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1980rif. 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
1873rif. 7697London: Hurst & Blackett 1873. First. Hardcover. Fine. 386 pp ill. Author's scarcest most sought after title and a sought after elephant hunting title as well. Includes stories from other explorer/hunters such as William Cotton Oswell and also stories on other game animals like lion and rhinoceros. Ranks with all the great hunting classics. Finely bound in dark green leather over marbled boards raised spine bands gilt rules in bands gilt stamped marbled endpapers and all edges gilt. A super collectible copy of a rare and most important work. Hurst & Blackett hardcover
2011rif. 7698Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 2011. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Whether you're interested in old classics or modern ones whether you want to read about Tanganyika or Tanzania Rhodesia or Zimbabwe Northern Rhodesia or Zambia there are literally hundreds of books described to whet your big game hunting reading appetite. This updated vastly expanded version of Ken's first book-nearly DOUBLE the number of entries-includes books by hunters pioneers explorers & settlers. From the first stalwart individuals who ventured to Africa to more recent groups of intrepid sportsmen who trod game paths across the dark continent virtually all who told of their efforts in book form prior to 2000 are represented here. Essential for collectors dealers and armchair safari enthusiasts. Trophy Room Books hardcover
1968rif. 7316UK: Privately Printed 1968. Hardcover. Fine. no date 1968.118 pp. Ill. Not a hunting book but an interesting account by a world travelling British couple on their trip through Kenya and Uganda in 1968. Among the places they visited were Hunter's Lodge and Treetops. Privately Printed hardcover
2025rif. SKU1743614Princeton University Press 2025-02-18. hardcover. New. 9x1x11. New Book Ships with Tracking Princeton University Press hardcover
1969rif. 7317New York: Exposition Press 1969. First. Hardcover. VG/Very Good. 376 pp ill. in color & b/w. Adventures on three continents. A book that has and will often be read and reread. Former owner's bookplate otherwise near fine in Vg dj. Exposition Press hardcover
1948rif. 7341Privately printed 1948. Soft cover. Very Good. 76 typed pages with original photographs pasted in. The diary of two hunters in Alaska after a brown bear for the Field Museum. Privately printed unknown
1912rif. 7350Johannesburg South Africa: South African Railways 1912. Hardcover. VG. An Official Handbook including the Places of Main Interest in Rhodesia. 1912 Johannesburg. 110 pp. Profusely illustrated with all the interesting places to visit as well as a large section on hunting in Rhodesia. Includes a map showing the rail routes in Southern Africa. Bound in stiff pictorial boards and in surprisingly nice shape save some rubbing to covers. Bookplate on front pastedown. South African Railways hardcover
1981rif. 7352Corpus Christi TX: Texas Hunting Services 1981. First. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 256 pp ill. Pictures and over one hundred stories of the largest whitetails ever taken in North America. Typical and non-typical deer. Also maps pinpoint hunting hotspots. Incl 33 states 6 Canadian provinces and 3 states in Mexico. Fine in fine dust jacket. Texas Hunting Services hardcover
1996rif. 7359Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 1996. First Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 344 pp. Over 50 ill.18 maps. Ltd 1000 coopies signed by author. Everyone going to Africa to hunt seeks something special. Those going after spiral horned antelope seek something even more. Terry Wieland as both writer and hunter has done a tremendous amount of research on these extra special hunters who pursue these extra special animals. If you're not "mad keen" about hunting these animals before you read his book you will be afterwards. One reviewer in Dallas called this "a dream of a book." .using the winning formula of personal experience travelogue historical vignette and outstanding research to capture the passion for pursuit ot these game animals. He brings to the fore a group of characters from Burton and Roosevelt to Ruark and Hemingway to craft a ripping good story. Many consider Terry's book as THE work on these game animals. A fine copy in like jacket with an extra author inscription on half title page. Trophy Room Books hardcover
1986rif. 7358Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books/ Rowland Ward 1986. ltd ed 500 copies. Orig Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 200 pp ill. Adventures of a professional hunter in pursuit of Africa's most dangerous big game. Ltd ed reprint 500 copies signed by the publisher.The book is fine but dust jacket is slightly faded on spine. Trophy Room Books/ Rowland Ward unknown
1992rif. 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
1933rif. 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
1985rif. 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
1947rif. 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
1971rif. 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
1959rif. 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
1965rif. 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
1962rif. 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
2002rif. 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
1999rif. 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
1965rif. 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
1940rif. 7433Privately Printed 1940. 1st Edition. Soft cover. VG. 14 pp. A typed journal of two Minnesota docto'rs trip to Alberta to hunt bear and other game Enjoyable fun reading. A unique item. Privately Printed unknown
1911rif. 7455NY: Charles Scribner's Sons 1911. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Rungius Carl. A Hunter's exploration for wild sheep in sub-Arctic mountains. 1911 NY 354 pp ill incl some by Rungius 3 maps 1 fold out map. One of the great sheep hunting narratives. Sheldon was joined by Carl Rungius and F. C. Selous for his trip. Tremendous sheep hunting plus adventures with bear and other animals. This VG copy in bluish-green printed cloth showing slight wear at head of spine and corners. This copy warmly inscribed to Mrs. Dean Sage who's husband was a well know sporting author. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
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