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1987réf. 1385Camden SC: Briar Patch Press 1987. Dlx Ltd Ed Rept: only 500 Copies. Full Leather. Fine/Orig Slipcase Fine. Deluxe Edition. 409 pp ill all edges gilt. Part of the Briar Patch African collection. Percival was a most respected game warden in East Africa serving for about 23 years. He hunted big game throughout the country. Fre are considered to have more experience. Orig full leather binding and slipcase fine. Briar Patch Press unknown
réf. 3720New York: Amwell Press 1971. Limited Edition of 200 copies. Hardcover. Fine/Orig Slipcase Near Fine. Skirka P. 143 pp ill. In pen and pencil the antelope of Africa are depicted and described. Foreword by Tony Dyer. This coffee table sized book is as good to read as to look at. This is the LIMITED edition from Amwell Press. ONLY 200 copies. Fine in near fine slipcase. One of the most difficult of all Amwell titles to obtain. Amwell Press hardcover
2011réf. 3182Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 2011. Trade Ed Ltd 2000 copies. Hardcover. New/New. 238 pp 135 black and white ill. 5 drawings. Lou Hallamore has spent more time in leopard blinds than most men have in movie theaters. He's been a noted African Professional Hunter for his entire life. His co-author Bruce Woods is also a noted writer and himself an active hunter. This limited trade edition only 2000 copies wont hang around for long. The original edition sold out in 9 months and received constant acclaim and recommendation whenever it is mentioned. This is truly a book reprinted by popular demand. In fact on the out of print market the first editions went for well over 400.00 so we know you will rank this limited trade edition high on your list.It is one of the best leopard hunting titles you will ever read. By the way Lou Hallamore is still one of Africa's premier leopard huting. NEW. Trophy Room Books hardcover
1990réf. 1376Camden SC: Briar Patch Press 1990. Dlx Ltd Ed Rep: 500 Copies. Full Leather. Fine/Orig Slipcase Fine. Limited Ed. An account of shooting trips in the Cheringoma and Gorongoza divisions of Portuguese and South East Africa and Zululand. The author found a big game hunting paradise and spent as much time as he could roaming through it. New intro by J Casada. 313 pp ill all edges gilt. Briar Patch African Collection. Full leather orig slipcase. This is the deluxe limited ed- only 500 numbered slipcased copies. Briar Patch Press unknown
1997réf. 343Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 1997. First - Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. New/New. Kuhn Bob. More early hunters in Africa.319 pp. ill by Bob Kuhn. Issued on behalf of the East Africa Professional Hunters Assn. Open the pages of this book to go on an old time safari. Famous names like Baker Selous Neumann Oswell Sutherland Andersson Bell Jackson and Samaki Salmon have their life stories recounted by the noted Foran. The golden age of adventure will truly come alive again. One reviewer said this book was even better than Foran's first now sold out classic. Simply a must for anyone who has followed the trail of the African elephant. For many of these hunters LEGENDS is the first real examination of their adventure filled lives. Trophy Room Books hardcover
1969réf. 531London: Rowland Ward 1969. First Deluxe ed of 13th Edi - 250 Copies. Full Leather. Fine. 13th Deluxe. 438 pp. Ill. Thirteenth in the oldest series of big game hunting records. Very fine copy. Scarce deluxe ed only 250 copies signed by Publisher for Rowland Ward and head of the CIC as well. Near fine in orig. full gilt leather binding. SUperb collector item. Rowland Ward unknown
1971réf. 989Pittsburgh PA: Boone & Crockett Club 1971. Sixth Ed First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/VG with minor rust colored spots. 1971. 403 pp ill photo end papers. Containing tabulations of outstanding North American big game hunting trophies. Boone & Crockett Club hardcover
2001réf. 1071Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 2001. Reprint. Hardcover. New/New. FINALLY the long awaited it's been ten years reprint of the best biography ever done on Bob Ruark. 336 pages 43 ill. The first limited ed of 1000 copies printed in 1992 sold out in less than a year! So we expect big things for this reprint edition. Through ten major books and thousands of newspaper columns Ruark was known to millions around the world. In his short lifetime he grew from "an old man's boy" to warrior columnist reporter and big game hunter. His newspaper columns in many ways accurately predicted what would happen in Africa when European powers engineered independence for their colonies. He was also a noted big game hunter There are worse memorials to a great life than a book or a tusk. In the end this old man was all wore out but during his life he was a belt level reporter a visionary and a man who always lived at risk. Hugh Foster spent hundreds of hours of research and hundreds more interviewing Ruark's friends in order to compile this informative insightful and exciting biography of a man and a continent both scrambling for existence. 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
1989réf. 676Camden SC: Briar Patch Press 1989. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine. Whymper C. 576 pp. Ill. New foreword by Jim Casada.A hunter's wanderings from Khalamba to the Limbombo. Teeming with hunting stories. Kirby is known for his pursuit of leopards lions and elephants. This is the first book to discuss different haunts of leopards and different methods of hunting them. A true big game hunting classic. Fine. Briar Patch Press hardcover
1940réf. 2241London: Herbert Jenkins 1940. First. Hardcover. VG. A trans-Himalayan Diary 1939. 108 pp ill large folding map in rear. Bear hunting in the trans-Himalaya the road to Leh Central Asian trade routes Karakoram mountains and valleys and Baltistan plus index of stages distances and heights. Laid inside front cover is an interesting book review. VG in original blue cloth. Herbert Jenkins hardcover
1968réf. 141London: Holland Press 1968. Second. Hardcover. VG. Two enormous volumes each over 1000 pages. The most comprehensive listing of published material relating to South Africa. The best thing about this however is the extensiive annotations so you can see all the bibliographic details as well as get an in depth book review. VG. This is a VERY HEAVY set. Holland Press hardcover
