofed mammals shown in shadow form. This art form represented a first in picturing natural history specimens. Little wear at spine tips and slightest of wear at corners otherwise... More
London and New York: Macmillan and Co Limited, 1939. First Edition. Soft cover. 40 pp. Supplement to the Journal of the Royal African Society July 1939 Vol XXVIII No CLII. Ancestry, anatomy, general information, habits and habitat. Very interesting lengthy booklet by the author of Big Game and Big Life. More
NY: The Ronald Press, 1962. First. Hardcover. 258 pp, ill. Great game animals from five continents. Concise life histories, locations and measurements of then record trophies. Plus rifle selection and care of trophies (especially good and still relevant today) section on how to keep trophies in top condition. Scarce. Fine... More
Cairo: Government Press, 1919. First. Orig Printed Stiff Boards. Ministry of Public Works, Zoological Service, Cairo. 119 pp + 31 colored plates on thick paper. Intended to be as complete a list as possible of the birds of Egypt. Also has in front a large colored folding map of Egypt... More
London: Longmans Green, 1895. First. Hardcover. 328 pp, ill. Respected biography of the acclaimed animal painter. VG in orig. green cloth, Wear at spine tips (no loss of cloth but some closed tears) and a tear starting at front gutter. Cloth not worn through at corners though there is some... More
Washington DC: Govetnment Printing Office, 1916. Revised. Hardcover. 629 pp. ill.Wear at spine tips and corners otherwise very bright and tight. More
Inverness Scotland: Peter Spicer, 1914. 1913. Hardcover. Embracing the modeling of red deer heads. 117 pp, profuse ill, including many photos of trophies tipped in by hand on thick paper. Also includes measurements of the best heads of the season. Notes on the deer forests of Scotland. Great ads by... More
Kathmandu Nepal: Ratna Pustak Bhandar, 1978. Reprint. Hardcover. A naturalist's adventure in Nepal. 301 pp, ill, fold out map, end paper maps. Author visited Nepal to collect specimens for the Smithsonian Institution. This is an account of his team's travels throughout that country. VG+ in like dj. More
London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1977. First. Hardcover. with a foreword by Prince Bernhatd of the Netherlands. 361 pp, profuse maps, diagrams and illustrations. Definitive study of Pakistan's mammals based on spending half his life in that country. Considered the only complete reference about Pakistan's mammals. Nice association: presented by Rohil... More
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1937. DeLuxe Limited Ed with extra signed etching. Hardcover. Ltd to 157 copies of which 135 are for sale. Collected etchings, drawings, & watercolors of Trout, Salmon and other game fish. Large format. Book fine, book is boog only, present but with separation. However the box label showing... More
Germany: Bjoern Verlag, 1979. First. Hardcover. 151 pp. Profuse color illustrations by the noted artist. Introductory text. A beautiful book and in like new condition in like new jacket. 65 color plates all printed on extra heavy special text stock. Large format, very heavy book. SOme experts think that Schatz... More
NY: Harper & Brothers, 1905. one volume. Hardcover. Photographing by flashlight at night the wild animal world of equatorial africa. Hunting and photography. Bette than good, front hinge loose but holding. More
London: Sherwood, Neely and Jones, 1818. First. Worn Full Leather. 615 pp, ill. Practical instructions in shooting, hunting, coursing, racing, cocking, fishing with observations on the breaking & training of dogs and horses and the management of fowling pieces and all other sporting implements. Collated complete. Fair condition externally (should... More
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1990. Second Edition. Hardcover. 180 pp. ill. Comprehensive illustrated guide to color plate books. 2nd edition. As new in like dj. More
Chicago, IL: A C McCkurg, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. 158 pp, ill. index. Describes the habits and customs of bears in Yellowstone National Park. Author was a noted Field Naturalist and author of another respected work on Yellowstone. Near fine in like dj. More
Trabuco Canyon CA: California Classics, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. (not for boys); a Grizzly Introduction to the Santa Ana Mountains. 212 pp, end paper maps, ill. A comendium of Orange County, CA greatest bear stories (mainly about the Santa Ana Mountains. This was volume one in the Santa Ana Mountain... More
Houston TX: Privately printed, 1959. First Edition. Soft cover. 36 pp, ill. History of the Smallwood Company and then articles on care of trophies in the field etc. VG+ to near fine. Likely a scarce item. More
Shanghai: Royal Asiatic Society North China Branch, 1936. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A guide to the Shanghai Museum. 108 pp + many pages of b/w plates. Author was a director of the museum. VG in original printed cloth. More
Albany OR: Frank Taylor & Son, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. 100 pp, ill. 4x6 inch format. Scarce archery book. Green gilt cloth. Binding is vg+ to near fine as is text. Inside front cover at bottom are some small spots of ink spatter and inside rear cover are four lines... More
