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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
1995762Camden SC: John Culler & Sons 1995. Reprint Limited to 500 Copies. Full Leather. As New/Original Slipcase as New. 224 pp ill all edges gilt. text map. Sport and travel in the Rhotang and Baralacha with some notes on the natural history of that area. Blue sheep and ibex from a little known region where they were available and good trophies as well. Only 500 copies printed. As new in like orig. slipcase. John Culler & Sons unknown
1909017265London: Macmillan & Co Ltd 1909. First edition. Illustrated octavo pp xvi 389 a little age-toned the occasional blemish endpapers rather foxed and browned blue cloth with gilt decoration a little rubbed and scuffed the lower corner of the upper cover worn through the spine head pulled and slightly torn the binding leaning a little. With the bookplate of Barklie McCalmont who served as an officer in the 6th Foot but retired as a Captain in 1888. He was a reserve officer up until 1899 when he was appointed Commanding officer of the 5th Militia Battalion. The battalion went out to South Africa with 740 men nearly half of whom had already served in the war and some had served 2 tours of duty. First Edition. Cloth. Good. Macmillan & Co Ltd Hardcover
2006522Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 2006. First Limited Ed: 1000 Copies. Suedelike Cloth. New. 335 pages 159 b/w photographic ill 9 colored maps. Index. In 1948 Jorge got married to Africa and never looked back/ His quest for big game made playgrounds of Africa's vast continent and for 25 years he travelled around as a hunter professional hunter ivory hunter amd explorer. He found two safari companies in Mozambique and Angola. He was a remarkable shot even under the toughest conditions. He hunted elephant lion rhinoceros leopard and buffalo as wellas bongo Lord Derby eland. For any adventurousa soul who wants to venture into the blank spaces on Africa's gameland map to be confronted with challenges from both nature and animals this is the book for you. Super reading. NEW. Trophy Room Books unknown
192125260Cincinnati: Stewart Kidd Company. Fine with no dust jacket. 1921. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Inscribed by McGuire on the fep. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 215 pages; Signed by Author . Stewart Kidd Company hardcover
192113048Cincinnati: Stewart Kidd Company. Very Good. 1921. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Inscribed by McGuire to his cousinm Tom in May of 1921. How do I know it is his cousin In the gutter of the very last page Tom noted when he finished the book and signed as McGuire's cousin. The book appears fine to very fine but the front inner hinge has been repaired & Tom's bookplate is inside the front cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 215 pages . Stewart Kidd Company hardcover
1990G1558961577I3N00Unitarian Universalist Association 1990. Unknown Binding. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Unitarian Universalist Association unknown
0483573167.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1330239881.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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
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
1989676Camden SC: Briar Patch Press 1989. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine. 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. Fine. Briar Patch Press hardcover
18917277London: Sampson Low Marston Searle and Rivington 1891. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Two very large 8vo volumes. 529 & 472 pp. Over 170 woodcut illustrations and maps. Large folding maps in both volumes. Both volumes in highly pictorial original red cloth deco and gilt stamped bindings. Covers Stanley's great journey through Africa: the quest rescue and retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria. Note in this set the big folding map is present and bound in vol 1 and vol 2. A vg copy. Stanley was a very popular author as noted by the fact that this set was printed the year after release and is a fifth edition. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington hardcover
18916199New York: Charles Scribner's 1891. Second Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 1891. Two volumes: 548 & 540 pp. Ill. Elaborate deco stamped covers both volumes. Classic work on Stanley's African explorations and his quest rescue and retreat of Emin governor of Equatoria. Lovely colletor condition set. Former owner name & year acquired written small and neat on front free endpapers. Crisp sharp looking copy in original gilt and stamped cloth. Charles Scribner's hardcover
20024406Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 2002. First Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. New. Hunting the Dangerous Game of Africa. 236 pp an amazing 268 photographic illustrations. Large 8 1/2 x 11 inch format. Foreword by Luis Pedro de sa e Mello and a story on Cape Buffalo hunting by Ross Seyfried. On one side is the big game hunter. On the other side is the wid game animal-blessed with sharp senses and protected by the habitat. You're inside the dense bush where visibility is limited and ability to maneuver is almost nil. The game that selects this cover is almost always the dangerous kind. So you want someone on your team with knowledge and a big rifle. Because here whoever comes off second best pays with their life. Hugo Seia is a reasoned highly regarded professional hunter. This his second book came as a result of great demand from those who read his first Mundjamba now almost sold out. He treats hunting the big five individually and provides a great chapter on rifle and ammunition selection. HIs stories prove the point- or illustration the exception that proves the rule. Ross says at the end of his buffalo hunt "I was glad we succeeded. My tracker was glad the buffalo had not." You'll be glad you read In Any Kind of Cover Hunting the Dangerous Game of Africa. LIMITED to 1000 copies. Numbered. Signed by the author. Fine but lacks jacket. Trophy Room Books hardcover
