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19237003London: Constable 1923. First. Hardcover. Very Good. 253 pp ill folding map. Stigand was a hunter tracker and explorer of extraordinary ability. He was also Governor of the Mongalla Province in which the Lado Enclave was located. One of the better books on this area. Very scarce in first edition. Vg copy in contemporary half-leather binding. All edge gilt. Content very clean. Former owner's bookplate on front paste down. Constable hardcover
19107005London: Seeley & Co 1910. First. Hardcover. VG. 348 pp ill folding map in rear. One other text map last page. Journey through the unexplored regions of Abyssinia now Ethiopia by Lake Rudolph to the Kingdom of Menelik. Classic travel exploration and hunting title by the noted big game hunter/author. VG condition in contemporary half-leather binding All edges gilt. Former owner's bookplate on front paste down. Contents very clean. Seeley & Co hardcover
19136334London: Edward Arnold 1913. First. Hardcover. VG to near Fine. 332 pp ill. Gilt pictorial cover: Markhor. Hunting sheep markhor and bear. A superior work on Central Asian mountain game. Respected by every serious hunter naturalist reader and book collector. VG to near fine in orig. gilt cloth with gilt markhor head on cover. Beautiful to look at great to read. Should be in every serious Asian sheep hunter's collection. Edward Arnold hardcover
19255915London: H F & G Witherby 1925. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. A record of travel and sport in Abyssinia now Ethiopia. 244 pp ill. Just about the only good book we have found on hunting the Walia ibex and with some hunting also for the elusive Mountain nyala. This is Maydon's rarest book. Good reading - an African mountain game hunting book. The tiniest bit of foxing on edge of text block otherwise a l lovely near fine copy finely bound in half leather over marbled boards raised spine bands gilt rules in bands. Scarce in such nice condition. H F & G Witherby hardcover
19305445NY: Scribner's 1930. First. Hardcover. Near Fine. 412 pp ill large folding map. Explorations of a hunter-naturalist in Northern Alaska. A North American and sheep hunting classic. First edition. Near fine copy in original green cloth with large gilt moose head on front cover. Scribner's hardcover
199126628Oceanside CA: Armory Publications. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1991-1992. 1st Thus. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Armory Publications hardcover
19283890London: East Africa 1928. First. Hardcover. VG to vg. 318 pp ill.With a foreword by Lord Cranworth. One of the African pioneer adventurers who was most admired by Theodore Roosevelt. Boyes was also King of the WaKikuyu tribe. Boyes had more thrilling adventures in real life than most men have in fiction. Tremendous accounts of big game hunting especially elephant hunting by a man who should know. A super reading book. Nice vg spine lettering readable but little dull to vg copy. East Africa hardcover
19157271Boston Ma: Chapple Publishing Company 1915. First. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 410 pp profuse ill. Hunting throughout East Africa and into northwester Rhodesia now Zambia. Two very long and very fruitful safaris after dangerous game much on elephants as well a the glamor game of East Africa and what is now Zambia. Truly the hunting spirit races through these pages and will inspire even the laziest armchair adventurer. Nice near fine copy in original green cloth. Would be fine except for almost imperciptible blind stamp on title page. Chapple Publishing Company hardcover
19096154London: Rowland Ward 1909. First. Hardcover. VG. 252 pp ill 73 full page plates pull out folding map in rear pocket 56 text illustrations. Zebra end papers. Being records of further sport and travel in Kamchatka for sheep and bear and elsewhere. He got great bears and a splendid Kamchatkan bighorn. Orig printed cloth zebra patterned end papers. VG condition. Rowland Ward hardcover
19366023London: Blackie & Son 1936. First. Original Cloth. Near Fine to Fine. 196 pp Ill. Hunting lion and elephant in the remote Zambezi regions. Hunting elephant and leopard along with buffalo and lion in the African wilds. Along the Zambezi and Chewore Rivers where the game is so plentiful that they still hunt today. He spent a lot of time hunting leopard and elephant with a chapter devoted to each of: elephant rhino buffalo hippo crocodile and a variety of antelopes. There additional notes on selecting rifles. Vividly written portrait of the African wilds and dangerous big game. Very scarce. Not very well known work with lots of big game hunting content. Exceptionally scarce. Near fine to fine. Cloth and text blockare are really clean. Blackie & Son unknown
19923266Huntington Beach: Safari Press 1992. First Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Orig Slipcase Fine. Alan James Robinson. 387 pp ill in color & b/w. Bibliography and author biographies. Eight books in the classics in African hunting series and second in the African country hunting series. Anthology of the best writings on hunting in Zimbabwe from both old and current writers many of whom are also professional hunters. Reading about well known and lesser known but equally accomplished hunters in Zimbabwe: Tabler Finaughty Thomas Selous Tapp Brown Millais Burnham Lott Daly Burger Combe Marsh Lang Taylor Capstick Duckworth Brandt Marsden Prizio and Boddington. Bibliography and index as well. A must for anyone planning to hunt in Zimbabwe as well as for book collectors. Zimbabwe is still one of Africa's most popular hunting destinations. A most desirable book and almost immediate sellout. This is a fine copy in fine slipcase. Large thick very heavy book. Safari Press hardcover
1902306789<p>First edition so stated. Thick octavo. Frontispiece and eight illustrations by L.A. Fuertes A.B. Frost J.O. Nugent and C.L. Bull. Index. Full gilt stamped contemporary dark green morocco by Stikeman t.e.g. others uncut the spine with gilt stamped horse head fish and sporting dog devicesminor rubbing else fine. Heraldic bookplate of M.C.D. Borden on the front pastedown. 429 pages. Includes chapters on the turkey family partridges grouses plover and "Quail and Grouse on the Pacific Coast". Number 20 of 100 copies on large paper. The American Sportsman Library. Printed by the Norwood Press Norwood Massachusetts.</p> The Macmillan Company hardcover
