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AFLALO F.G. |
The Sportsman's Book For India
1904.
1st Edn,.
Horace Marshall and Son.
XVI 567 pages, frontis folding map of the Indian empire, numerous illus from photographs + 4 maps, publishers green cloth clean and bright, titles in black, tiger vignette to upper board and sporting vignette to spine. a vg copy. Shooting, fishing sports and games with horses, and some minor sports and games.
[20024] |
£140.00 |
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AFLALO F.G. |
Sunshine And Sport In Florida And The West Indies
nd Circa 1907.
2nd Edn,.
T Werner Laurie.
XV 272 pages, TEG, 47 illus from photographs, partially unopened copy, big game angling bookplate of Jack Reece to front end paper. Publishers dark green cloth, title to upper board and spine in white with gilt design to upper board. US flag in gilt to head of spine. A very good clean copy of a book seldom found in good condition. A guide to the Englishman for a sporting holiday in Florida, Gulf of Mexico and the West Indies, much of the book is devoted to tarpon fishing, the first English edition?
[17006] |
£140.00 |
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 |
ALMEIDA A.de |
Jaguar Hunting In The Mato Grosso
1976.
1st Edn,.
Stanwell Press.
194 pages, numerous illus from photographs, pictorial card covers, a vg+ copy. Title published by Dimitri Papqlios after a bet with the author to swim across a river full of piranhas. Almedida was one of the great big game hunters of South America hunting record jaguars.
[20395] |
£150.00 |
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 |
ANDERSON Kenneth |
Tales From the Indian Jungle
1970.
1st Edn,.
204 pages, Illus, vg+ in dj.
[2536] |
£55.00 |
|
 |
ANDERSSON Charles John |
Lake Ngami or Explorations and Discoveries During Four Years Wanderings In The Wilds Of South Western Africa
1856.
1st Edn,.
Hurst and Blackett.
xviii 546 pages, 24 page catalogue, 16 full page tinted plates by J Woolfe, 8 pages of index, blank margin, badly opened in parts and very occasionally to some text pages, foxing to frontis and title pages and last few pages of index, Some occasional foxing to text and plates, armorial bookplate of Henry Birkbank to front paste down, publishers cloth with gilt hippo to upper board and rhino to rear board within blind stamped borders with gilt title and blind stamp decorations to spine. Cloth clean, slight even fading to spine, no splits. The scarce English edition, difficult to find in the original cloth. A narrative of 2 expeditions accompanied by Francis Galton to the Ovampo Country and the other he travelled by himself to Lake Ngami, the courage and endurance of the explorers was remarkable, few if any books give so full and complete account of Namapualand Damerland and the Ovampo Country Mendelssohn Vol. I p 44, Czech 5 an important work on African hunting in the 19th century.
[20558] |
£550.00 |
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ANON. |
The Hoghunters' Annual
1929.
The Times Of India Press.
Bombay.
Vol. II, xxxiv adverts, 136 pages, 4to., advs, illus including colour plate, text and full page drawings and photographs, small mark to blank margin of 2 of the advert pages, pictorial card covers, cloth spine, some dust soiling to covers, head and tail of spine rubbed, g+. The front cover states Vol II 1929, title page misprinted Vol I 1929.
[20389] |
£40.00 |
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ANON |
The Hoghunters Annual
1931.
The Times Of India Press.
184 pages, Volume IV, xxvi advs, lge 8vo, illus, including coloured frontis by Snaffle, numerous other text illus from photographs and drawings, pictorial wraps, printed in black, a vg clean copy. Contains Jim Corbett's first appearance in print regarding tiger hunting 7 page article on "The Pipal Pans Tiger".
[20484] |
£180.00 |
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 |
ANON. |
The Hoghunters' Annual
1932.
Bombay.
Vol. V, 170 pages, 4to., Xpp of adverts, illus coloured frontis, b/w illus from photographs and drawings, pictorial card covers rubbing to head and tail of spine.
[17345] |
£60.00 |
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ANON. |
Hoghunters Annual
1933.
The Times Of India Press.
Bombay.
Vol. VI, 160 pages, advs, 4to., full page colour and b/w illus + text illus, small 1cm x 1cm mark to very outer upper corner of first 30 pages, blue pictorial card covers, small chip to head and tail of spine.
[20482] |
£85.00 |
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ANON. |
The Hoghunters' Annual
1934.
The Times Of India Press.
Bombay.
Vol. VII, 146 pages + 2pp adverts, 4to., coloured frontis + full page and text b/w illus from drawings and photographs. printed pictorial red card covers, pasted to upper cover notice thatr this publication belongs to the authors club and not to be taken away.
