Through Jade Gate and Central Asia
London: Constable, 1927. First. Hardcover. An account of journeys in Kansu, Turkestan and the Gobi Desert. 304 pp, ill, folding map in rear. VG in original cloth binding. More
London: Constable, 1927. First. Hardcover. An account of journeys in Kansu, Turkestan and the Gobi Desert. 304 pp, ill, folding map in rear. VG in original cloth binding. More
London: John Murray, 1959. First. Hardcover. 178 pp, line drawings, map. Author was a district officer in Tanganyika and there is much on the country, the game and the gamelands as well as about life in that country in the 1950s. Former owner's signature on front free endpaper. Hubert Wells..... More
Mazoe Rhodesia: Frank Read Press, 1982. First Limited to 250 Copies. Half Leather. 218 pp. Elephant folio. A completely handmade book. Copy #9 of only 250. All presubscribed prior to publication. Following the enthusiastic reception and mountains of compliments garnered by the first tribute to Caldwell, Frank Read Press did..... More
London: E&FN Spon, 1873. First. Hardcover. The silver country and Vazeers in KULU. Its beauties, antiquities and silver mines. including a trip over the lower Himalayah (sic) range and glaciers, with numerous illustrations. 102 pp, text ill and lovely lithographed plates. The work originally appeared as a series of magazine..... More
NY: Facts on File, 1984. First American. Hardcover. 248 pp, ill incl some in color. The Himalayas and the mountains of Central Asia. Pathfinders, climbers, explorers and scientists. Fine in fine dj. More
London: Locke & Whitfield. Soft cover. Cameron, VL author of ACROSS AFRICA. Pristine condition original Woodbury photo by Locke & Whitefield of the great explorers. Five inch oval inserted in a stiff board 8 1/2 x 11 inch mat (that could be trimmed to fit any frame or inserted in..... More
Lake Louise Alberta Canada: Brewster Transport. 3rd Edition. Soft cover. Canadian Rockies (Brewster Transport Co) HUNTING AND FISHING IN THE HEART OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES 3rd ed privately printed by their outfitting dept. 16 9.5 x 8 inch pages. Alberta Canada, Profuse ill. No date circa 1940. Sheep, goat and..... More
New York: St Martins, 1980. Hardcover. The Uncorrected Proof Copy sent out in advance of publication so that it could be marketed and reviewed. 1980 or 1981 (either the year before publication or earlier in the year of publication). NY. 243 pp, soft covers. Capstick's second book about adventures of..... More
Lyon, MS: Derrydale Press, 1988. DeLuxe E of 2,500 copies. Hardcover. Hunting, Fishing and shooting on five continents. Derrydale Press deluxe reprint ed of 2,500 signed numbered copies. Bound in gilt stamped imit. leather. All edges gilt. 277 pp, ill. As new. More
NY: St Martins, 1988. Hardcover. The Saga of Wally Johnson. 220 pp, ill. One of Capstick's later and BEST works. 1988 NY 11th printing. Story of one of the great recent elephant hunters. Exceptionally popular title. Fine in like dj. First ed of this popular work. Fine in like dj..... More
Lyon, MS: Derrydale Press, 1988. Deluxe Edition: 500 Copies. Leather. 220 pp, ill. Story of Walter (Wally) Johnson, elephant hunter extraordinaire and perhaps one of the last great ivory hunters. This is the special very limited edition, (only 500 copies) bound in FULL elephant hide leather, all edges gilt and..... More
NY: St Martins, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. The Saga of Wally Johnson. 220 pp, ill. One of Capstick's later and BEST works. Story of one of the great recent elephant hunters. Exceptionally popular title. VG+ in vg dj. First printing of this reprint edition. A great elephant hunting title. This..... More
Huntington Beach, CA: Safari Press, 1994. Millais, JG. First - Limited to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. 330 pp, ill. Capstick's biography of one of his heroes, John "Pondoro" Taylor. With both Capstick and Taylor names, this limited ed. sold out quickly. Enjoyable reading and collected by both Capstick and Taylor afficianados..... More
Pretoria South Africa: Capstick, Peter, 1994. Soft cover. Capstick, Peter a GREAT original 2.5 pages single spaced typed letter on his personal stationery. 1 January 1994 to someone with whom Peter obviously enjoyed corresponding. Talks at length about books they both like, black jaguar and a man who got one..... More
Lyon MS: Derrydale Press, 1988. Limited Ed 2,500 Copies. Leather. The Saga of Wally Johnson. 220 pp, ill. One of Capstick's later and BEST works. Story of one of the great recent elephant hunters. Exceptionally popular title in the signed and numbered limited ed. series. Full leather, all edges gilt..... More
Exeter, England: Webb & Bower, 1982. Simkin, R. First. Hardcover. 222 pp. Index. Profuse colored illustrations. More
NP: Privately Printed, 1938. First Limited to 850 Copies. Hardcover. 180 pp, ill. 8 of 10 chapters are on North American hunting including elk, cougar, jaguar, Wyoming bighorn sheep and goat. Also includes his successful African hunting trip. Better than vg+. Only 850 copies printed. More
NY NY: Roycrofters, 1937. First Edition. Soft cover. Privately printed for the author and published by Roycrofters Press. 34 pp Ill. Story of the author's 1936 East African safari. His professional hunter was Donald Ker (of Ker Downey Selby). Book in fine condition Scarce. Very few copies were printed for..... More
London: Hakluyt Society, 1929. First. Hardcover. being the journals of four travellers by the great desert caravan route between Aleppo and Basra 1745-1752. 196 pp, ill. large folding map. A fine copy in orig. gilt and blindstamped cloth andvg+ jacket. More
London: Hakluyt Society, 1929. First. Hardcover. being the journals of four travellers by the great desert caravan route between Aleppo and Basra 1745-1751. 196 pp. ill. folding map of Syria and Mesopotamia. Journeys of Beawes, Roberts, Plaisted and Carmichael. More
Huntington Beach CA: Safari Press, 1998. Third Printing - 2 Volumes. Hardcover. The Lost Writings of F C Selous. 276 pp, bibliography. Compilation of Selous' writings collected into book form. Note: we also have some copies of the limited ed. book by Casada on Selous that followed this one. As..... More
Huntington Beach: Safari Press, 2000. First Limited to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. 187 pp, ill, bibliography. Recollections by and about the great hunter by a respected biographer. Fine, as new, in like orig. slipcase. More
no place: Privately printed, 1990. Soft cover. 40 pp. Soft covered spiral bound work. More
Huntington Beach: Safari Press, 2000. First - Limited to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. 326 pp, ill. From South America to East Africa, the amazing story of one of the all time great African professional hunters. Stories of hunting from East Africa to Botswana during his long, illustrious career. Much on the..... More
Philip Allan: London, 1934. First. Hardcover. Trips by the Prince of Wales. An account of two visits in 1929 and 1930. 273 pp., ill., large folding map. Lots and LOTS of hunting for the big five. Also the wisdom of Bror Von Blixen Finecke and Denys Finch Hatton. Some "real..... More