19917280Huntington Beach: Safari Press 1991. First - Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Orig Slipcase Fine. Alan James Robinson. 366 pp ill. bibliography and author biographies. Popular recent anthology containing the best old and recent writings on hunting big game in Tanzania one of the most popular hunting destinations in Africa. Seventh book in Safari Press classics in African hunting series and first in the country series -Perhaps one of the two most popular in the country series. This in fine condition - both book and slipcase. Long sold out and in demand. Large thick extra heavy book extra postage. Safari Press hardcover
19043721London: Rowland Ward 1904. First. Hardcover. VG. 259 pp ill fold out map zebra end papers. Wild sheep in the Altai Mountains of Mongolia and in Siberia. Excellent appendix on outfitting for wild sheep hunting in Mongolia. A book with much information that still rings true. A very scarce and desirable title in first ed. VG copy mild corner and spine tips wear almost imperceptible soiling at top front board. Rowland Ward hardcover
191011426NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. Fine with no dust jacket. 1910. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Slightest rubbing at the edges. Bound in the original three-quarter leather. As nice a copy as you could wish for. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall . Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
19117455NY: Charles Scribner's Sons 1911. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Rungius Carl. A Hunter's exploration for wild sheep in sub-Arctic mountains. 1911 NY 354 pp ill incl some by Rungius 3 maps 1 fold out map. One of the great sheep hunting narratives. Sheldon was joined by Carl Rungius and F. C. Selous for his trip. Tremendous sheep hunting plus adventures with bear and other animals. This VG copy in bluish-green printed cloth showing slight wear at head of spine and corners. This copy warmly inscribed to Mrs. Dean Sage who's husband was a well know sporting author. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
19063852NY/London: Putnam's/Everett 1906. First American. Hardcover. VG to near Fine. 2 volumes: 292 & 292 pp. One of the more detailed biographies. Penzer pp 213-332. Penzer spends more time on this on this title than any other but considering the amount of criticism it is likely because he was jealous. A lovely set in original cloth. Putnam's/Everett hardcover
1908L1598London: The Biographical Press. VG: in very good condition. Covers scuffed and marked. Edge-wear. Slight fading to spines. Some hinge cracking. Sporadic light foxing. 1908. First Edition. Red hardback half-leather covers. 380mm x 280mm 15" x 11". xviii 592pp; xv 606pp; xvi 664pp; xvi 625pp plates. 244 sepia plates. Volume I - The South-West of England; Volume II - The South-East East and Eastern Midlands of England; Volume III - The North-East and Western Midlands of England; and Wales; Volume IV - England North Scotland and Ireland. Published 1908-1911. Very heavy set significant extra shipping needed for overseas. . The Biographical Press hardcover
19396278New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/VG. 1939 RECORD BOOK 533 pp ill. Second record book of the Boone & Crockett Club. Published with the cooperation of the National Collection of Heads and Horns. VG to near fine in like dj. A Super association copy: Copy given by Grancel Fitz man who coined the phrase Grand Slam of Rams to his grandson with a great moving SIXTY WORD inscription. Inscription dated Christmas 1944. Fitz signatures are uncommon but with the lengthy inscription this copy is indeed special. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1936HUNTING028669Hutchinson London. 1936. Second impression. Adapted from the Russian by Serge Ivanoff and Gertrude Mack. Octavo. 285 pages. 16 pages of adverts at rear. 17 plates. Original ochre cloth lettered in white.Sporadic spotting throughout. Very good indeed bright copy in very good dustwrapper nicked creased and rubbed at the edges. Rare. Hutchinson, London. hardcover
195128941Bureau of Ordnance. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1951-1987. Presentation; Later Printing. Hardcover. Set #572 marked "presentation". Volume 1 is marked the same but not signed as the rest are as it has no presentation page. Also volume 5 is published by Edwards Brothers in Ann Arbor MI. evidently professionaly duplicated by Chinn from an earlier copy. Price is for the set of 5 volumes. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Signed by Author . Bureau of Ordnance hardcover
190420069NY: Mail and Express Job Print. Good. 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. In the original green cloth signed by Bradley facing the title page. All the usual xlib marks. Inner hinges repaired. As-is. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 52 pages . Mail and Express Job Print hardcover
199428497Newport Beach CA: Graphic Publishers. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1882824105 . Bound in red leather with gilt title. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 304 pages . Graphic Publishers hardcover
19245473London: HF&G Witherby 1924. First. Hardcover. VG to near Fine. 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 we met the author's son who told us that only about 500 copies of this book were printed by the publisher - which is probably why it is so scarce. A beautiful vg to near fine copy with very slight foxing much less than usually found. HF&G Witherby hardcover
19337368Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin 1933. First. Hardcover. VG. 260 pages. Classic elephant hunting title. One of the cornerstone works of any collection. Blunt was an elephant control officer in Tanganyika and spent his lifetime hunting.The book also has a chapter by Blunt on other noted elephant hunters. The first Amer ed. VG to almost near fine in orig. tan cloth with elephant head printed on front cover. The only blemish to an otherwise fine copy are several very small spots on spine. The American edition is much less common than the UK version. Houghton Mifflin hardcover