[20481] |
£80.00 |
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ANON. |
The Hoghunters' Annual
1935.
The Times Of India Press.
Bombay.
Vol. VIII, 126 pages + adverts, 4to., full page illus, 4 in colour + text illus from drawings and photographs. Includes a chapter by Lt Col J A Shorten on Hunting the Ovis Ammon in Far Ladakh.
[20420] |
£85.00 |
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ANON. |
The Hoghunters' Annual Volume 111
1930.
The Times Of India Press.
Bombay.
xxxviii pages adverts, 162 pages, 4to., advs, full page illustrations from photographs and drawings many are by Snaffles, coloured plate of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh Bound in the publisher's printed card covers. Presentation inscription on upper blank of title page from HBJ. H B J is General H B Jeffreys who wrote an article "Memories" in this annual. a very good + copy seldom found in this condition. Chapters on all aspects on hunting boar and numerous related adverts.
[23176] |
£75.00 |
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ARINO Tony Sanchez |
Hunting In Zimbabwe
1992.
1st Edn,.
Safari Press Inc.
Long Beach, California, USA.
387 pages, 4to., illustrated with drawings and paintings by Larry Norton with pictorial end papers. Publishers' pictorial green cloth with lion head to upper cover in black with gilt title in gilt ruled borders, fine in slipcase. Vol II in the African Series, a collection of stories by various authors includes a short biography of each author. Limited to 1000 copies, signed and numbered by Arino Tony Sanchez and Larry Norton. Czech 244
[23856] |
£430.00 |
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ARKELL-HARDWICK A. |
An Ivory Trader In North Kenya, The Record Of An Expedition Through Kikuyo To Galla-Land In east Africa With An Account Of The Rendili And Burkeneji Tribes
1903.
1st Edn,.
Longmans Green and Co.
xvi - 368 pages, frontis of the author + 15 plates, folding map at rear, some foxing to the contents. P)publisher's slate blue cloth with gilt native vignette to upper cover. A very good copy of a scarce title often found in poor condition "The author hunted along the Guaso Nyiro in Kenya, bagging buffalo and rhinoceros. His party attempted to reach the Lorian Swamp, but, having failed, they returned to the Guaso Nyiro where hippopotamus and giraffe were collected. There are numerous additional sporting incidents after rhino, gazelle, and other game, including a successful elephant hunt by a member of the party. After encounters with hostile Kikuyus, the expedition headed into western Kenya where more rhino were taken, as well as kongoni." Czech 9/10
[23936] |
£1180.00 |
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ARNOLD Edwin Lester |
On the Indian hills : or, Coffee-planting in southern India
1893.
new edition.
Sampson Low Marston & Company.
350 pages, 32 pp of adverts last 2 page of adverts with tear to margin where badly opened. Frontis illustration and 3 full page plates and 2 text illus. Ownership name to front paste down. Publishers slate blue cloth gilt plant vignette to upper board and spine. First published in 1881 in 2 volumes this new edition has illustrations. A detailed description of coffee plantation life in the Kerala region of southwestern India.
[22473] |
£50.00 |
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BADEN POWELL Sir Robert |
Pig Sticking Or Hog Hunting, A Complete Account For Sportsmen And Others
1889.
1st.
Harrison and Sons.
xi -211 pages, 15 pages of adverts, top edge gilt pages uncut. 25 full page illustrations in b/w or red tint by the author, occasional light spotting to the contents. Publishers' dark blue cloth with gilt title and pigsticking scene to upper board, mounted rider vignette in gilt to the spine. The cloth is clean and the gilt bright. "Probably the first book dedicated solely to lancing wild boar", gives an insights into successful pig sticking techniques. Chapters include notes on the history of the sport, use of dogs, camp living, weapons etc. Czech Asia 16. A bright copy.
[23927] |
£350.00 |
|
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BAINES Thomas |
The Gold Regions Of South Eastern Africa
1877.
1st Edn,.
Edward Stanford.
xxiv 240 pages, photo portrait frontis of Baines, 3 other photographic plates + text woodcut illustrations, folding facsimile letter from David Livingstone to Baines, folding map in rear pocket. Publishers green cloth, gilt zebra and hunter vignette to upper board in black ruled borders, gilt beetle vignette to spine, a vg clean copy. Whilst mostly an account of the author's travels to the gold fields through Matabeleland and his encounters with natives, there are references of hunting elephant, buffalo, rhinoceros, zebra and lion. Czech 9, Mendelssohn 71.
