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1986réf. 6788Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1986. First - Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. As New/Orig Slipcase VG. 268 pp ill. bibliography. Lee's memorable hunt for Marco Polo and other sheep before the country actually opened to hunting. A great picture of the rewards and hardships of hunting sheep in China. Great photos and good captions and lively text. Fine in vg slightly bowed orig. slipcase. Amwell Press hardcover
2011réf. 28028Singhofen: Arbeitskreis Polizeiwaffen. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 2011. Hardcover. Text is in German. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 288 pages . Arbeitskreis Polizeiwaffen hardcover
2003réf. 3085Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 2003. First Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. New/New. Foreword by Pat Cottar. 232 pp almost 200 b/w ill. The McCallums have been a thread through the professional safari hunting in Africa for almost 75 years. Alec is a PH who has held licenses in Kenya Tanzania Central African Republic Sudan and Zambia. He talks about the safari men who constantly faced danger and loved it of being governed in the early days only by a love of personal freedom and playing by rules which were never written down. No one has told this story of changing Africa quite like Alec McCallum. The 200 photos take us on a panoramic journey through the African big game hunting community that fewer and fewer individuals are able to tell. Trophy Room Books hardcover
2002réf. 2254Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 2002. First - Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. As New/As New. 389 pages 143 black and white photographic ill. 8 1/2 x 11 inch format. Mac's final book before passing away. A nearly 400-page blockbuster. Covers the antelope of Africa and the spiral-horned antelope together with antlered game from all over the world. Although spiral horned antelope have long held a mystical attraction for the big game hunter there are relatively few on the subject. Hunting for other African antelope have been described but never before in a way that presents them in the same challenging environment as the spiral horned game. These stories are a testimony to Mac's story telling ability to his enthusiasm as a big game hunter and to his dedicated quest for all the African antelope. The following are some of the professionals who guided Mac on hunts described herein: Glen Cottar Tony Seth-Smith Karl Luthy Derek McLeod Durival Simoes Norman Deane Ian Henderson Peter Johnstone Gary Kelly Rohil Nana Gary Powell Chappie Scott Ron Sparrow Clauyde Vasselet Jose Ruis. As regards Antlered Game Mac took several hundred animals representing 37 races and 19 species. Deer are one of the smartest game animals and represent a tremendous quarry - especially when a trophy specimen is sought. And it's all here in one blockbuster volume. Trophy Room Books hardcover
2001réf. 327Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 2001. First - Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. New/New. almost 300 pages and 150 photos. Most people know of the remarkable career of CJ McElroy founder of Safari Club international. A veteran of 56 African safaris in 20 countries 41 safaris in Europe Asia and the South Pacific and 62 in N & S America Mac's trophy records are indeed impressive. He has received 35 major awards. Not bad for a man whose formal education ended at age 11 when he ran away from home. This book is about his hunts for DANGEROUS GAME the kind that can and will kill the hunter when given a chance. It includes the big five plus other cats bears crocodiles etc. Mac is man who knows when Lady Luck is with or against the hunter. He know how to win and how to lose. But above all Mac is a man who knows how to hunt dangerous game.and with his natural story-telling ability this book is a sure winner and must-reading for hunters and collectors alike. NOTE: On March 1 2002 Mac passed away. He led an adventurous 88 year life. Dangerous Game is the first of Mac's three blockbuster books on his worldwide hunting career. Trophy Room Books hardcover
2002réf. 1417Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 2002. First Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. New/New. Large 8 1/2 x 11 inch format. 250 pp 112 b/w photographic illustrations. Nothing compares to hunting truly free range mountain game in their rugged natural environment. The Grand Slam of North American wild sheep the super slam of the world's wild sheep markhor in Pakistan ibex on several continents plus mountain game in Europe South America and Africa. They're all here. This boo is filled with the kind of stories from which classic emerge. Mac's quest for these animals lasted an amazing 50 years! His stories take the reader to some of the most remote parts of the planet. No matter how much technology changes most things one thing is certain: the mountain game hunter must climb high trek on foot and deserve that highly rewarded feeling when that head of heads finally comes to rest beside his tired feet. A must for all sheep hunters and those interested in good adventure. Limited to 1000 copies numbered SIGNED by the author. NOTE: On March 1 2002 Mac passed away after 88 hunting years. Mountain Game is the second in his trilogy. Trophy Room Books hardcover
