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190326980New Haven: Ideal Manufacturing Co. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1903. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 142 pages . Ideal Manufacturing Co. paperback
192421140New Haven: IDEAL Manufacturing Co. Good. 1924. First Edition. Softcover. The spine has been reinforced with clear tape. Rubbed at the corners but the contents are very good to fine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 160 pages . IDEAL Manufacturing Co. paperback
192627183Ithaca NY: Ithaca Gun Company. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1926. First Edition. Softcover. ~8x14". Features the "New Ithaca Double" first year of production. Includes the original mailing envelope. Surface soil with light rubbing to the edges. Starting to separate at the spine evidence of many views over the years. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 21 pages . Ithaca Gun Company paperback
1964260503-RD94Harry E. Jones 1964. Very good hardcover with good dust jacket. Light foxing on top edge bookplate on front endpaper. Jacket has some wear with corner clipped. Second printing 1964. Black and white photos. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Harry E. Jones Hardcover
19576269Harrisburg PA: Stackpole 1957. First. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fair. 248 pp ill. Part 1: the famous hunter and co-founder of Ker & Downey safaris hunts by himself. Part two are exciting hunts with well known clients. Great reading. Near fine in fair. Stackpole hardcover
200429135The Woodchuck Den Inc. . 2004. First Edition. Spiral bound. Near Fine in No DJ As Issued dust jacket. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 72 pages . The Woodchuck Den, Inc. unknown
19896872Camden SC: Briar Patch Press 1989. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. Whymper C. 576 pp. Ill. New foreword by Jim Casada.A hunter's wanderings from Khalamba to the Limbombo. Teeming with hunting stories. Kirby is known for his pursuit of leopards lions and elephants. This is the first book to discuss different haunts of leopards and different methods of hunting them. A true big game hunting classic. Vg copy with very minor rubbing top of spine. This is the Deluxe Limited edition but with no slipcase. Priced accordingly. Briar Patch Press hardcover
19546558NY: Doubleday 1954. First. Hardcover. VG/VG to vg. True stories of African adventure. 254 pp ill photo end papers. The author a noted hunter who wrote countless articles under various pen names here presents great big game hunting stories in one of this three popular titles. VG in vg to vg dj. Doubleday hardcover
19866788Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1986. First - Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. As New/Orig Slipcase VG. 268 pp ill. bibliography. Lee's memorable hunt for Marco Polo and other sheep before the country actually opened to hunting. A great picture of the rewards and hardships of hunting sheep in China. Great photos and good captions and lively text. Fine in vg slightly bowed orig. slipcase. Amwell Press hardcover
201128028Singhofen: Arbeitskreis Polizeiwaffen. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 2011. Hardcover. Text is in German. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 288 pages . Arbeitskreis Polizeiwaffen hardcover
20033085Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 2003. First Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. New/New. Foreword by Pat Cottar. 232 pp almost 200 b/w ill. The McCallums have been a thread through the professional safari hunting in Africa for almost 75 years. Alec is a PH who has held licenses in Kenya Tanzania Central African Republic Sudan and Zambia. He talks about the safari men who constantly faced danger and loved it of being governed in the early days only by a love of personal freedom and playing by rules which were never written down. No one has told this story of changing Africa quite like Alec McCallum. The 200 photos take us on a panoramic journey through the African big game hunting community that fewer and fewer individuals are able to tell. Trophy Room Books hardcover
20022254Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 2002. First - Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. As New/As New. 389 pages 143 black and white photographic ill. 8 1/2 x 11 inch format. Mac's final book before passing away. A nearly 400-page blockbuster. Covers the antelope of Africa and the spiral-horned antelope together with antlered game from all over the world. Although spiral horned antelope have long held a mystical attraction for the big game hunter there are relatively few on the subject. Hunting for other African antelope have been described but never before in a way that presents them in the same challenging environment as the spiral horned game. These stories are a testimony to Mac's story telling ability to his enthusiasm as a big game hunter and to his dedicated quest for all the African antelope. The following are some of the professionals who guided Mac on hunts described herein: Glen Cottar Tony Seth-Smith Karl Luthy Derek McLeod Durival Simoes Norman Deane Ian Henderson Peter Johnstone Gary Kelly Rohil Nana Gary Powell Chappie Scott Ron Sparrow Clauyde Vasselet Jose Ruis. As regards Antlered Game Mac took several hundred animals representing 37 races and 19 species. Deer are one of the smartest game animals and represent a tremendous quarry - especially when a trophy specimen is sought. And it's all here in one blockbuster volume. Trophy Room Books hardcover
2001327Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 2001. First - Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. New/New. almost 300 pages and 150 photos. Most people know of the remarkable career of CJ McElroy founder of Safari Club international. A veteran of 56 African safaris in 20 countries 41 safaris in Europe Asia and the South Pacific and 62 in N & S America Mac's trophy records are indeed impressive. He has received 35 major awards. Not bad for a man whose formal education ended at age 11 when he ran away from home. This book is about his hunts for DANGEROUS GAME the kind that can and will kill the hunter when given a chance. It includes the big five plus other cats bears crocodiles etc. Mac is man who knows when Lady Luck is with or against the hunter. He know how to win and how to lose. But above all Mac is a man who knows how to hunt dangerous game.and with his natural story-telling ability this book is a sure winner and must-reading for hunters and collectors alike. NOTE: On March 1 2002 Mac passed away. He led an adventurous 88 year life. Dangerous Game is the first of Mac's three blockbuster books on his worldwide hunting career. Trophy Room Books hardcover
