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1802d4114aLondon: Bunny & Gold. G: in Good condition without dust jacket as issued. Cover and spine worn. Outer joints cracked. Fore and lower edge pages untrimmed and darkened. Inscription on ffep and signature of previous owner on title pages. Plates bright and contents tight. 1802. First Edition. Brown hardback half-leather cover with marbled boards. 310mm x 230mm 12" x 9". v 387pp; iv 524pp plates. 64 b/w plates. Published 1801-2. Volume I covers British Dogs Fox Game Laws Coursing Marten and Otter. Volume II is devoted to angling with an account of Rivers in England Scotland and Ireland. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . Bunny & Gold hardcover
1965q0900London: W H Allen. VG: in very good condition with chipped dust jacket. Light marking to rear of jacket. 1965. First Edition. Black hardback cloth cover. 220mm x 160mm 9" x 6". 205pp plates. B/w photographic plates. The acclaimed hunting memoir of George Rushby a former elephant poacher turned Game Warden in Tanganyika Tanzania. The book details the life of an ivory hunter the natural history of elephants and includes stories of managing man-eating lions and leopards. It captures the end of the era of professional ivory hunting. . W H Allen hardcover
191018688London: Horace Cox. Very Good. 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 188 pages . Horace Cox hardcover
1953286NY: Scribner's 1953. First. Hardcover. Near Fine. Intorudctory of H Anthony. 40 large plates and accompanying text on opposite page of the world's hoofed mammals shown in shadow form. This art form represented a first in picturing natural history specimens. Little wear at spine tips and slightest of wear at corners otherwise a much nicer than most copy of this exceptionally large format work. Scribner's hardcover
188914290London: Longmans Green & Company. Good. 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. Stain to the bottom outer corner first third of the book. Bottom of the front cover appears to have been repaired. Bound in the original cloth the covers are gray-green which does not appear to be original. The map is present but has been reinforced with tape on the folds. The book feels very tight. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 312 pages . Longmans, Green & Company hardcover
19815874Clinton N.J.: Amwell Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 1981. Limited/Numbered Edition. Hard Cover. #476 of an edition of 1000. Signed by the author and artist on the limitation page. In a very good slip case.; 6 1/2x9 1/2"; Signed by Author . Amwell Press hardcover
19105668NY: Century Co. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1910. First Edition. Hard Cover. Slight soiling & wear to the cover and slight wrinkling on the spine. ; 6x9"; Signed by Author . Century Co. hardcover
19836677Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1983. First Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 9th title in the noted African hunting heritage series. 294 pp ill. w photos from the author's great collection. Autobiography of one of Africa's more colorful professional hunters. Fine in very near fine original slipcase. Amwell Press hardcover
19853275Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1985. First Edition Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Orig Slipcase Fine. 234 pp ill.A white hunter's life from 1947 to 1967 - the golden years. This is the second popular title authored by the popular PH. Fine in like slipcase. Amwell Press hardcover
19943306Huntington Beach: Safari Press 1994. First - Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Orig Slipcase Fine. 276 pp ill. Barrington was the professional who took among other notables John Batten. He also married Batten's daughter. Much on hunting big trophies and the big five throughout eastern Africa. Fine in fine orig slipcase. Safari Press hardcover
201328601Instantpublisher.com. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 2013. First Edition; Fourth Printing. Hardcover. 1591967236 . Signed by Best on the title page. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 276 pages; Signed by Author . Instantpublisher.com hardcover
19396499NY: Charles Scribner's Sons 1939. First of this 1939 edition. Hardcover. VG/VG with minor rust colored spots. 533 pp ill. Second record book of the Boone & Crockett Club. Published with the cooperation of the National Collection of Heads and Horns. 533 pp ill. VG to near fine in like dj. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
18643514London: L Booth 1864. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. or Reminiscences of Sporting Expeditions in Many Lands 336 pp ill. The majority of these stories originally appeared in a periodical printed from private circulation among regiment members. Mostly tiger and boar hunting with some fishing a day on the bontebok flats. and in the Anatolia mountains. It seems that only a small number of copies were printed for the 10th regiment. Good only in orig cloth wear at corners and with some loss at top and bottom of spine but all titles and printing present and legible. Better than a reading copy. Nice candidate to rebind. L Booth hardcover
19956484Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 1995. First Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 389 pp over 50 pp appendix and an amazing 375 photos! Stories of the great legends who penetrated the early East African big game hunting regions and created and expanded the hunting industry. Fabulous reading. Signed by author and also inscribed by him on front free end paper to another big game hunter. Bumped upper right corner otherwise near fine in like dj. Trophy Room Books hardcover
186726883London: Smith Elder & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1867. Second Edition. Hardcover. The book appears "fine" but you have to look close to see it has been professionally repaired. The original spine is laid down over the repair and the endpapers are new. Very well done. As a result not only is it as tight and nice as new but you can actually read it without worrying about damaging the book. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 185 pages . Smith, Elder & Company hardcover
