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20015626Long Beach CA: Safari Press 2001. First Ltd to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Orig Slipcase Fine. Southern Africa's most infamous elephant poacher. 388 pp ill. Shadrek's elephant poaching exploits in Zimbabwe's Gonarezhou area are legendary. A popular book. This is the first signed numbered limited ed. As new in like orig. slipcase. Safari Press hardcover
189821829Chicago: The Henry O. Shepard Company. Near Fine. 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Slightly rubbed at the corners. Inscribed by Tillinghast dated December 1898 on the back of the fep. Unfortunately someone taped newspaper cuttings on the fep; the adhesive transfered through the paper onto the signature. Hasn't damaged it except for the brown stain. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 116 pages; Signed by Author . The Henry O. Shepard Company hardcover
19105642New York & London: D Appleton 1910. First. Hardcover. VG. 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 and Uganda. The book deals with the big five plus other game and comments on things the author learned from his professional hunters. A worthwhile book. vg in orig. red gilt cloth spine faded. Copies come in both green and red cloth though green is more common. D Appleton hardcover
19036495London England: Rowland Ward 1903. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. with distribution characteristics dimensions weights and horn and tusk measurements of the different species. 1903 London 4th ed. 495 pp ill. Zebra patterned end papers. One of the early scarcer Ward record book editions. This copy in near fine condition unusual for these heavy books but with former owner's name written neatly in ink in several places. Rowland Ward hardcover
194621760Harrisburg PA: Military Service Publishing Company. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1946. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. DJ's have some rubbing at the edges. Owner's inscription on the fep's. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 339282 pages . Military Service Publishing Company hardcover
19225969London: Andrew Melrose 1922. First. Hardcover. VG to vg. 252 pp ill. Hunting for lions along the Okavango River on what can only be called a super sporting excursion. Also incl. some of the author's military adventures during the war. Scarce book in vg to vg condition in red cloth variant binding. Excellent reading. Andrew Melrose hardcover
190821039New Haven: Winchester Repeating Arms Co. Good with no dust jacket. 1908. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Nibbled around the edges which extends to page 56 at the lower right corner. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 180 pages . Winchester Repeating Arms Co. paperback
192512289New Haven: Winchester Repeating Arms Co. Fine with no dust jacket. 1925. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Minimal handling wear. Slight browning of the pages. Sticker from a Seattle sporting goods store on the front. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 88 pages . Winchester Repeating Arms Co. paperback
1903121116-MN26New York N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company 1903. Hardcover rebacked - original boards with new spine and endpapers 1903 with 36 Hand colored Plates by Henry Alken Ex-library stamps and numbers . Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Cover. Illus. by Henry Alken. D. Appleton & Company Hardcover
1928j3771baLondon: Eyre & Spottiswoode Ltd. G: in good condition with rubbed anf chipped dust jacket. Repaired tear to jacket. Foxed eps and prelims. 1928. First Edition. Green hardback cloth cover. 360mm x 260mm 14" x 10". 188pp. 16 laid on colour plates with tissue guards and text illustrations. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . Eyre & Spottiswoode Ltd hardcover
1910L1598aLondon: The Biographical Press. VG : in very good condition. Some scattered browning. Aeg. 1910. First Edition. Red half-leather cover. 380mm x 280mm 15" x 11". 664pp. engravings and half-tone illustrations: b/w photographs; full page photographic plates. Heavy book extra shipping needed for overseas. . The Biographical Press hardcover
464127 to 30 November 1842. Berkeley was an author and sportsman 1800-1881. Six pages quarto. Good though grubby and on discoloured paper. Removed from a letter book and with the letters all in the same hand numbered 4 to 7. Concerns a dispute within the Lymington Hunt. LETTER 4: Gould to Berkeley 27 November 1842 Muddiford near Christchurch. 'On my return Home late yesterday Evening I found that Mr. O'Kelly had been waiting for some hours to consult with me relative to your letter to him of the 25th inst. . I understand from Mr O'Kelly that 25 Copies of the Papers alluded to were privately printed about 15 only of which were circulated for the use of our Committee & Members of the Hunt to save the Secretary time & trouble in going into an explanation with the several parties interested in the settlement of thte question. I have Mr. O'Kelly's assurance that in adopting this course he never meant any personal offence to Coll. Keppel .'. Only one of Keppel's letters has been printed containing 'Lord Fitzhardinge's decision on the point which had so long been in dispute .'. LETTER 5: Berkeley to Gould 28 November 1842 Charborough Park. Gould is 'not in possession of all the facts of the case'. O'Kelly 'infringed the rule by circulating Copies among those in no way connected with the Lymington Hunt as in the instance of Mr. Morant and Mr. Powell of the Grenadier Guards. . though Coll. Keppel was himself the largest contributor to our Lymington Harriers he was kept profoundly ignorant of the whole transaction of printing' . to use Coll. Keppel's words to Mr O'Kelly in his note to him of the 22d I care not what mere publicity has been given to that part of the transaction but it is the printing and publishing of a private correspondence coupled with objectionable remarks for which I still demand redress.' LETTER 6: Gould to Berkeley 29 November 1842 Muddiford near Christchurch. '. I am decidedly of your opinion that the Copies ought to be withdrawn from those persons . not being connected with the Lymington Hunt .'. LETTER 7: Berkeley to Gould 30 November 1842 Charborough Park. He is 'perfectly satisfied with the Conclusion at which matters have arrived'. 'From the notoriety which the affair has obtained it will now be my duty to give the Correspondene which has passed through my hands to the public journals.' 27 to 30 November 1842. unknown