20021417Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 2002. First Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. New/New. Large 8 1/2 x 11 inch format. 250 pp 112 b/w photographic illustrations. Nothing compares to hunting truly free range mountain game in their rugged natural environment. The Grand Slam of North American wild sheep the super slam of the world's wild sheep markhor in Pakistan ibex on several continents plus mountain game in Europe South America and Africa. They're all here. This boo is filled with the kind of stories from which classic emerge. Mac's quest for these animals lasted an amazing 50 years! His stories take the reader to some of the most remote parts of the planet. No matter how much technology changes most things one thing is certain: the mountain game hunter must climb high trek on foot and deserve that highly rewarded feeling when that head of heads finally comes to rest beside his tired feet. A must for all sheep hunters and those interested in good adventure. Limited to 1000 copies numbered SIGNED by the author. NOTE: On March 1 2002 Mac passed away after 88 hunting years. Mountain Game is the second in his trilogy. Trophy Room Books hardcover
1987694Camden SC: Briar Patch Press 1987. Reprint. Hardcover. As New. Trade Ed. New intro by Frank Bradlow. 346 pp ill.All edges gilt. Someone once said on finishing this book "Never have the furred creatures been displayed in such lithe beauty." Insightful look at big game hunting at the turn of the last century. The Briar Patch reprint is beautifully done. Briar Patch Press hardcover
19386734NY: Derrydale Press 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. VG. NY DERRYDALE PRESS orig ed ltd to only 950 copies. 248 pp. Ill. Grizzly elk cougar deer. Popular well photographed Derrydale. Cougar silvertip grizzly elk. whitetail deer & more. Most of the book including leather labels is nice but the top and bottom of spine cloth about 1/8 inch at each end has worn away. Former owner's engraved bookplate inside front cover. Priced accordingly. Derrydale Press hardcover
20022253Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 2002. First Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 284 pp. 226 photographic ill. 8 1/2x11 inch format. Among the cast of characters that played a part in the growth of big game hunting in Central and East Africa Robert Montvoisin must be one of the stars. His involvement over an amazing sixty years forty of them as a professional hunter in eight countries Central African Republic Chad Congo Cameroon Zambia Tanzania Kenya and Morocco rivals the career of any African PH. His hunting dates back to the time of legendary Micheletti and Bates and continued past the closing of Kenya when he went to Tanzania and Zambia. Montvoisin hunted in Kenya with the noted Laddy Wincza in Zambia with the popular David Ommanney and in Tanzania in the noted Selous Reserve. Elephant lion leopard buffalo bongo and Lord Derby eland - from the forest galleries to savannas lakes and deserts - he's seen them all and taken a host of top trophies for a worldwide clientele. His career as a PH is recognized as one of the most successful in modern times. There are 30 mesmerizing chapters. Trophy Room Books hardcover
20035726Ascot UK: MPM Publishing 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. As New. Taxidermist to the World. 2203 United Kingdom 164 pp profuse b/w ill. Large format. The man and his life taxidermy business whole mount mammals Ward a publisher and much more. Interesting biography of the man who started one of the longest running big game record books. As new. MPM Publishing hardcover
198426705Norwich UK: Historical Publishing Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1984. Limited 1st edition. Hardcover. 0950884200 . #475 of 750; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 479 pages . Historical Publishing Company hardcover
1987960Camden SC: Briar Patch Press 1987. Reprint. Hardcover. VG to near Fine. Trade Ed. 447 pp ill. Neumann's book is the classic on elephant hunting in Africa. It's been recognized for over one hundred years as a must have-must read book. This Briar Patch reprint is handsome indeed. VG to near fine first several pages of text block lightly bumped. Briar Patch Press hardcover
198826787White Plains New York U. S. A.: Kraus International Publications. Fine with no dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 0-527-67128-2 . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 1038 pages . Kraus International Publications hardcover
196722332Highland Park NJ: The Gun Room Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1967. Reprint. Hardcover. DJ is rubbed with a closed tear at the top of the spine. ; 9"; 404 pages . The Gun Room Press hardcover
1997344Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 1997. First - Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. New/New. 394 pp Over 175 ill. Uganda Kenya Tanzania Botswana Zimbabwe. John is one of the few professional hunters to boast a 50-year career in Africa. Contains a wealth of information and hunting stories. All John's stories educate delight and entertain as well as excite. Every PH must have a love of adventure and lots of courage. John has these attributes in depth and his work is a modern classic that stands out from others of its genre. He obtained excellent trophies his knowledge was expansive. He guided people like Warren Page Bert Klineburger Elmer Keith Guy Coheleach Bob Petersen Peter Capstick etc. The book is worth its price! Trophy Room Books hardcover
19256309Nyeri Kenya: Outspan Hotel 1925. First Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Johnson Martin photographs. Privately printed. No date circa 1920s. 32 pp ill. With photographs courtesy of MARTIN JOHNSON. Printed soft covers. Brochure to promote East Africa big game hunting and travel. Lots of interesting information on shooting safaris and ads in rear. The prices shown will make you long for the good old days. Unusual & scarce item. Really nice condition near fine. Outspan Hotel unknown
192326885Washington D. C.: National Rifle Association. Very Good. 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. A hard magazine to find. Very nicely bound. Most of the issues have the original covers bound in. Published twice a month so there are 24 issues in the book of about 30 pages apiece it varies. Wonderful articles by all the writers of the golden age of shooting. Not to mention the for sale ads in the back of each issue. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall . National Rifle Association hardcover
