New York: Privately printed, 1930. First Edition in book form ltd to est 12 copies. Hardcover. In McClellan Mynderse and Allied Families. 163 pp, ill. Large format 10 x 13 inches. Printed on one side only. A Hunting Log covers pp 43 to 163. McClellen recounts a lengthy hunting trip... More
London: F E Robinson, 1900. First. Hardcover. being an account of two expeditions into the far interior together with a complete list of every animal and bird known to inhabit that country and a list of reptiles collected by the author. With notes on equipment needs to complete a big... More
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1881. First American. Hardcover. from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean through Unknown countries and the discovery of Great Zambesi affluents. 2 volumes: 337 & 388 pp, profuse ill, folding map frontis and pull out rear pocket map in back pocket; 388 pp, ill. Serpa Pinto headed the... More
Warsaw Poland: Gebethner I Wolff, 1897. Stachiewicz, P. First in Polish. Hardcover. 132 pp, ill (incl many photogravures). This is the true first edition of what was later reprinted by Rowland Ward in London as Sport in Somaliland. 15.5 x 12.25 inches. Patterned end papers on this paper. Gilt and... More
London: HF&G Witherby, 1929. First. Hardcover. 320 ppp, ill. Wanderings with a rifle through Eastern Africa. Much on elephants & other big game and a long chapter on hunting in Mozambique. VG+. A great book to read, and one of the best on Mozambique. More
NY: Scribners, 1910. Deluxe Limited. Deluxe Ltd 500 Copies. Orig half Leather. An account of the African Wanderings of the American Hunter-Naturalist. 1910 Scriber's New York. DELUXE edition limited to 500 copies. Printed on Ruisdael paper by the Devinne Press. Two volumes totally 529 pp. Ill. w tissue guards. Classic... More
London: John Murray, 1832. First Through Fourth editions. Hardcover. The FIRST four volumes of this prestigious publication. Volume the first 1832 London John Murray 264 pp, 3 large folding maps, worn half contemporary leather over marbled boards, front cover detached. Kimbolton Castle shelf label. Volume the second 1832 London John... More
Huntington Beach, CA: Safari Press, 1991. Larry Norton, Joseph Vance, Dino Paravano, Paul Bosman, Clive Kay, Elsie Van der Heijden. First Limited to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. A complete MATCHED NUMBERED set (#495) of the books of the eight books in the Country Series. Hundreds of pages. Contains the best writings... More
Huntington Beach: Safari Press, 1992. Alan James Robinson. First Limited to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. 387 pp, ill in color & b/w. Bibliography and author biographies. Eight books in the classics in African hunting series and second in the African country hunting series. Anthology of the best writings on hunting in... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1893. 1893. Third Printing. Hardcover. 455 pp, ill. One of the best, most widely read, quoted and reprinted books. Only the first four editions of this book have the green cloth with the three gold animal heads on the cover. This is an amazingly nice copy showing... More
London: Rowland Ward, 1893. First. Hardcover. 503 pp, ill, folding map. The last 11 years spent by the author on the Zambesi and its tributaries. Selous' longest and best work. Incl. his final hunting years with memories and stories from earlier days. This is the desirable Rowland Ward published edition... More
London: Witherby & Co, 1907. First Edition. First. Hardcover. 400 pp, 65 ill. Selous' only book about his North American (Canadian) hunting. He went on this trip with Charles Sheldon and wrote a super book about mountain game hunting. Sheep, and moose and bear. Eminently collectible book. Original green pictorial... More
London/ New York: Edward Arnold, 1897. First. Hardcover. 471 pp, ill. SIX folding maps. Top edge gilt. The first expedition from Somaliland to Lake Rudolph with emphasis on big game shooting - much on rhino and elephant. Fast paced, well written, and with lovely illustrations. A hunting classic. Lovely, near... More
New York: Greenberg, 1950. First. Half Leather. 302 pp, appendix, ill. A gun room library selection. Section one: selection of rifles for big game hunting. Section 2: North American game animals. Section 3: African hunting including a great elephant hunt. Snyder's PH in Africa was none other than legendary J.... More
NY: Charles Scribner's, 1890. DeLuxe Ltd to 250 numbered/signed copies. Hardcover. or the Quest, Rescue and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria. 1890 NY Two volumes: 429 and 472 pp. Edition de luxe limited to 250 numbered copies signed by Stanley. 6 etchings, 150 woodcut ill, 3 folding maps. Stanley... More
London: Horace Cox, 1909. First. Hardcover. 310 pp, profuse ill, + ads in rear. One of Stigand's more in depth works on East African big game hunting with special sections on stalking, spoor, coloration. Incl the game of Uganda and the eastern Congo as well as the game of the... More
Cape Town: Surveyor Genl Cape Town, 1879. 1879. No Binding. Compiled by T Hahn PD Oct, 1879. FOlding linen backed map. Orig. cover. 62.5 x 42.5 in. 60 mi to the in. Map fine, cover faded. 13-20 deg. E longitude and 19030 deg. S latitude. Outstanding early map of this... More
Prescott, AZ: Privately printed for the author/artist, 1986. Swanson, Gary. First Limited to 500 Copies. Hardcover. Reflections of Three Continents. 1986 Prescott AZ. 500 remarqued and signed copies with an ORIGINAL pen & ink sketch on the page preceding the limitation page. All copies were specially hand bound with an... More
London: London and Countries Press Assn, 1912. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Four Volumes, each limited to 550 copies: British Game Birds and Wildfowl, British Deer and Ground Game, The Big Game of Africa and Europe, The Big Game of North America and Asia. 1912-1915 London. 444, 345, 408 and 433 pages... More
London: Isaac Pitman, 1909. First. Hardcover. 164 pp, 80 ill,, one map. Vasse hunted extensively throughout Mozambique in 1904. He hunted and bagged members of the big five plus plains game. This is one of the best books ever written on Mozambique (on which there is not much in print)... More
London: Longmans Green & Co, 1894. First Edition in English. Hardcover. A narrative of Count Samuel Telleki's Exploring and hunting expedition in Eastern Equatorial Africa in 1887 and 1888. Two volumes: 435 pp, ill, colored folding map and 397 pp, map frontis, ill, folding map in rear. An excellent hunting... More
