London: Faber & Faber, 1961. First. Hardcover. 184 pp, ill. Bushmen, buffalo, lion and elephant. Lots of adventure in this action-packed work. Other than John Burger (Horned Death) there is no one who hunted buffalo (and wrote about it) more than Smiles. vg+ in like dj. 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: Greenwood Press, 1969. Reprint. Hardcover. 1969 reprint of 1864 NY 1st Amer ed. 658 pp, folding map in front. Ill. from drawings by Capt. Grant. After Speke and Burton returned from their famous journey, Speke rushed into print. He was an ardent hunter (having bagged much Asian game..... More
NY: St Martins Press, 1986. Capstick Reprint Series: 1st Ed Thus. Hardcover. 379 pp, ill. Foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Stigand's immortal account of thirteen adventurous years big game hunting in the African Wilderness. Part of the Capstick reprint series. Near fine in like dj. One of the scarce titles in..... More
Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books, 1985. Trophy Room Books. Reprint Limited to 750 Copies. Hardcover. 324 pp, ill. Classic on elephant hunting. Great stories from one of the acknowledged great hunters. 324 pp, ill., zebra patterned endpapers. Limited to 525 copies numbered, signed by the publishers (Trophy Room Books &..... More
London: Putnam, 1935. First in English. Hardcover. 208 pp, ill, text map. Elephant and other big game hunting in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Also bongo and kudu. An enjoyable book, finally getting the recognition it deserves as one of the enduring worthwhile books on the subject. Near fine in orig..... 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
Denver CO: Privately Printed, 1955. Deluxe Limited -1,000 Copies. Full Leather. Contains all three of Taber's popular African hunting books: Safari, Rifleman in Africa and Safari Mzuri Sana. Limited to only 1,000 copies. Original elaborate full red leather binding, gilt and blind stamped and WITH the inset of a piece..... More
Fairfax VA: Firearms Classic Library, 1995. Reprint. Hardcover. 431pp, ill, all edges gilt. A beautiful reprint of one of the most popular big game hunting titles ever written. A fine copy. More
NY: AS Barnes, 1960. First American. First American. Hardcover. 200 pp, ill. The adventures of a noted professional hunter as he pursues Africa's most dangerous game. Once he responded to a village's call for help and shot 11 lions on that trip. First American edition. Fine in vg+ dj... More
South Africa: Africa Safari Press, 1997. First Edition limited to 2,500 Copies. Hardcover. Elephants and elephant hunting in South Central Africa. 312 pp. ill.Exciting stories from the wildlife manager turned hunter and the ecologist turned big game hunting author. A book for everyone interested in elephants, elephant hunting today and..... More
New York & London: D Appleton, 1910. First. Hardcover. 364 pp, ill. Through East Africa's best shooting grounds. Elephant, lion, rhino and buffalo. A gemsbuck was named after Tjader in honor of his contribution to hunting knowledge. Tjader made three long, eminently successful trips to British and German East Africa..... More
London: Heinemann, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 240 pp, ill. True first edition. Story of the men and women who settled Kenya from 1896-1920. This raw and wild land, mainly without roads, saw a hardy and heady group of people come to her lands. A fascinating story by a noted scholar..... More
Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books, 1993. First Edition Ltd 1,000 Copies. Gilt Stamped Imit. Morocco. 367 pp. Over 100 illustrations. Hunting for the most coveted of the world's greatest big game animals (and spectacular sized trophies as well. Author took not only all of Africa's major dangerous and spiral horned..... More
Boston: LC Page, 1908. First. Orig Pictorial Cloth. 279 pp, ill, deco end papers. Large pictorial cover of a moose. Bears and moose in eastern Canada. Also upland game birds, waterfowl and even a chapt. on trout fishing. VG in orig pictorial cloth. Front hinge little loose. Spine shows little..... More
South Carolina: Sporting Classics, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Wechsler, C. & Casada, J. Editors PASSAGES The great quotations from sporting literature. 2011 SC Published by Sporting Classics Magazine. A low #19 of an edition of ONLY 300 copies, signed by BOTH Wechsler and Casada. Hunting, fishing, dogs, nature.great quotes, enjoyable..... More
NY: Random House, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. The Audacious life and times of Denys Finch Hatton the adventurer immortalized in Out of Africa. 2006 NY 292 pp. A great big game hunter. Fine in like dj. More
London: J M Dent, 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. 267 pp, ill. Elk, moose, lynx, bear. Scarce but good only condition. Internally nice but binding is worn, and spine is slightly slanted. Scarce but value priced because of condition. More
Camden SC: John Culler & Sons, 1995. Reprint Limited to 500 Copies. Full Leather. 224 pp, ill, all edges gilt. text map. Sport and travel in the Rhotang and Baralacha with some notes on the natural history of that area. Blue sheep and ibex from a little known region where..... More
London: HF&G Witherby, 1924. First. Hardcover. 223 pp, ill. Sport in the highest part of the Himalayas. Blue sheep and ibex. Mention of other game as well. Deals extensively with the great horned game of the Lahul mountain and valley region. A scarce title. At a relatively recent book fair..... More
Camden SC: John Culler & Sons, 1995. Reprint Limited to 500 Copies. Full Leather. 224 pp, ill, all edges gilt. text map. Sport and travel in the Rhotang and Baralacha with some notes on the natural history of that area. Blue sheep and ibex from a little known region where..... More
New York: New York Zoological Society, 1901. 3rd Edition. Soft cover. Reprinted from the second annual report of the New York Zoological Society.. A stand alone publication, 108 pp., ill. The usual request to do what is possible to save all animals. VG+ in orig. printed wrapper. More
Kingsport TN: Privately Printed, 1977. First. Hardcover. 115 pp, color ill. End paper maps. A good look at hunting in Central Africa. PHs were Philipe Parent & Rene Ruchard and the concession was the one operated by Bert & Chris Klineburger. This is a well written privately printed book; author..... More
Johannesburg, South Africa: Macmillan South Africa, 1982. Revised. Hardcover. 180 pp, ill. African game and their distribution. Illustrates where to aim depending upon angle at which animal is facing. A practical hunter's companion and at one time supposedly required reading in order to pass the S African professional hunter's test..... More