1984réf. 3304Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1984. Limited Ed - 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Orig Slipcase Fine. Limited Ed. Confessions of a gun editor. 247 pp ill. Everything from the big bore boys to sheep hunting famous head-hunters fan mail and more. Inimitable Jack - his last book and in some ways the final word. Limited ed of 1000 copies signed by Brad OConnor and Jim Rikhoff of the National Sporting Fraternity. Book is fine like new in similar original slipcase. Super and scarce item. Amwell Press hardcover
1988réf. 1461New York: St Martins Press 1988. Capstick Reprint Series: 1st Ed Thus. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 268 pp ill. One of the popular classic African big game hunting titles in the Peter Capstick reprint series. Fine in like jacket. All the books in this series make great reading. St Martins Press hardcover
1996réf. 356Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 1996. First Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 344 pp. Over 50 ill. 18 maps. 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
1933réf. 1985Kashmir: Kashmir Medical Mission 1933. Fifteenth. Orig Printed Stiff Boards. VG. 234 pp two large folding maps in rear. 15th edition of the basic guide book to this area. VG in orig. printed stiff boards. Former owner's name written on front free end paper. Kashmir Medical Mission unknown
1981réf. 807Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1981. First limited #96 of 100. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good Plus. Gordon Allen. 318 pp ill. This fantastic mountain game sheep hunting book sold out almost as soon as it was issued. If you collect any of the NSF or Batten books you know this is one of their combined best. Sheep in N America Iran Altai Mountains and elsewhere in Central Asia. Book is fine in vg slipcase. All of Batten's book have been popular for the past 30 years! Amwell Press hardcover
1986réf. 3233Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1986. First Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Orig Slipcase Near Fine. Darro Peter. Two volumes totaling 903 pp ill. Batten's fourth book. Profuse ill. Excellent bibliography in rear. Excerpts from some of the best and most popular hunting titles. An Asian hunting heritage book. This seems to be one of the more difficult of the Amwell Press titles to locate. Fine in near fine orig slipcase. Amwell Press hardcover
1984réf. 665Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1984. First Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 164 pp. ill. Foreword by Rudolph Sand. 12th title in the African hunting heritage series from the National Sporting Fraternity. Around Lake Rudolph and desert areas northern Kenya. Herne's 3rd book. Fine in near fine orig slipcase. Amwell Press hardcover
1997réf. 3291South Africa: Africa Safari Press 1997. First Edition limited to 2500 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Elephants and elephant hunting in South Central Africa. 312 pp. ill.Exciting stories from the wildlife manager turned hunter and the ecologist turned big game hunting author. A book for everyone interested in elephants elephant hunting today and tomorrow. Fine in like dj. Africa Safari Press hardcover
1990réf. 3205Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1990. Trade Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Orig Slipcase Fine. Kuhn Bob. 618 pp ill.Foreword by Prince von Auersperg the first President of the International Professional Hunters' Assn. A big game hunting heritage book. Hunting cheetah leopard lion cougar jaguar and tiger. The popular and popular priced trade edition of the much higher priced limited ed. A must for anyone who enjoys tracking and hunting the big cats. Fine in like orig slipcase. Amwell Press hardcover
1913réf. 3972London: Faber and Faber 1913. Limited Edition 1000 Copies. Hardcover. VG to near Fine. 359 pp profuse ill and 102 full page photogravure plates. Folio sized. All edges gilt. Original publishers gilt stamped decorated dark red morocco. Beveled edges. Gilt & stamped rules on front/rear boards. Raised bands on spine rules & decorations in spine bands. Gilt inner dentelles marbled end papers. Includes bird wildfowl shooting and deer stalking throughout the British Isles and one shoot in China. Very light slight rubbing on outer hinges otherwise a lovely copy with all gilt bright. Internally the book has likely never been read. A VERY heavy book. Shipping weight will exceed ten pounds. Faber and Faber hardcover
1902réf. 3974London: Zoological Society of London 1902. First Edition. Soft cover. VG to vg. a new genus of giraffidae. Discovery regional inhabited by description. pp 279 to 310 of a larger publication. This is a separately published offprint of vol XVI part 6. Large format. Contains the splendid hand colored plate by P J Smit the OKAPI. The text and plates are near fine. The cover is split and also has a tape repair. It 100% present. Shows minor soiling on the edges. Zoological Society of London unknown
1925réf. 3973London: William Heinemann 1925. Royal quarto edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. With a mongraph on the African Elephant. 206 pp profuse ill 113 plates after photographs by the author. The photographer's famous work on elephants in East Africa. The book is as good to read as it is handsome to behold. Elephant stalking hunting and photography. This is the royal quarto reprint done one year after the first edition. Contains the folded four-part photographic panorama of a herd of elephants advancing through the Lorian swamp as a frontispiece. VG to near fine considering the size of this work. Shipping weight will approach ten pounds. William Heinemann hardcover
1912réf. 3979Wien Leipzig: Wilhelm Frick Kais und Kon Hofbandler 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. VG to vg. ein monumentales gedenkbuch. 227 pp. ill. Book produced which showed everything on exhibition at the Vienna sporting exhibition. Hundreds of text ill plus many full page photogravures with tissue guards. A monumental work on European game. Text in German. The binding is gilt stamped suede. 14.5" high 11 inches wide. The front cover has deco gilt vertical rules and pointers to the right side of a stag head the spine has the same rules and the stag skull and the rear board is the same except that it is the left side. Deco end papers. This is a very rare item. Internally near fine. The corners are slightly rolled but the rest of the cover is vg showing that this has been well cared for. See all images. Wilhelm Frick, Kais und Kon Hofbandler hardcover
