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185927138London: George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1859 1870. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in three quarter leather with a new spine original label is laid on . The first entry is dated 1588. By the middle 1800's there were so many patents is was found necessary to issue the information by subject this one pertaining to firearms and related. This copy was originally at the U. S. Patent Office. ; Ex-Library; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 32358815 pages . George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode hardcover
19806952Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1980. First Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. VG/Slipcase VG. Allen G Adamson H. 2 volumes totaling 596 pp. Profuse ill. 1000 signed by Batten numbered and slipcased sets. Also signed by Publisher and artist. Allen and Jim Rikhoff publisher. Sheep hunting around the world by a man who was one of the first to popularize both US and international sheep hunting. A much in demand set. Vg in Vg slipcase. Amwell Press hardcover
19864673Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1986. First Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Near Fine/Orig Slipcase VG. Darro Peter. Two volumes totaling 903 pp ill. Batten's fourth book. Profuse ill. Excellent bibliography in rear. Excerpts from some of the best and most popular hunting titles. An Asian hunting heritage book. This seems to be one of the more difficult of the Amwell Press titles to locate. Near fine in vg slipcase with slight rubbing on very bottom. Amwell Press hardcover
20176824Huntington Beach CA: Safari Press 2017. First Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. As New/Orig Slipcases as new. 2017 and 2018 CA Both of Safari Press' limited editions of 1000 numbered slipcased copies. Hundreds of pages of reading enjoyment of never before published stories from a major Bell archive. Both limited editions are great to read. Books as new in like slipcases. Botn numbers match plus very low number. Two heavy book postage will apply. Safari Press hardcover
20042895Long Beach CA: Safari Press 2004. First Deluxe Limited to 500 Copies. Hardcover. As New/Orig slipcase as New. 606 pp profuse ill in b/w & color. The updated expanded and monumental reissue of Mellon's African Hunter. This is the limited ed of only 500 copies which sold out upon publications. In like new condition with orig like new slipcase. VERY heavy volume. Safari Press hardcover
19875982Huntington Beach CA: Safari Press 1987. ltd ed 500 copies. Hardcover. Fine/VG. Ten Years of African Hunting. 1987 CA 274 pp Ill. Foreword by John Batten. Ltd ed ONLY 500 signed numbered copies. The first Africa Hunting blockbuster hit by Boddington. One of Boddington's most sought after books. Fine in vg a few closed tears and one chip dj. Safari Press hardcover
19477367Huntington WV: Standard Publications 1947. First. Hardcover. Near Fine. 342 pp ill. Hunting the African Cape buffalo with a man who spent more years hunting this animal than any other individual. This is the BIBLE of buffalo hunting. Always sought after in this first ed. state. A near fine copy of the scarce & deservedly sought after first edition. Standard Publications hardcover
196828515New York: Richard Chasse. 1968. Leaflet. Mimeographed letter very good in which Robert Chasse announces that the Council for the Liberation of Daily Life is in the process of becoming the US section of the Situationist International.This copy has a hand correctioin of Chasse's last name in blue ink so it is probably in Chasse's hand. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 1 pp . (Richard Chasse) unknown
19256574Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1925. First. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 280 pp ill. Kenya for lion and Angola for giant sable antelope. Curtis was one of the first sportsmen to actively hunt the Giant sable in Angola. VG in orig printed cloth. Scarce item and one of the few books about hunting giant sable in Angola. Houghton Mifflin hardcover
200028499Carlisle PA: Paul J. Davies. Fine with no dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 368 pages . Paul J. Davies hardcover
19952923Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 1995. First Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/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. Nearly as new in like jacket. Fabulous reading. Signed by author and also inscribed by him on front free end paper to another big game hunter. Trophy Room Books hardcover
20023589Huntington Beach CA: Safari Press 2002. Ltd Ed 1000 copies. Hardcover. Fine/Orig Slipcase Fine. 285 pp ill. Large format. Elephant and other hunting adventures in Botswana Zimbabwe and Angola. Ltd ed of 1000 signed numbered slipcased copies. The well known Peter Flack said that this was one of the best books he had ever read perhaps the best. This is more than a big game hunting biography more than an elephant hunting book. It is about a man with a passion for big game hunting. An immediate sellout. As new in like orig. slipcase. Safari Press hardcover
20086019Zimbabwe: Mag Set Publications 2008. First Ltd to 3000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine. Hunting the cattle-killing leopard of the Matobo Hills. 569 pp profuse color ill. This book was published by African hunter magazine. They know their stuff as does this professional hunting author. Wayne Grant has won many hunting awards including Professional Hunter of the Year. He has plenty of dangerous game experience and it you're seeking a great and current book about leopard hunting INTO THE THORNS is the one. It is as well written as it is produced. We enjoyed reading it and are proud to recommend it. Wayne is still very active in the professional safari business. It's a thick heavy book you won't put down until you're done. This is the first copy we've had for resale since it went out of print nearly two years ago. Fine condition. Mag Set Publications hardcover
