London: John Long, 1911. First. Hardcover. 266 pp, 52 ill. A classic, written by one of the foremost gentleman big game hunters and adventurers of his day is one of the few classic big hunting titles to concentrate on Zambia, an area that is today still very much a safari..... More
London: Horace Cox, 1910. First. Hardcover. Sport and travel in Nyasaland and Portuguese East Africa and also notes on the game animals and their distribution. 118 pp, profuse ill. Exciting hunting trips in what was then Northern Rhodesia now Zambia. Big five + plains game, with accounts of sport and..... More
London: Seeley & Co, 1929. First. Hardcover. with life-sized illustrations of most of the game tracks. 225 pp, ill. Covers Central African game on a specie by specie basis. Nice vg+ to near fine copy in first state original buckram cloth. Laid inside is a photocopy of a 4 page..... More
Edinburg: Oliver & Boyd, 1957. First. Hardcover. 347 pp, ill. A vivid picture of the life of a young officer in Kenya at a time when settlers were just beginning to arrive in the country that was still inhabited by primitive tribes and wild animals. Col. Meinertzhagen servied with the..... More
Dehra Dun: Superintendent of the G T Survey, 1871. First Edition. Orig Printed Wrappers. Prepared for submission to the government of India. 25 pp, ill, lengthy appendix on extracts from the narrative reports on the executive offers in charge of the survey parties and operations. Numerous fold out maps accompany..... More
London: Smith Elder, 1876. First. Hardcover. A sporting tour of some officers on the guards in the Soudan during the winter of 1874-5. 355 pp, ill with ORIGINAL PHOTOS by Rowland Ward, Two year hunting tour of the Sudan with the Hamran Arab guides who were renowned elephant hunters. A...... More
London: Chapman & Hall, 1894. First. Hardcover. 355 pp, ill. Fold out map. Hunting from 1884 to 1888. Baily (author's real name) earned the non de plume of bula n'zau or ELEPHANT SMASHER because of his hunting prowess. This book ranks right up there with all the famous elephant hunting..... More
London: Rowland Ward, 1902. First. Hardcover. Nine months journey from the plains of Hawash to the snows of Simien, with a description of the game from elephant to ibex and notes on the manners and customs of the natives. 531 pp, ill, folding map. One of the few books with..... 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: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. 1933. Hardcover. The Letters of Elliott Roosevelt Sportsman 1933 NY 182 pp. Theodore Roosevelt's younger brother records his hunting adventures both in North America and throughout the world including a trip to India and the Himalayas. Tiger, markhor, rogue elephant. After he died, Eleanor Roosevelt..... 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
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. Gift inscription to former owner on back..... 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
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
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
NY: Macmillan & Co, 1913. First American. Hardcover. And other recollections during 13 years wanderings. With an intro by Theodore Roosevelt. 379 pp, ill. Top edge gilt. One of the great elephant hunting classics by the prolific and widely collected (and respected) authors of big game hunting classics. A beautiful..... More
London: Horace Cox, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. 315 pp, ill. incl life sized photos of game tracks (one fold out plate of elephant track). When two of Africa's foremost hunter/writers team up you get one of the finest African big game hunting classics. Chapters on stalking, shooting, how to find..... 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: Rowland Ward, 1904. First. Hardcover. 259 pp, ill, fold out map, zebra end papers. Wild sheep in the Altai Mountains of Mongolia and in Siberia. Excellent appendix on outfitting for wild sheep hunting in Mongolia. A book with much information that still rings true. A very scarce and desirable..... More
London: Putnams, 1935. First in English. Hardcover. 208 pp, ill, text map. Elephant and other big game hunting in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Also bongo, lion and kudu. An enjoyable book, finally getting the recognition it deserves as one of the enduring worthwhile books on the subject. Lovely solid VG+..... More