[21086] |
£350.00 |
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Baker, Edward B. |
Sport in Bengal: and How, When and Where to Seek It.
1887.
1st Edn,.
Ledgr Smith & Co.
xi -368 pages, Large folding full colour map in rear pocket. Foxing to first few pages of set browning mark to title page possible from grass samples laid in? ownership name dated 1887 to upper blank margin of the title page, some small chips to the outer margin edge of one of the contents pages. Publishers' maroon cloth gilt title to the upper cover, rubbing to the head of the spine and some old marking to the cloth in places, a good + copy. Includes some excellent chapters on Tiger shooting, also hunting panther and bear stalking rhinoceros ," This is quite a detailed and well written record of sport in the Bengal region of India". Czech 19
[23530] |
£100.00 |
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BAKER Sir Samuel W. |
Ismailia A Narrative Of The Expedition to Central Africa For The Suppression Of The Slave Trade Organised by Ismail Khedive of Egypt
1874.
1st Edn,.
2 Vols, viii 447, viii 588 pages, 50 full page plates + text illus, map + large folding map of the route to volume one, couple of small splits on folds and a neat repair to tear to verso of the map. Some spotting to prelims, armorial bookplate of Elliot Lees to front paste downs, with presentation inscription to him to blank verso of the frontis of vol 1. Bound in later not recent ? blue morroco marbled sides, the top edge gilt bound by "Wood of London". Light rubbing to lower corners. Baker trained and led a force to crush the slave trade, much of the book involves travel and the military exploits but there are several references to hunting. The author bagged a pair of elephants by using rockets and the company's fieldpiece. Czech 15.
[21930] |
£580.00 |
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BAKER Sir Samuel W. |
Ismailia A Narrative Of The Expedition to Central Africa For The Suppression Of The Slave Trade Organized by Ismail Khedive of Egypt
1874.
1st Edn.
2 Vols, viii 447, viii 588 pages, 55 pages of adverts to volume 1, 50 full page plates + text illus, map + large folding map of the route to volume one. Some spotting to prelims, faint crease mark to one plate in vol 2. Bound in the publisher's green cloth with gilt camel caravan vignette to upper boards, rubbing to base of spine of vol. Volume 2 recased with the original spine relayed showing some old loss to head and tail. Baker trained and led a force to crush the slave trade, much of the book involves travel and the military exploits but there are several references to hunting. The author bagged a pair of elephants by using rockets and the company's fieldpiece. Czech 15.
[22206] |
£450.00 |
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BAKER Sir Samuel W |
The Rifle And Hound In Ceylon
1898.
new.
Longman Green & Co.
xx 353 pages, 32pp adverts, frontis + 5 full page illus, publishers cloth, spine evenly faded. 1st published in 1869. Barker and his brother hunts bison, elephant, deer, wild boar etc. Chute 19
[21658] |
£25.00 |
|
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BAKER Stuart E.C. |
Indian Snipe, Indian Bustards From The Bombay Natural History Society's Journal 1915, 1912, 1913
.
Bombay Natural History Society.
2 volumes, large 8vo, erratic pagination, both volumes illustrated with colour lithographs of the birds + b/w plates, the Snipe has 4 coloured and 3 b/w, the Bustard 4 colour and 3 b/w. Each volume has a dedicated title page, presentation inscription to top blank margin, The Snipe " J Rodick Esq With the authors love and best wishes E .C. Stuart Baker" a similar inscription to Rodick on front end paper of The Bustard but dated 1913, bound in contemporary green cloth, red leather title label, old splash mark to rear board of the Snipe . One would assume Baker had these specially produced with a private title page possibly just for presentation. I have been unable to locate other copies.
[21451] |
£150.00 |
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BALDWIN William Charles |
African Hunting And Adventure From Natal To The Zambesi Including Lake Ngami, The Kalahari Desert, &c. From 1852 To 1860
1894.
3rd Edn,.
Richard Bentley And Sons.
X 428 pages, frontis illus of Baldwin, text and full page illus by James Wolf & J B Zwecker, folding map, pencil ownership name on half title, original brown publishers cloth with gilt hunting vignette to upper board, light rubbing to head and tail of spine, o/w the covers are bright and clean. Baldwin travelled through Zulu Land and Natal, he was the 2nd European to reach the Victoria Falls, he went through more adventures that almost any of the great South African Travellers and Hunters, Czech 12
[16150] |
£285.00 |
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BALDWIN William Charles |
African Hunting And Adventure From Natal To The Zambesi Including Lake Ngami, The Kalahari Desert, &c. From 1852 To 1860
1894.