20021418Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 2002. First Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. New/New. Hunting the Dangerous Game of Africa. 236 pp an amazing 268 photographic illustrations. Large 8 1/2 x 11 inch format. Foreword by Luis Pedro de sa e Mello and a story on Cape Buffalo hunting by Ross Seyfried. On one side is the big game hunter. On the other side is the wild game animal-blessed with sharp senses and protected by the habitat. You're inside the dense bush where visibility is limited and ability to maneuver is almost nil. The game that selects this cover is almost always the dangerous kind. So you want someone on your team with knowledge and a big rifle. Because here whoever comes off second best pays with their life. Hugo Seia is a reasoned highly regarded professional hunter. This his second book came as a result of great demand from those who read his first Mundjamba. He treats hunting the big five individually and provides a great chapter on rifle and ammunition selection. HIs stories prove the point- or illustrate the exception that proves the rule. Ross says at the end of his buffalo hunt "I was glad we succeeded. My tracker was glad the buffalo had not." You'll be glad you read In Any Kind of Cover Hunting the Dangerous Game of Africa. Limited to 1000 copies. Numbered. Signed by the author. As new. Trophy Room Books hardcover
1994735Camden SC: John Culler & Sons 1994. Reprint Limited to 500 Copies. Full Leather. Fine/Original Slipcase as New. A record of sport and travel in the abode of snow. 340 pp ill. all edges gilt. Hunting high mountain game in Kashmir Ladakh and Tibet. Ibex Tibetan argali gazelle markhor and more. A cornerstone book in first edition in any Asian mountain hunting collection this fine reprint is a great book for the reader. Only 500 copies. As new in like slipcase. A great reprint of the 1896 orig. edition. John Culler & Sons unknown
19933620Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 1993. Ltd Ed Reprint 750 copies. Hardcover. As New/As New. Wanderings with a rifle through eastern Africa. 320 pp. ill. Puxley began his hunting career shortly after the turn of the last century and continued for 30 years. He was a contemporary of Neumann Bell Sutherland Lyell Kirby and Stigand. He hunted throughout Kenya Uganda Tanzania Nyasaland Mozambique Rhodesia and South Africa. Covers the big five plus some. For every boy who is half a man and every man who is still half a boy then this book will satisfy their longings for adventure at least from a reading standpoint.Ltd ed 750 copies as new. Trophy Room Books hardcover
19290006200London: H. F. & G Witherby 1929. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo 320 pages blue cloth engraved bookplate tender rear joint <br/><br/>"The terrain with which this book is concerned extends from the Sudan in the North to the Cape Colony in the South. It comprises the West Nile and Uganda Kenya Tanganyika . Nyasaland Mozambique the Rhodesias . Bechuanaland etc. - Foreword." Chapter II covers his service in the Boer War. He was a hunter especially of elephants. Photogravures. H. F. & G Witherby hardcover
19105773Indianapolis IN: Bobbs Merrill 1910. First. Hardcover. Good Only. Adventures in Big Game hunting country. 402 pp. ill. A long East African safari with the noted Chicago Tribune cartoonist. A great hunting book with descriptions evocative of the best hunting writing. Especially good on rhino as well as other dangerous game. Good only copy with spine and corner wear. BUT inscribed by the author to noted taxidermist and hunter James L Clark on the front free endpaper and then also signed by Clark on the next page. Bobbs Merrill hardcover
19106337Indianapolis IN: Bobbs Merrill 1910. First. Hardcover. VG. Adventures in Big Game hunting country. 402 pp. ill. A long East African safari with the noted Chicago Tribune cartoonist. A great hunting book with descriptions evocative of the best hunting writing. Especially good on rhino as well as other dangerous game. Front endpaper starting to separate but mostly firm and not split. Overall VG condition. Bobbs Merrill hardcover
2004001238Springfield IL: Illinois Conservation Foundation 2004. Hardcover. As New/no jacket. pp 133 many photos 28cm tall quarto. Green cloth with gilt title on front and spine. This title includes big buck stories and big buck recognition program records. Illinois Conservation Foundation hardcover
1989185991.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
192921141Middlefield CN: Lyman Gunsight Corporation. Good. 1929. First Edition. Softcover. In the original wraps. Wraps are soiled with rubbing at the spine ends and moisture staining/damage to the back cover and last few pages. Still the contents are otherwise very good and packed with information on current cartriges bullets equipment etc. As-is. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 160 pages . Lyman Gunsight Corporation paperback
193621142Middlefield CN: Lyman Gunsight Corporation. Good. 1936. First Edition. Softcover. Front cover is loose. Balance of the contents are very good to fine. As-is. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 160 pages . Lyman Gunsight Corporation paperback
