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1992réf. 7360Johannesburg South Africa: SJS&A 1992. First. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 274 pp ill. The ramblings of an incredibly popular accomplished and entertaining African hunter are here recounted with humor and vigor. "Uncle Steve" as the author was known to most hunters had a charm that infused everything he did. His unfortunate premature death made this book even more collectible. Great reading. Fine in fine jacket. Long inscription to prior owner. SJS&A hardcover
1994réf. 7355Agoura 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
1933réf. 7368Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin 1933. First. Hardcover. VG. 260 pages. Classic elephant hunting title. One of the cornerstone works of any collection. Blunt was an elephant control officer in Tanganyika and spent his lifetime hunting.The book also has a chapter by Blunt on other noted elephant hunters. The first Amer ed. VG to almost near fine in orig. tan cloth with elephant head printed on front cover. The only blemish to an otherwise fine copy are several very small spots on spine. The American edition is much less common than the UK version. Houghton Mifflin hardcover
1985réf. 7369London: The Holland Press 1985. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 260 pp ill. The Holland Press Lon. Reprint of a classic title. Very popular book on elephant hunting written by an true expert. The title ranks on a par with all the great elephant hunting titles. Great reading. Near fine in near fine dj. The Holland Press hardcover
1947réf. 7367Huntington 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
1971réf. 7370London: Neville Spearman 1971. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 260 pp ill. Neville Spearman Lon. Reprint of a classic title. Very popular book on elephant hunting written by an true expert. The title ranks on a par with all the great elephant hunting titles. Great reading. Near fine copy in Vg jacket. Neville Spearman hardcover
1959réf. 7363London: Nicholas Kay 1959. First. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 128 pp ill. African when it was a frontier and really exciting for big game hunters when you could see one thousand elephants in the Semliki Valey lions roaming around the streets of Nairobi and lots of leopards etc. No wonder we all long for East Africa's g olden days. Jordan was a man who lived by his gun and survived by his courage. VG in near fine jacket. Nicholas Kay hardcover
1965réf. 7385NY: McGraw Hill 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. VG/Fine. Stated first edition. Very popular novel by the noted author. Near fine in Vg dj. Scarce in such nice condition. McGraw Hill hardcover
1962réf. 7388NY: McGraw Hill 1962. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 555 pp. A Novel of Africa Today. "Uhuru" - freedom- is the one word most used and abused in Africa today and it is upon the many highly contradictory individual interpretations of "Uhuru" that Robert Ruark has based this superb novel. A Vg copy in like dj. Age toning to contents with former owner's name on front paste down. McGraw Hill hardcover
2002réf. 7389Long Beach CA: Safari Press 2002. First Ltd to 1250 copies. Hardcover. Fine/Orig Closing box near fine. 357 pp ill. Bushbuck. Great & lesser kudu Nyala Sitatunga Common & Lord Derby eland mountain nyala and bongo. The elusive spiral horns are some of Africa's most prized big game hunting trophies. Boddington describes his hunts over many years for all of them. Limited ed only 1250 signed and numbered copies. Bound in blue gilt cloth beveled edges and housed in a completely folding red cloth clamshell box. Fine in like box. Sought after Boddington title. Lovely publisher presentation of book and box. Safari Press hardcover
1999réf. 7373Agoura 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
1965réf. 7379New York: Simon and Schuster 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A history of the rise of the Zulu nation under Shaka and its fall in the Zulu War of 1879. Sixty years of drama and excitement. Fine in fine dust jacket. Former owner's bookplate on front paste down. Simon and Schuster hardcover
1910réf. 7005London: Seeley & Co 1910. First. Hardcover. VG. 348 pp ill folding map in rear. One other text map last page. Journey through the unexplored regions of Abyssinia now Ethiopia by Lake Rudolph to the Kingdom of Menelik. Classic travel exploration and hunting title by the noted big game hunter/author. VG condition in contemporary half-leather binding All edges gilt. Former owner's bookplate on front paste down. Contents very clean. Seeley & Co hardcover
