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1910rif. 6695London: William Heinemann 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Good-very Good. First ed. 276 pp. Ill. Foreword by FC SELOUS and some ill. By E. Caldwell. Hunting moose caribou and elk around the world. Good to vg only in orig. gilt cloth BUT from the library of author/hunter Prentiss Gray editor of the first B&C record book in 1932. On the front free endpaper is written: For Prentiss Gray and inside front board is Prentiss Gray personal bookplate. Tremendous association even if condition is about average. William Heinemann hardcover
1982rif. 6703Malawi: Society of Malawi 1982. Ltd Ed Reprint 750 copies. Hardcover. Near Fine/VG with minor rust colored spots. Being a sportsman's narrative of the search for Livingstone in present day Malawi. 1984 Malawi Ltd ed reprint only 750 numbered copies printed for a small distribution of the very rare 1868 orig. ed. 324 pp. Much on elephant hunting. Livingstone encountered a large number of elephants on his travels. Near fine in vg dj. Society of Malawi hardcover
2005rif. 1-075730334XHCI 2005. Hardcover. New. illustrated edition. 274 pages. 10.00x8.25x1.50 inches. HCI hardcover
1973rif. 6712New York: Holt Rhinehart & Winston 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 222 pp. Ill. From the African veldt to New Zealand's southern alps to Alaska's glacier country a world known writer and veteran sportsman recounts the joys of a lifetime of global hunting. If there was anyone that Jack O'Connor really envied it was Warren Page. Rightfully so. This 24 year editor of Field & Stream really knew what he was doing in the field. A really good reading work in really great condition. Holt, Rhinehart & Winston hardcover
rif. ria9780854902675_inpHardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This volume presents some of the challenges that exist in achieving sufficient access to justice for vulnerable people primarily in criminal and family proceedings and provides international comparisons of best practice. hardcover
1975rif. 6732Sussex England: Rowland Ward 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Ward Rowland Best Anthony Editor and Compiler Rowland Ward's Records of Big Game XVIth Edition Africa. 1975 South Africa one of six editions published by Ward when it was headquartered in South Africa. 537 pp ill zebra endpapers fraction conversion table in rear. FINE. Rowland Ward hardcover
rif. 6733London England: John Horn Ltd. First Edition. Soft cover. VG. Johnson Martin & Osa SIMBA The Pictorial Record of a Notable Four-Year Expedition into British East Africa under the auspices of the American Museum of Natural History. Nd circa 1930s. 14 pp ill large format soft covers promotional brochure for forthcoming movie to be shown in the UK. Scarce - unusual item for the Johnson collector. Mainly live animals but trophy buffalo and trophy rhino are pictured. John Horn Ltd unknown
1981rif. 6729Sussex England: Rowland Ward 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Ward Rowland Best Anthony Editor and Compiler Rowland Ward's Records of Big Game XVIIIth Edition Africa. 1981 South Africa one of six editions published by Ward when it was headquartered in South Africa. 560 pp ill zebra endpapers fraction conversion table in rear. This copy FINE in DUST JACKET. Rowland Ward hardcover
1938rif. 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
1912rif. 6728St Joseph MO: Privately printed 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. VG. Privately printed 1912 MO. 173 pp ill. colored folding map in front. From east to southern Africa. Mainly a travel narrative but with a short rhinoceros hunt at the end. VG to VG in orig. green gilt cloth. Former owner has written price of 25 inside front cover. Privately printed hardcover
1954rif. 6558NY: Doubleday 1954. First. Hardcover. VG/VG to vg. True stories of African adventure. 254 pp ill photo end papers. The author a noted hunter who wrote countless articles under various pen names here presents great big game hunting stories in one of this three popular titles. VG in vg to vg dj. Doubleday hardcover
2011rif. 6580London: The Folio Society 2011. Folio Society. Hardcover. Fine/Original Slipcase Near fine. London 1991 The white man's conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912. Deluxe 2 volume set from the Folio Society 2011 Total 950 pages profuse ill. 12 maps. A splendid edition beautifully presented in photo elephant tusks being sold at market covered boards and slipcased. This set is AS NEW! in near fine slipcase. The deluxe set is becoming very scarce. The Folio Society hardcover
1925rif. 6574Boston: 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