201628509Blatterdach. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 2016. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 3946429041 . Text is in German! ! ! Still THE book on the 44. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 586 pages . Blatterdach hardcover
20155761NY NY: Scribner a division of Simon and Shuster 2015. Reprint. Half-Leather. Fine/Fine. Contains 7 of the 9 volumes in this "elephant" reprint set so-named because when all of the books are in order the spines look like an elephant. Issued at $400.00 as a gift-type set in 2015 the sets sold quickly and they seem to be very scarce. They were even a Town & Country Magazine gift selection pick. Many of the books have new information and prefatory material. This set with 7 of the 9 titles is fine in like dust jackets and will provide hours of reading. Scribner a division of Simon and Shuster unknown
1981238889Madrid: Giner 1981. Facsimile of 1934 first edition one of 2000 copies. Pictorial title and frontispiece portrait of the duke with 101 plates heliotypes color facsimiles and photogravures. xxiv 548 pp. 1 vols. Folio. Full red calf gilt spine titled in gilt. Slight uniform toning of spine else fine. Facsimile of 1934 first edition one of 2000 copies. Pictorial title and frontispiece portrait of the duke with 101 plates heliotypes color facsimiles and photogravures. xxiv 548 pp. 1 vols. Folio. Colossal and richly illustrated history of the hunt in Spain from medieval times to the modern era. Giner unknown books
199836552004: Sycamore Island Books 1998. First Trade. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Trade Ed. 477 pp. 96 pp of stunning color photos. Controversial courageous clever colorful: Kingsley-Heath has trekked through the plains and bushes of Botswana Kenya Tanzania Uganda Somaliland Eritrea and Mozambique. Maps. Read about his walking right into a pride of 17 lions and having to kill ten battling Jack O'Connor's courageous buffalo. And a whole lot more of riveting reading. Near fine in like jacket. Sycamore Island Books hardcover
19656082London: Heinemann 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Author's 4th novel and first that Heinemann printed. Book is in near fine condition price clipped dj spine slightly faded but overall in better than vg condition. No writing. Text block square and tight. Heinemann hardcover
1968141London: Holland Press 1968. Second. Hardcover. VG. Two enormous volumes each over 1000 pages. The most comprehensive listing of published material relating to South Africa. The best thing about this however is the extensiive annotations so you can see all the bibliographic details as well as get an in depth book review. VG. This is a VERY HEAVY set. Holland Press hardcover
18973442London: Henry Sotheran 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. VG. Doug Allan. 224 pp 185 text and full page ill. mainly by the author and Landseer Steel Roe. Extinct British deer red deer fallow deer and roe deer. Images description of horns and stalking stories. Millais tried to make this one of the most informative and beautiful books on the subject. 15 1/2 inches tall by 12 inches wide. Printed in nice glossy heavy stock. Recased retaining Original buckram front and back covers new cloth spine. Marbled end papers. Wear at corners. Extra large and heavy; substantial extra postage will be requested. Henry Sotheran hardcover
19896893Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1989. First Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Original Slipcase Fine. 235 pp ill. with photos from the author's extensive personal collection. Negley was one of the great bow and arrow international big game hunters. This signed and numbered limited edition is the ONLY one of his great book It is one of the harder to obtain in the Amwell Press African Hunting Heritage Series. Great reading for both archers and/or rifle hunters. Fine in like original slipcase. Amwell Press hardcover
20013240Hunting Beach CA: Safari Press 2001. First Limited Ed: 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Orig Slipase New. Big game hunting in East Africa. 324 pp ill large format. Original folding map which is missing in a lot of copies is present. Nicholson succeeded Ionides in this position with the Kenya Game Dept. Much hunting in the days when you actually could hunt for great game trophies. A deservedly popular book. Fine in fine orig slipcase. Inclde map which was missing in most copies. Safari Press hardcover
198512745Clinton N. J.: The Amwell Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 1985. 1st Thus. Two volume set in a slipcase. Signed by Margaret Kummerfeldt Percival's daughter & Rikhoff. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 305 & 373 pages . The Amwell Press unknown
19891170Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1989. First - Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Orig Slipcase Fine. Coheleach Guy. 557 pp ill. This is the 26th title in the African hunting heritage series and the third title in the big five series. Arguably one of the best anthologies compiled on hunting lions the King of Beasts throughout Africa. Selections from the best books written combined with new special articles comissioned from noted hunters for this book. Fine in orig fine slipcase. Amwell Press hardcover
19056933New York: Scribners 1905. First. Hardcover. VG. Gold stamped cougar head on front cover. 369 pp. Ill. Hunting cougar with hounds colorado bear and mountain sheep whitetail deer elk and a section on big game hunting books. Former owner's name on front free end sheet.Vg copy of this first edition. Scribners hardcover