1938réf. 6734NY: Derrydale Press 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. VG. NY DERRYDALE PRESS orig ed ltd to only 950 copies. 248 pp. Ill. Grizzly elk cougar deer. Popular well photographed Derrydale. Cougar silvertip grizzly elk. whitetail deer & more. Most of the book including leather labels is nice but the top and bottom of spine cloth about 1/8 inch at each end has worn away. Former owner's engraved bookplate inside front cover. Priced accordingly. Derrydale Press hardcover
2002réf. 2253Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 2002. First Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 284 pp. 226 photographic ill. 8 1/2x11 inch format. Among the cast of characters that played a part in the growth of big game hunting in Central and East Africa Robert Montvoisin must be one of the stars. His involvement over an amazing sixty years forty of them as a professional hunter in eight countries Central African Republic Chad Congo Cameroon Zambia Tanzania Kenya and Morocco rivals the career of any African PH. His hunting dates back to the time of legendary Micheletti and Bates and continued past the closing of Kenya when he went to Tanzania and Zambia. Montvoisin hunted in Kenya with the noted Laddy Wincza in Zambia with the popular David Ommanney and in Tanzania in the noted Selous Reserve. Elephant lion leopard buffalo bongo and Lord Derby eland - from the forest galleries to savannas lakes and deserts - he's seen them all and taken a host of top trophies for a worldwide clientele. His career as a PH is recognized as one of the most successful in modern times. There are 30 mesmerizing chapters. Trophy Room Books hardcover
2003réf. 5726Ascot UK: MPM Publishing 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. As New. Taxidermist to the World. 2203 United Kingdom 164 pp profuse b/w ill. Large format. The man and his life taxidermy business whole mount mammals Ward a publisher and much more. Interesting biography of the man who started one of the longest running big game record books. As new. MPM Publishing hardcover
1984réf. 26705Norwich UK: Historical Publishing Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1984. Limited 1st edition. Hardcover. 0950884200 . #475 of 750; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 479 pages . Historical Publishing Company hardcover
1987réf. 960Camden SC: Briar Patch Press 1987. Reprint. Hardcover. VG to near Fine. Trade Ed. 447 pp ill. Neumann's book is the classic on elephant hunting in Africa. It's been recognized for over one hundred years as a must have-must read book. This Briar Patch reprint is handsome indeed. VG to near fine first several pages of text block lightly bumped. Briar Patch Press hardcover
1988réf. 26787White Plains New York U. S. A.: Kraus International Publications. Fine with no dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 0-527-67128-2 . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 1038 pages . Kraus International Publications hardcover
1967réf. 22332Highland Park NJ: The Gun Room Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1967. Reprint. Hardcover. DJ is rubbed with a closed tear at the top of the spine. ; 9"; 404 pages . The Gun Room Press hardcover
1997réf. 344Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 1997. First - Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. New/New. 394 pp Over 175 ill. Uganda Kenya Tanzania Botswana Zimbabwe. John is one of the few professional hunters to boast a 50-year career in Africa. Contains a wealth of information and hunting stories. All John's stories educate delight and entertain as well as excite. Every PH must have a love of adventure and lots of courage. John has these attributes in depth and his work is a modern classic that stands out from others of its genre. He obtained excellent trophies his knowledge was expansive. He guided people like Warren Page Bert Klineburger Elmer Keith Guy Coheleach Bob Petersen Peter Capstick etc. The book is worth its price! Trophy Room Books hardcover
1925réf. 6309Nyeri Kenya: Outspan Hotel 1925. First Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Johnson Martin photographs. Privately printed. No date circa 1920s. 32 pp ill. With photographs courtesy of MARTIN JOHNSON. Printed soft covers. Brochure to promote East Africa big game hunting and travel. Lots of interesting information on shooting safaris and ads in rear. The prices shown will make you long for the good old days. Unusual & scarce item. Really nice condition near fine. Outspan Hotel unknown
1989réf. 6369Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1989. Limited Edition 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Orig Slipcase Fine. 335 pp ill. in b/w & color with author's own specially commissioned art. Upland game birds waterfowl deer hunting trout & bass fishing Leapers salmon and a bear story. A popular Outdoor Writer Ovington was a prolific artist hunter and fisherman. Ltd ed of 1000 signed numbered slipcased copies. Fine in like slipcase. Amwell Press hardcover