1982rif. 6603London/Agoura CA: Rowland Ward/Trophy Room Books 1982. Limited Ed Reprint: 75 Copies. Hardcover. VG. 455 pp ill pull out folding map in rear pocket. ONLY 575 copies deluxe ed signed by both publishers in England & California. An account of 3 years' ivory hunting under Mount Kenia and among the Ndorobo savages of the Lorogi Mountains including a trip to the north end of Lake Rudolph. One of the elephant hunting classics - perhaps the classic on the subject. VG. NO slipcase. Rowland Ward/Trophy Room Books hardcover
1991rif. 6596New York: Random House 1991. First American. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 738 pp ill. 1st Amer ed. White man's conquest of the dark continent from 1876 to 1912. Near fine in like dj. Random House hardcover
1956rif. 6638New York: Rinehart & Company 1956. First. Hardcover. VG to near Fine/VG to vg. True tales of hunting and adventure. 250 pp ill. Life and adventures of John Alfred Jordan at one time the world's most notorious ivory poacher and later one of Africa's finest professional hunters. Former owner's faint blindstamp. VG to near fine in vg tp vg dj. Rinehart & Company hardcover
1925rif. 6632London: William Heinemann 1925. 1925 Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/VG with minor rust colored spots. with a monograph on the African elephant. 1925 London 206 pp. Ill. Four part fold out panoramic frontis of a herd of elephants advancing through the Lorian Swamp. Folio sized. Elephant stalking elephant hunting and elephant photography. The splendid large format elephant folio edition limited to only 550 copies. A must for any great collection. Endpapers lightly foxed but otherwise amazingly near fine in original gilt and blindstamped cloth. AND with most of the original just jacket. RARE in dust jacket. Very large very heavy. Extra postage. Signature of noted naturalist and animal trainer Hubert G Wells on front free endpaper. William Heinemann hardcover
1927rif. 6654New York: GP Putnam's Sons 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. VG. 413 pp ill. Photo end papers. Intro by Roy Chapman Andrews. Morden and Andrews hunter for over a year throghout Central Asia. Once he saw over 100 Ovis poli in one group. Much on sheep argali and ovis ammon and ibex. A great story of adventure and endurance especially after he was captured by the Mongolia and tortured. Deservedly one Asian sheep hunting book worth having in first edition in nice Former owner blank bookplate. VG condition. GP Putnam's Sons hardcover
1988rif. 6351Camden SC: Briar Patch Press 1988. Reprint. Hardcover. As New. Briar Trade. 356 pp ill incl some by E Caldwell. New intro by Jim Casada. Foreword by T Roosevelt. Especially good on lion hunting. Roosevelt was so impressed with this work that it was one of the few he reviewed during his Presidency. Trade ed in as new condition. Briar Patch Press hardcover
1989rif. 6358Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1989. Hardcover. Fine/Orig Slipcase Fine. A collection of hunting and fishing tales. Special intro by Robert Elman and Foreword by Gene Hill. 352 pp ill drawings. Upland game. waterfowl bird dogs fishing and a little hunting. Fine in like slipcase. Amwell Press hardcover
1984rif. 6357Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1984. First - Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Orig Slipcase Fair. 404 pp ill. The best from the many years of big game hunting and writing by the noted hunter and rifle shot. Intro by the late Col Townsend Whelen. Special photo section from the Colonel's private collection. One of their big game heritage books. Fine in slipcase with a tape repaired tear on bottom front. Priced as if it had no slipcase. Amwell Press hardcover
1993rif. 6359New Jersey: Amwell Press 1993. First Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Near Fine/Orig Slipcase VG. Coheleach Guy. 636 pp. ill. by Guy Coheleach. Anthology of the best written stories about hunting in Kenya East Africa from the past century through to this one. Near fine minor spotting - a manufacturing flaw present in almost every copy due to cloth adhering to slipcase covering in like slipcase. Amwell Press hardcover
1990rif. 6356Los Angeles CA: Peterson Publications for the National Sporting Fraternity 1990. Limited 1000 signed numbered slipcased copies. Hardcover. Fine/Orig Slipcase Fine. Strasser H. Essays and Stories on the Out-of-Doors. Limited ed of 1000 copies signed by Gene Hill and Jim Rikhoff. Gene Hill felt that every sportsman needed a sacred spot. Perhaps you will find one reading this book. Lots about hunting dogs and deer. Typical Gene Hill style. This limited ed is scarce. Fine in like orig. slipcase. Peterson Publications for the National Sporting Fraternity hardcover
1989rif. 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
1973rif. 6372Bulawayo: Books of Rhodesia 1973. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 461 pp ill. Gold out map. Gilt pictorial cover and spine. Mohr was the first German to visit Victoria Falls. His work is a classic. He was a friend of Baines and influenced Baines' travel plans. Fine in near fine dj. Books of Rhodesia hardcover