1911c1766London: John Long Ltd. G - : in Good minus condition without dust jacket. Cover marked and edgeworn with chip at head of spine. Front inner hinge cracked. Foxing within including to map. Occasional ink annotation. Tape repair to map. 1911. First Edition. Red hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 150mm 9" x 6". xii 256pp. B/W frontis portrait photographic plates one missing and fold out map. . John Long Ltd hardcover
191017179London: Hodder and Stoughton 1910. Book. Illus. by Armour Geo. Denholm. Good. Hardback. Signed by Illustrators. Limited. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. This edition is limited to three hundred and fifty copies signed by the artist and numbered of which this is No. 169. Complete with 25 colour illustrations. Original binding. Hodder and Stoughton Hardcover
190731247Longmans Green & Co. 1907. Sm. folio First Edition with frontispiece in photogravure original tissue guard present 5 fine plates in photogravure all original tissue guards present 6 plates in colour all original tissue guards present numerous plates from photographs and illustrations a number full-page in the text free endpapers very lightly browned; original red cloth upper board blocked and lettered in gilt gilt back gilt top uncut backstrip lightly sunned else a very good bright crisp copy. Anker 341. Longmans Green & Co., hardcover
196816985NY: Robert Halmi. Very Good. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Light wear to the corners. Signed on the fep by Medal-of-Honor recipient Joe Foss. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 95 pages; Signed by Author . Robert Halmi hardcover
199678544Lynn MS: Derrydale Press. As New. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Leather Bound. Signed by author on half title page: "Enjoy and Good Hunting! Jim Roy 11-2-96". ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 191 pages; Signed by Author . Derrydale Press hardcover
1977FA-15Williamsburg Virginia: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 1977. Classic reference text contains superb examples of decorated firearms from the Clay B. Bedford collection primarily European in origin many are of royal or noble provenance spanning more than three centuries. Each of the ninety-four entries includes a detailed description of the piece a discussion of the firearm maker and an analysis of the arm that considers the influences in its decoration design and construction. 242 pgs. Illustrated with over 100 full color and 160 black & white photographs. Small rubbed area on front endpaper; dustjacket minor rubbing to edhes and a tiny closed edge tear on to rear top edge; in mylar. Minimal shelfwear. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Oblong. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Hardcover
2018BN269408Lyx 2018. 2018. Softcover. KEEP <br/><br/>KEEP Helena Hunting Lyx paperback
19947355Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 1994. First Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 262 pp. ill. Ltd 1000 copies signed by author. Super story of this professional hunter who was considered one of the "fastest shots alive" with a double rifle. He was a buffalo hunter of renown and tackled in his time most of the other dangerous game in Africa. This first limited edition sold out in record time and rarely comes up for sale. A great picture of hunting in the safari capital of the world: Kenya. Inscribed by author. Fine in fine dj. Trophy Room Books hardcover
20055727Long Beach CA: Safari Press 2005. Limited Ed 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Orig Slipcase Fine. Hunting in Zambia and Sudan 260 pp ill end paper maps. Limited to 1000 signed numbered slipcased copies. Large format. The professional hunters and safari operator recounts hunting with client sin these two countries. Hunting for all the game of these countries. Some great photos of 100 pound elephant and great bongo.Fine in fine slipcase. Safari Press hardcover
19881374Camden SC: Briar Patch Press 1988. Dlx Ltd Ed Rept: of 500 Copies. Full Leather. Fine/Orig Slipcase Fine. Edmund Caldwell. Big game hunting in British East Africa. 336 pp ill. All edges gilt. Hunting throughout East Africa in all the places where game was plentiful and big trophies were found. A classic. One of the hardest titles to locate in this Briar Patch African collection. Full leather. All edges gilt. Only 500 copies. Book and slipcase are both fine. Briar Patch Press unknown
19997373Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 1999. First Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The remarkable big game hunting stories of one of Kenya's most remarkable pioneers. 329 pages. 130 ill. Charles Cottar a fighter to his fingertips is the kind they don't make any more. He came to Kenya when no fences and no rules were the rule bringing a "can do" spirit with him. He was a superb shot with anything that fired a bullet. He lost the use of one eye and one leg but did more hunting with the remaining ones than most men do with two. He was rugged purposeful and his lifelong big game hunting is revealed in these richly detailed and fascinating stories. This hunting book will create an atmosphere like you've never before experienced. One reviewer said "it comes like a fresh breeze.not for the fainthearted .all the 130 illustrations are of remarkable quality." and finally a noted reviewer said "this is one of the most fascinating books ever published." It tells much of what was once on this dark continent. Fine in like dj. Trophy Room Books hardcover
19946849Camden SC: John Culler & Sons 1994. Reprint Limited to 500 Copies. Leather. Fine/VG with minor rust colored spots. 295 pp 113 illustrations 5 photogravures 2 pull out rear pocket maps. All edges gilt. The last of three books authored by the noted Central Asian sheep hunter. Deals with bears and Snow Sheep on the Russian Kamchatkan Peninsula. Now that Ovis Nivicola is open to sport hunters this book is even more in demand. As new in Vg slipcase with minor rust colored spots. See image on website. John Culler & Sons unknown
19926682Camden SC: John Culler & Sons 1992. Reprint Limited to 500 Copies. Leather. Fine/Orig Slipcase Fine. 316 pp ill. all edges gilt. The wealthy Russian Prince who hunted extensively for Asian sheep and mountain game including mountain goats. Here he hunted in the Altai Mountains of Mongolia. The quality of the trophies they took is nothing short of amazing. Fine in like slipcase. John Culler & Sons unknown
