11 608 résultats
1927réf. 6083London: Richard Cobsen-Sanderson 1927. First. Hardcover. Very Good. 262 pp. ill. Pull out rear pocket map. From northern to southern Tibet in search of blue sheep gazelle and antelope plus other sheep species. They went into ovis ammon country and hunted but never saw any large rams. After all their travel and hunting throughout Central Asia the men died while mountaineering in an avalanche in the Swiss Alps. A popular title. VG copy in orig. black gilt cloth. Richard Cobsen-Sanderson hardcover
1961réf. 6100London: Faber & Faber 1961. First. Hardcover. VG/VG with minor rust colored spots. 184 pp ill. Bushmen buffalo lion and elephant. Lots of adventure in this action-packed work. Other than John Burger Horned Death there is no one who hunted buffalo and wrote about it more than Smiles. vg in like dj. Faber & Faber hardcover
1930réf. 6116NY: Scribner's 1930. First. Hardcover. Fine. 412 pp ill large folding map. Explorations of a hunter-naturalist in Northern Alaska. A North American and sheep hunting classic. First edition. A fine copy in original green cloth with large gilt moose head on front cover. Scribner's hardcover
1990réf. 6120Norwalk CT: Easton Press 1990. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hemingway E. THE GREEN HILLS OF AFRICA The "classic" African big game hunting book by the best known big game hunting writer ever. You might read about big game hunting elsewhere but you will never read about it as you will in these pages. A highly sought after and collectible book. Easton Press Collectors' Edition reprint in full genuine leather all edges gilt. Near fine. Easton Press hardcover
1988réf. 6127Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1988. First - Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 315 pp ill. Gates was one of the most respected international hunters and a Weatherby Award winner as well. He pioneered in opening many new areas to hunting. This is his ONLY book on African big game hunting. It covers the big and dangerous game as well as the sought after spiral horns and more. Great reading. As new in slipcase that has a dent in one corner. Amwell Press hardcover
1973réf. 6140NY: Winchester Press 1973. First Ltd to 750 Sets. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Weiler M. Two volume limited edition numbered slipcased set. 208 and 208 pp. Ill. The best writings from these and other authors. Books and slipcase are both fine. In addition each volume is signed and presented by both authors with a special presentation plate inside both front covers. The sets are scarce likely because so many were specially presentation and do not return to the market. Winchester Press hardcover
1930réf. 6145London: John Lane 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. VG. 1930 London Stated first ed. 297 pp. Author traveled through the Himalayas to remote regions of this mountain range describing terrain and people. He enjoyed some sport hunted ibex and more important was one of the few men to ever successfully hunt a the rare snow leopard. VG. Former owner name tiny writing on front free endpaper. John Lane hardcover
2002réf. 6139Long 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. Nicely inscribed by Boddington as well. Safari Press hardcover
réf. B9783752399257Hardback. New. hardcover
réf. B9783639199536Paperback. New. paperback
1909réf. 6154London: Rowland Ward 1909. First. Hardcover. VG. 252 pp ill 73 full page plates pull out folding map in rear pocket 56 text illustrations. Zebra end papers. Being records of further sport and travel in Kamchatka for sheep and bear and elsewhere. He got great bears and a splendid Kamchatkan bighorn. Orig printed cloth zebra patterned end papers. VG condition. Rowland Ward hardcover
1983réf. 6162Munich: Tigris Verlag 1983. Trade Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 448 pp profuse ill. suede end papers full embossed gilt leather binding gilt inner dentelles all edges gilt. 16 x 12.25 inches. A splendid monumental work. The books itself weighs 15 pounds! Worldwide hunting with chapters written by a who's who of hunting in Europe. All text is in German. Photos however need no translation they are excellent. This is a hunting and photographic classic. Gift inscription to former owner on front free endpaper. Otherwise FINE. Shipping weight of the book will be about 20 pounds so there will be substantial extra postage. Tigris Verlag hardcover
1922réf. 5969London: Andrew Melrose 1922. First. Hardcover. VG to vg. 252 pp ill. Hunting for lions along the Okavango River on what can only be called a super sporting excursion. Also incl. some of the author's military adventures during the war. Scarce book in vg to vg condition in red cloth variant binding. Excellent reading. Andrew Melrose hardcover
1987réf. 5982Huntington Beach CA: Safari Press 1987. ltd ed 500 copies. Hardcover. Fine/VG. Ten Years of African Hunting. 1987 CA 274 pp Ill. Foreword by John Batten. Ltd ed ONLY 500 signed numbered copies. The first Africa Hunting blockbuster hit by Boddington. One of Boddington's most sought after books. Fine in vg a few closed tears and one chip dj. Safari Press hardcover
2013réf. 5983South Africa: Rowland Ward Publications 2013. First Trade. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Eland - everyman's elephant. Second title in the hunting the spiral horn series. 303 pp ill. Large format. Recognized as the definitive book for the modern eland hunter. Contributions from all the top professional and sport hunters with covers all species distribution hunting and much more. Great to read and to look at. An immediate sellout. With lengthy inscription from Flack and second inscription from someone who appears to be a friend of both men. Heavy extra postage required. Rowland Ward Publications hardcover
1991réf. 6014New 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
réf. SONG146776065XUsed: Good unknown
1936réf. 6023London: Blackie & Son 1936. First. Original Cloth. Near Fine to Fine. 196 pp Ill. Hunting lion and elephant in the remote Zambezi regions. Hunting elephant and leopard along with buffalo and lion in the African wilds. Along the Zambezi and Chewore Rivers where the game is so plentiful that they still hunt today. He spent a lot of time hunting leopard and elephant with a chapter devoted to each of: elephant rhino buffalo hippo crocodile and a variety of antelopes. There additional notes on selecting rifles. Vividly written portrait of the African wilds and dangerous big game. Very scarce. Not very well known work with lots of big game hunting content. Exceptionally scarce. Near fine to fine. Cloth and text blockare are really clean. Blackie & Son unknown
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1988réf. 5812London: The Sportsman's Press 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 176 pp. Profuse ill in color & b/w. Biographies of the three generations of Millais who were avid sportsmen fine artists and keen observers of nature. Nicely done work and fast paced reading. Fine in like dj. The Sportsman's Press hardcover
1987réf. 5834Cape Town: C Struik 1987. Trade Ed Reprint. Hardcover. VG/Near Fine. 546 pp ill fold out map. Four years' wanderings in the wilds of southwestern Africa. Sporting adventures and notes on devices for destroying wild animals. A fine account in pen and pencil of great hunting adventures. Nicely done reprint of a true classic. VG in near fine dj. C Struik hardcover
1987réf. 5828Huntington Beach CA: Safari Press 1987. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Astley Maberly C. Safari Press reprint of London 1st ed. 348 pp. Ill. End paper maps. Great reading story of professional elephant hunter George Rushby and others. Rushby was a member of that most select company of adventurers: the professional elephant hunter. Fine in like dj. A deservedly sought after title in any edition. Safari Press hardcover
1997réf. 5844Columbia SC: The Premier Press 1997. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. This is the Premier Press ltd numbered edition 3000 copies of 1931 original edition. 260 pp ill. Bears bear hunting and bear country. Sixteen great stories of bear hunting from the legendary Alaska outdoors man. The Premier Press hardcover