19983041Long Beach CA: Safari Press 1998. First Limited Ed: 1000 Copies. Hardcover. As New/Orig slipcase as New. 409 pp profuse color & b/w ill. Terry Irwin was a hunter of African dangerous game mainly elephants and a noted Professional or White Hunter in the Golden Era of hunting. Here he recalls some of his most memorable trips. The book is aptly subtitled A Narrative of a Professional Hunter's Experiences in Africa. Limited edition now sold out of 1000 signed and numbered and slipcased copies. A thick large format book very heavy printed entirely on heavy coated stock. The pictures are wonderful and so is the text. One of the better books from Safari Press. As new in as new original slipcase. Heavy. Safari Press hardcover
19893618Camden SC: Briar Patch Press 1989. deluxe ltd ed 500 copies. Hardcover. Fine/Orig Slipcase Fine. C. Whymper. A hunter-naturalist's wanderings from Kahlamba to the Limbombo. New foreword by J Casada. 567 pp ill all edges gilt. One of the classic big game hunting titles especially as regards leopard hunting.Kirby was one of the first hunters to record different methods of hunting leopards depending on the locaility and terrain in which they were found and he also recorded several new haunts in which to hunt leopard. And the book is just as good on other dangerous game animals. A true classic. Scarce title in the Briar Patch African collection. This is the deluxe ld ed of 500 copies. Bound in full genuine leather slipcased. Briar Patch Press hardcover
19901387Camden SC: Briar Patch Press 1990. Dlx Ltd Ed Rept: 500 Copies. Full Leather. Fine/Orig Slipcase Fine. Deluxe Ed. Narrative of a nine months' journey from the plains of Hawash to the Snows of Simien with a description of the game from elephant to ibex and notes on the manners and customs of the natives. New foreword by J Casada.521 pp ill all edges gilt. Part of the Briar Patch African Collection. This is the deluxe edition of only 500 numbered and slipcased copies. Orig full leather bound book and slipcase both fine. Briar Patch Press unknown
19817093Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1981. First Limited to 1000 2 vol Sets. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Plus. Kuhn Bob. 2 vol: 438 & 470 pp. cheetah leopard lion cougar jaguar tiger. 900 pages of writings culled from the best ever on the subjects. A fine anthology. This signed limited ed set was so popular that a condensed one vol ed was later issued. As issued the case for this book was too small and most copies have some damage to case. This copy has almost no damage to case but it requires care and patience to take books out of case. Slight spotting on book covers. Contents are fine. See images on website. Amwell Press hardcover
19845746Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1984. First - Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Orig Slipcase Near Fine. Gordon Allen and Peter Skirka. 9th in the high country heritage series. 2 vol: 478 & 460 pp. Excerpts from the best writings of mountain game hunters. One of the finest anthologies on this aspect of mountain big game hunting. Fine set in vg orig. slipcase. All edges gilt. Hours and hours of great reading on these 900 plus pages. Fine in near fine slipcase. Amwell Press hardcover
7354Mexico: Privately printed. First - Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. VG/Fine. nd ca 1960. 322 pp. Limted to 1000 copies. Profuse ill in b/w & color. Jaguar puma and desert sheep in Mexico and then several long and eminently successful trips to Africa. VG in fine dust jacket. Very good reading. Privately printed hardcover
19956859Huntington Beach: Safari Press 1995. First Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Joseph Vance. 479 pp ill. Eleventh title in the Classics in African Hunting Series and one of only eight in the Sanchez Arino edited country series. Limited to 1000 signed numbered slipcased copies. Includes contributions from a who's who of big game hunters in Ethiopia. From former noted hunters to the current day. Large thick very heavy blockbuster book. Contains author biographies and a bibliography as well. Book & slipcase fine. Safari Press hardcover
19816748Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1981. First Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine. Kuhn Bob. 252 pp ill. Fifth in the collectible African hunting heritage series. For elephant hunters and collectors of elephant hunting books this is a MUST. Also contains a brief but excellent bibliography of other titles worth collecting. As new in like orig. slipcase and inscribed to a well known sport hunter. A fine copy BUT no slipcase. A superb copy. Priced aaaordingly. Amwell Press hardcover
19966882Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 1996. First Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 301 pp almost 200 ill. Ltd 1000 copies signed by author. Tony is one of the "hard safari men" whose lives are full of changes and charges. He lived his hunting life to the fullest; no two weeks were ever the same when on the hunting trail with him as a PH. One of the most popular titles printed by Trophy Room Books and now constantly in demand. Fine in like dj signed by the author. Great reading. Inscription on front end sheet. Trophy Room Books hardcover
19303448London: Gale & Polden 1930. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. A humorous look at life and hog hunting in India. Delightful sketches by Snaffles. Extra large format book. Humorous text and or captions to many of the drawings. A lovely fine copy in orig. cloth with drawing inset on front cover AND in orig. dust jacket which is in vg condition small pieces missing from top bottom of spine. But there is no jacket text on spine. Front cover with title author and drawing is all present. Gale & Polden hardcover