Out of Print Big Game Hunting Books
The Hunter is Death
Huntington Beach CA: Safari Press, 1987. Astley Maberly, C. Reprint. Hardcover. Safari Press reprint of London 1st ed. 348 pp. Ill. End paper maps. Great reading story of professional elephant hunter George Rushby and others. Rushby was a member of that most select company of adventurers: the professional elephant hunter..... More
Gorilla
NY: The Century Co, 1928. First American. Hardcover. 323 pp, ill. End paper maps. An often overlooked big game hunting book (probably due to the title). Czech. Hunting through British East Africa for rhino, lion, buffalo, elephant, hippo and plains game. After this the author went to the famous Ituri..... More
Gorilla
London: George G Harrap, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. 285 pp, ill. End paper map. An often overlooked big game hunting book (probably due to the title). Czech. Hunting through British East Africa for rhino, lion, buffalo, elephant, hippo and plains game. After this the author went to the famous Ituri..... More
African Adventures
London: Robert Hale, 1957. First. Hardcover. 222 pp, ill. One of Burger's best set of stories and perhaps his hardest to locate title. Covers his early hunting days in the Karoo country, Kalahari Desert, Congo and what is now Tanzania. Excellent reading. One of the hardest Burger title to find..... More
African Buffalo Trails
London: Robert Hale, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. 221 pp, ill. The true first ed. of what would later be published as Horned Death. The Buffalo Trails have led John Burger through some of the most game rich country in Africa. Very scarce. Former owner's raised blindstamp on title page. Better..... More
Horned Death
Huntington Beach: Safari Press, 1986. Reprint Limited to 1,000 Copies. Hardcover. Hunting the African Buffalo. 342 pp, ill. Reprint of exceptionally popular and highly regarded African big game hunting book on Cape buffalo. Near fine in like orig. slipcase. Ltd edition, 1,000 copies. in slipcase. More
My Forty Years in Africa
Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books & Rowland Ward Ltd, 1990. Reprint Limited to 750 Copies. Hardcover. 195 pp. ill. The great hunter's final book drawing on the best and most memorable experiences in his hunting and adventurous career in Africa. Near Fine in like dj. Actually fine but small rubbed..... More
Horned Death
Huntington WV: Standard Publications, 1947. First. Hardcover. Hunting the African Buffalo. 342 pp, ill. Long considered the bible of African buffalo hunting. Written by a man who spent more time than any individual hunting this great game animal. A a great reading book. This copy in fair condition only, rear..... More
Horned Death
Huntington WV: Standard Publications, 1947. First. Hardcover. Hunting the African Buffalo. 342 pp, ill. Long considered the bible of African buffalo hunting. Written by a man who spent more time than any individual hunting this great game animal. A great reading book. This copy in fair condition only. Has been..... More
The Indian Field Shikar Book
Calcutta: Thacker Spink, 1928. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. 656 pp, two game registers inserted in rear pocket (one with a few entries, the other clean). Intended to be a small encyclopedia to help sportsmen identify and hunt game in India. Includes large and small game with section on equipment, rifles, ammunition..... More
HANDWRITTEN LETTER
Soft cover. Burnham, F R Signed handwritten letter. 2 note size pp circa 1903 to Mrs. Christie thanking her for a delightful afternoon, telling her of future plans and that Rodrick (his son) is about to enter college. Also, "There seems to be a movement of troops yet from South..... More
Scouting on Two Continents
Bulawayo: Books of Rhodesia, 1975. Reprint. Hardcover. 1975 Rhodesia reprint of 1927 NY. 370 pp. + 4 pp index. Ill. Rider Haggard said that in real life, Burnham was more interesting than any hero of romance. Covers his lifetime adventures & hunting on two continents. Near fine in vg to..... More
Big Game Hunting in the Himalayas and Tibet
New York: Frederick A Stokes Company, 1925. First. Hardcover. 320 pp, ill. 8 text maps. Ovis ammon, urial, markhor ,leopard, goral, burhel. One of the most complete Asian hunting books. Above average photos. Readable and sought after because of the accuracy to this date of much of the information provided..... More
Theodore Roosevelt In Memoriam
NY: American Museum of Natural History, 1919. Soft cover. Roosevelt, Theodore association. American Museum of Natural History THEODORE ROOSEVELT IN MEMORIAM articles by Burroughs, Osborn, Peary, Akeley, Pinchot and others. Offprint taken from articles that appeared in the Jan 1919 issue of Natural History. 32 pp, ill. 7x10 inch format..... More
First Footsteps in East Africa
Norwalk CT: Easton Press, 1992. Reprint. Hardcover. 275 pp, ill, silk end papers, full elaborate gilt stamped leather and all edges gilt. A fine reprint presentation of a scarce anf wonderful work of exploration on the Dark Continent. For anyone not wanting to spring thousands for the first edition, this..... More
Brief Notes for Identifying the Game Animals of the Sudan
Sudan: Game Preservation Departmet Sudan Government. Soft cover. 16 pp, oblong brochure 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Circa 1950.Mentions every game animals with horn information where applicable. A very scarce item as we have seen list or seen it listed before. VG+ (though small pieces chipped from top of front &..... More
South African Sketches
London: Ackermann, 1841. First Edition. Hardcover. illustrative of the wild life of a hunter on the frontier of the Cape Colony. Folio sized. 16 pp + 15 plates, hand colored and b/w lithographs. Hunting adventures in the Cape Colony. Plates depict various related sporting scenes: buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, eland, leopard..... More
Two African Trips
London: Edward Stanford, 1902. First. Hardcover. 209 pp, 80 full page ill, pull out rear pocket map. Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania and Central Africa. Buxton was one of FC Selous' favorite authors. A lovely thick book crammed full of the author's hunting for African big game. Throughout British East Africa. Czech..... More
Bush and Boma
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
The Art of Edmund Caldwell II
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
Original Photo
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
HUNTING AND FISHING IN THE HEART OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES
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
Death in the Silent Places
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
Last Horizons
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