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: 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
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. Big five + plains game. Near fine in original green simulated crocodile..... More
NY: Privately printed for the author, 1939. First Edition. Soft cover. Macnab, A.J. THE WHITE GIRAFFE: An African Diary. 1939 NY 61 pp. Ill. Soft covers. Privately printed for the author. MacNab hunted with author/hunter Harry Snyder AND his guide was the well known JA HUNTER. Rare privately printed item..... More
London: H F & G Witherby, 1925. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A record of travel and sport in Abyssinia, now Ethiopia. 244 pp, ill. Just about the only good book we have found on hunting the Walia ibex and with some hunting also for the elusive Mountain nyala. This is Maydon's..... 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: 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
NY: Derrydale Press, 1939. Original. First Limited to 950 Copies. Orig Imit Snakeskin. 298 pp, ill. Jack O'Connor first really great book about hunting all the big game of the American southwest. Super sheep hunting and other game. One of the most sought after of all original Derrydale big game..... More
Clinton NJ: Amwell Press. First Limited to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. All FOUR titles in the National Sporting Fraternity/Amwell Press' Big Five Series. All in near fine to fine condition in like slipcases. Signed numbered slipcased limited editions (though numbers are not matching). Over 1,500 pages of reading about hunting four..... 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
London England: Hamish Hamilton, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Ruark, R. SOMETHING OF VALUE 1st ed. A compelling novel about Africa. If a man throws away his good customs, he'd better have something of value with which to replace them. An important story of black and white people of the time..... 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
New York: Elliott Service, 1936. No Binding. Siemel, Sasha A FABULOUS piece of ephemera. Exceptionally large original news photo featuring Sasha Siemel, the well known jaguar hunter, especially noted for hunting these big cats armed only with a spear. Sasha was also an accomplished boxer. There is also a large..... More
New York: Amwell Press, 1971. Skirka, P. Limited Edition of 200 copies. Hardcover. 143 pp, ill. In pen and pencil the antelope of Africa are depicted and described. Foreword by Tony Dyer. This coffee table sized book is as good to read as to look at. This is the LIMITED..... More
London/ New York: Edward Arnold, 1897. First. Hardcover. 471 pp, ill. 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. A hard to obtain book that is great..... 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
Oxford UK: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Detailed report on explorations in Central Asia, Kan-Su and Eastern Iran. Carried out and described under the orders of HM Indian Government. 3 large format over sized volumes plus a portfolio of maps in a separate box. Vol 1..... 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
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
London: Horace Cox, 1906. 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
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