1923réf. 26885Washington D. C.: National Rifle Association. Very Good. 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. A hard magazine to find. Very nicely bound. Most of the issues have the original covers bound in. Published twice a month so there are 24 issues in the book of about 30 pages apiece it varies. Wonderful articles by all the writers of the golden age of shooting. Not to mention the for sale ads in the back of each issue. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall . National Rifle Association hardcover
1985réf. 6932Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1985. Limited Ed - 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Orig Slipcase Fine. 158 pp. Signed limited ed of 1000 copies. Slipcased. Hunting in North America and Africa. One of the popular books from the National Sporting Fraternity Amwell Press. Bear sheep and lions with lessons to be learned from all the chapters. Fine in fine orig slipcase. Amwell Press hardcover
1984réf. 6894Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1984. First Edition Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Orig Slipcase Fine. 323 pp. Stories of Rikhoff's big game small game and upland game hunting around the world told as only this inimitable story teller can do. Amwell Press hardcover
2008réf. 3048Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 2008. First Combined Trade. Hardcover. New. Coheleach G. 614 pages profuse line drawings by Guy Coheleach. HUNTING THE AFRICAN BUFFALO AND LION combines the best of the two Amwell limited editions and adds NEW material by other recent well known professional hunters. All the authors whose stories are included are men who are legends in the big game hunting fraternity. "You don't get engaged to a Cape Buffalo you get married to him - for life his or yours. When being hunted the cape buffalo is dedicated to one thing living and to the principle that either you eliminate him or he will eliminate you. The lion a hunter itself does not respond well to threats. When it comes for you make up your mind to shoot or clear out for the lion covers 100 yards in half the time required for an Olympic sprinter. Through 42 exciting chapters you will go along old and new game trails with some very special authors. After all when you're dealing with men like Selous ROosevelt Maillais Foran Percival Kirby Stigand Patterson Madeira Seia Hallamore de Lima Monvoison and Coheleach - well you've got the deck stacked. Some animals might be considered more dangerous cunning graceful etc than the African lion or buffalo - but the stand out because they both are cunningly smart and formidable adversaries. Reading these stories will make your heart pound a bit too. For those who may never get the chance to hunt in Africa and for those who have these thrilling narratives will transport you to and through the great African big game hunting fields. A GREAT NEW BOOK. Amwell Press hardcover
1985réf. 4572New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1985. First edition. Hardcover. As New/as new. Joseph Fornelli. 8vo; xii 233 pages clothbacked boards. Very scarce autographed. Signed by Vance Bourjaily and Thomas McGuane. An anthology of previously unpublished fiction evoking the whole world of the hunting experience - upland bird shooting big game hunting in Africa Montana and Alaska pheasant hunting on the Midwestern prairies; hunting as a way of growing up and growing old; hunting for survival and hunting as a challenge. Illustrated by Joseph Fornelli. Proulx's story " An Unclouded Day" well precedes her Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award fiction. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
1985réf. 3252Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1985. First Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Orig Slipcase Fine. Victoria Blanchard. 172 pp ill. All the game of the southwestern US: bighorn and aoidad sheep coues' deer antelope cougar elk mule deer javelina and some game birds. Fine in like slipcase. Limited to 1000 signed numbered slipcased copies. Amwell Press hardcover
1980réf. 7693Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1980. First Edition Ltd 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine. Allen Gordon. 215 pp ill. Northwoods Tales of the Upper Great Lakes. Fine in like slipcase. Limited to 1000 signed numbered slipcased copies. Amwell Press hardcover
1984réf. 7068Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1984. First - Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. A treasury of 20 years of writing by the noted magazine contributor. 396 pp ill. John Jobson made Sports Afield a popular hunting magazine. This is the third volume in the Amwell Press big game hunting heritage series. Incl. N America & Africa hitting them at long and short range and lots of good stuff. A Vg copy minor wear to tips of cover in fine slipcase. Amwell Press hardcover
2002réf. 1418Agoura 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