1923réf. 7003London: Constable 1923. First. Hardcover. Very Good. 253 pp ill folding map. Stigand was a hunter tracker and explorer of extraordinary ability. He was also Governor of the Mongalla Province in which the Lado Enclave was located. One of the better books on this area. Very scarce in first edition. Vg copy in contemporary half-leather binding. All edge gilt. Content very clean. Former owner's bookplate on front paste down. Constable hardcover
1906réf. 7006London: Harper and Brothers 1906. First. Hardcover. VG. 246 pp. ill. Tiger hunting in India then hunting other game in the hill and jungle country of the Asian subcontinent. Then to Africa for lions LIONS and more lions in Somaliland then known to offer some of the best lion hunting in Africa as well as other game roan rhino in Eastern Africa. Scarce title. VG in original blind stamped cloth. Very minor foxing first few pages otherwise contents very clean. Cover dull looking see website image. Harper and Brothers 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
1990réf. 7062Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books & Rowland Ward Ltd 1990. Reprint Limited to 750 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 195 pp. ill. The great hunter's final book drawing on the best and most memorable experiences in his hunting and adventurous career in Africa. Fine in like dj save former owner's name on limitation page. Trophy Room Books & Rowland Ward Ltd hardcover
1984réf. 7065Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1984. Trade Edition. Hardcover. VG/Very Good Plus. Williams Dick. 269 pp ill. Foreword by Jack Atcheson. Authorized for the Great Bear Foundation. A popular bear hunting book. Vg in like slipcase. Very popular bear hunting title.This is the trade edition not the limited. Amwell Press hardcover
1984réf. 7066Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1984. Trade Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Confessions of a Gun Editor. 247 pp ill. Trade edition of the popular book printed after Jack was departed. Super reading on all sorts of sporting related subjects. Fine in fine original slipcase. Remember this is the TRADE edition not the signed limited. Amwell Press hardcover
1989réf. 7075Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1989. First Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Orig Slipcase Fine. 224 pp ill. A professional hunter - and a popular one at that - talks about his remarkable hunting life on two continents: Africa and North America. Fine in like orig. slipcase. A pristine copy looks like it has never been read. Amwell Press hardcover
2004réf. 7085Atascadero CA: Mission Trail 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. New/As New. Broom G. & Boddington C. A LIFE ON SAFARI 2004 CA Stated first edition. Privately printed for the authors. 234 pp ill. Broom has hunted from the top to the bottom of the African continent and is one of the most admired African Safari operators. His Matetsi safaris operates in Tanzania Botswana Zambia and they operate also in South Africa Zimbabwe and Namibia. He has truly lived his life on safari. Boddington needs no introduction he has hunted just about everywhere in Africam often more than once and has been numerous times with Matetsi. He even refers to Geoff as his old friend and mentor. Fine in like dj. Inscrbied by Geoff to former owner. Mission Trail hardcover
1988réf. 7081NJ: Amwell Press 1988. Ltd Ed 1000 copies. Hardcover. Fine/Orig Slipcase Fine. 225 pp. ill. Deer elk antelope in N. America kudu eland gemsbok in Africa. Ltd to 1000 signed numbered slipcased copies from the Natl Sporting Fraternity. Fine in like slipcase. Amwell Press hardcover
1913réf. 7092New York: Hurst & Blackett 1913. First American. Hardcover. VG. And other recollections during 13 years wanderings. With an intro by Theodore Roosevelt. 379 pp ill. One of the great elephant hunting classics by the prolific and widely collected and respected author of big game hunting classics. Vg in original cloth binding. The spine has faded slightly otherwise this would be a near fine copy. Classic collectible and great reading book. Very small former owner's bookplate but contents are fine. Hurst & Blackett hardcover
1983réf. 7098Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1983. First Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good Plus. Darro Peter. Foreword by Elgin Gates. 264 pp. ill. Tiger in India the African big five Bear in N America and a chapter on rifles for big game. The 4th in the Natl Sporting Fraternity African hunting heritage series. One of 1000 signed numbered slipcased copies. Fine in Vg slipcase. Warmly inscribed by Batten to Gene Hill. Amwell Press hardcover
1981réf. 7093Clinton 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
