London: Wh Allen, 1837. First. Full Leather. embracing an outline of the voyage to Calcutta and give years' residence in Bengal and the Doab from 1831 to 1836. Two vol: 406 & 436 pp. Ill with tissue guards. Full leather binding, marbled end papers, all edges marbled. Contrasting gilt colored..... More
London: Macmillan and Company, 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. Being some record of the relations between them from the beginning of the XVIIth century to the death of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich ad 1602-1767. Rendered mainly in the form of narratives dictation or written by the envoys sent by the Russian Tsars..... More
NY: Burt Franklin, 1964. Reprint. Hardcover. Being some record of the relations between them from the beginning of the XVIIth century to the death of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich ad 1602-1767. Rendered mainly in the form of narratives dictation or written by the envoys sent by the Russian Tsars of their..... More
London: Oxford University Press, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. 2 4to volumes. Vol 1: 272 pp, ill, 2 fold out maps. Vol 2: 318 pp, ill, 1 fold out map in front and another in rear. Most ill. appear to be photogravures. Other maps, most folding, also in text. For almost..... More
Netherlands: E J Brill, 1954. First. Wraps. A review of early cartography. 184 pp. Many folding plates and plans. Informative text. VG (actually better but the plate opp p 54 has torn. The tear is not on the plate but rather into the pp of text on pp 55/56. No..... More
Scottish Geographical Magazine, 1912. First. Cloth. combined with three other offprints from the same publication. Notes on the falls of the Tsang-Po (Feb 1914), Exploration of the Tsang-Po or upper Brahmaputra with folding map (November 1914), and In Russian Turkestan under the Bolsheviks (April 1921). At the top of each..... More
London: John Lane, 1921. First. Hardcover. 241 pp, ill. Mrs. Baillie spent much time hunting throughout the Indian and Himalayan regions for tigers and other mountain game as well. She took a fine mixed bag of more desirable game. Good only condition in original tired looking grey cloth and bumped..... More
Bulawayo: Books of Rhodesia, 1969. Reprint. Hardcover. Sketched on the spot. 1969 Rhodesia. Facsimile reprint of 1865 orig. ed. with new biographical and bibliographical information. Imperial folio 15x 23 inches. Reproductions of Baines' splendid paintings of the Victoria Falls. Although this reprint is not limited, it is estimated that only..... More
New York: A L Burt. Hardcover. 426 pp, + pub ads in rear. Baker's popular fiction story dedicated to young boys. VG. More
London and New York: Longmans Green, 1895. New Edition. Hardcover. 376 pp, ill. Baker spent 8 years living on the island. More natural history than hunting but includes a fair amount of hunting for elephant and hunting wild boar and sambur. VG+ in orig. maroon cloth with silver stamping. All..... More
Camden SC: Briar Patch Press, 1987. Trade Ed. Reprint. Hardcover. 455 pp, ill, all edges gilt. Africa, Asia, Europe and America for lion, elephant, leopard, bear and buffalo. A hunting classic. Baker's writings inspired many other turn of the century hunters. Fine. More
New York: Arno Press, 1967. Arno Press reprint. Hardcover. from Natal to the Zambesi including Lake Ngami, the Kalahari Desert etc. from 1852 to 1860. 1967 NY Abercrombie & Fitch reprint series. 451 pp, ill. Baldwin's big game classic details his shooting of all the big game offered in South..... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1893. 3rd and Best. Hardcover. from Natal to the Zambesi incl. Lake NGami, the Kalahari desert etc from 1852 to 1860. 451 pp, ill, folding map. Ill by Zwicker. Much on elephant, buffalo and lion. A hunting classic and a near fine copy of this 3rd and..... More
Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1961. Lodge, G. First. Hardcover. 320 pp. ill. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1970. First. Hardcover. the Dalai Lama's fight for Tibet. 235 pp, end paper maps. More
London and New York: G P Putnam's, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. 1922 London 288 pp. 108 ill. Fold out maps. Among the snow crowned volcanoes, with the pygmies, and other hunting experiences. Special chapter on okapi hunting. Covers all Congo game (lion, buffalo, elephant). Large, thick, adventure packed book, almost..... More
Elizabethton TN: Privately printed, 1982. First Edition. Soft cover. 150 pp, ill. Printed soft covers. This is mainly a sheep hunting book (Wrangell Mountains, Granite Mountain, and elsewhere) although the author does recount North Carolina deer hunt, mountain lion hunting in Arizona, Polar bear in ALaska, etc. Not well known..... More
NY: Prentice-Hall, 1970. Hardcover. 261 pp, ill. O'Connor on dangerous game, Gates, Rikhoff, Warren Page and many more. Excellent African big game hunting book. VG+ in near fine dj. More
NY: Prentice-Hall, 1970. Hardcover. 261 pp, ill. O'Connor on dangerous game, Gates, Rikhoff, Warren Page and many more. Excellent African big game hunting book. Near fine in near fine dj. More
Huntington Beach: Safari Press, 1994. First - Limited to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. 276 pp, ill. Barrington was the professional who took (among other notables) John Batten. He also married Batten's daughter. Much on hunting big trophies and the big five throughout eastern Africa. Fine in fine orig slipcase. More
United Kingdom: New Orchard Editions, 1986. Second. Hardcover. A pictorial history of the area from 1839 to 1947. 184 pp. Profuse b/w photographic ill. More
London: John Murray, 1939. First. Hardcover. 308 pp, ill. VG+ copy with small stamp on front free end paper stating withdrawn from RCS library, 1931. No other markings. More
Clinton, NJ: Amwell Press, 1988. Limited Ed. First Limited to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. The Story of Belmore Browne Hunter, Explorer, Artist, Naturalist and preserver of our northern wilderness.424 pp. Ill in b/w & color. Special forewords by Brad Washburn and John Batten. Fine copy in like original slipcase and a...... More
Clinton, NJ: Amwell Press, 1990. Special Edition Printed for FNAWS. Hardcover. 596 pp, profuse ill. Worldwide sheep hunting with the noted John Batten (author of several other popular hunting titles) along with a chapter on rifles as Batten was a noted and knowledgeable firearms collector. Fine iin vg+ slipcase. This..... More
Clinton, NJ: Amwell Press, 1981. FNAWS Ed. Special Edition Printed for FNAWS. Hardcover. 596 pp, profuse ill. Worldwide sheep hunting with the noted John Batten (author of several other popular hunting titles) along with a chapter on rifles as Batten was a noted and knowledgeable firearms collector. This is the..... More