3rd Edn,.
Richard Bentley And Sons.
x - 428 pages, frontis illustration of Baldwin, full page illustrations of which 6 are coloured and numerous text illustrations by James Wolf & J B Zwecker, folding map, some foxing to the end papers and front tissue guard. Bound in a contemporary brown variant cloth binding with gilt male lion head to the upper cover, and publishers Macmillan and Co to the base of the spine, faint mark to the rear board.. Baldwin travelled through Zulu Land and Natal, he was the 2nd European to reach the Victoria Falls, he went through more adventures that almost any of the great South African Travellers and Hunters, Czech 16
[23712] |
£110.00 |
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BALDWIN William Charles |
African Hunting And Adventure From Natal To The Zambesi Including Lake Ngami, The Kalahari Desert, &c. From 1852 To 1860
1981.
facsimile rep.
Books of Zimbabwe.
Bulawayo.
xii - 451 pages, illustrations by James Wolf and J. B. Zwecker and folding map, publishers' brown cloth gilt elephant vignette to the upper board, vg in dj. Facsimile reprint of the 1863 edition with a new introduction by Gary W. Clendennem.
[23578] |
£30.00 |
|
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BARCLAY Edgar N. |
Big Game Shooting Records Together With Biographical Notes & Anecdotes On The Most Prominent Big Game Hunters Of Ancient And Modern Times
1932.
1st Edn,.
Witherby.
288 pages, illus in b/w from photographs, publishers grey blue cloth, title in black some occasional fading to edges, vg in dj, dj has small chips to outer corners, 1cm closed tear to head, no major loss etc, difficult to find in dj. Czech Asia 21 Africa 18
[20848] |
£240.00 |
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BARRINGTON, G |
One Happy Hunter
1994.
1st Edn.
Safari Press.
Long Beach, California, USA.
xx 276 pages, illus in b/w from photographs and drawings, publishers blue cloth, fine. this being numbered 666 of a limited edition of 1000 copies signed by the author. East African hunting in the 1950's and 1960's. A fine copy but lacks slipcase.
[20164] |
£50.00 |
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BARRINGTON, G |
One Happy Hunter
1994.
1st Edn.
Safari Press.
Long Beach, California, USA.
xx 276 pages, illus in b/w from photographs and drawings, publishers blus cloth, fine. thsi being numbered 455 of a limited edition of 1000 copies signed by the author. East African hunting in the 1950's and 1960's. A fine copy but lacks slipcase.
[19533] |
£50.00 |
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Barrow, John |
An account of travels into the interior of Southern Africa in the years 1797 and 1798 : including cursory observations on the geology and geography of the southern part of that continent : the natural history of such objects as occured inthe animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms : and sketches of the physical and moral characters of the various tribes of inhabitants surrounding the settlement of the Cape of Good Hope : to which is annexed a description of the present state, population, and produces of that extensive colony : with a map constructed entirely from actual observations made in the course of the travels (2 volumes)
1801-1804.
1st.
T Cadell Jun And W Davies,.
viii-419-(i) +l-452pp, 4to with large folding engraved map of the colony of Cape of Good Hope in vol.1 with small, closed tear. Folding aquatint frontis to volume two showing the entrance to Cape Town and 8 folding maps 2 have full wash colour, some off setting from the text to the maps. Armorial bookplate of George Jacob Bosanquet with his signature to the front paste downs. Contemporary full tan calf bindings with black title label to the spine the label to volume 1 chipped with loss. Some surface rubbing the bindings tight with no chips or splits. Mendelssohn 1, 87-88 - "He gives an excellent description of the country traversed particularly in regard to the botany and zoology of these regions. Significant evidence is afforded with regard to the alleged brutality of the Boers to their slaves and their Hottentot servants. The second volume deals mostly with the Cape of Good Hope and its economic and military importance."
[23858] |
£620.00 |
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BARTLETT Fred |
Shoot Straight And Stay Alive, A Lifetime Of Hunting Experiences
1994.
Trophy Room Books.
Agoura, California, USA.
1st Edn v 261 pages, illus in b/w from photographs + map, ownership name to 1/2 title o/w fine in dj. No 763 of a limited edition of 1000 copies signed by the author. A professional hunter in Kenya. Bartlett hunted the Big 5 with special attention paid to buffalo. Czech 22
[19586] |
£95.00 |
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BARTLETT Fred |
Shoot Straight And Stay Alive, A Lifetime Of Hunting Experiences
1994.
1st Edn.
Trophy Room Books.
Agoura, California, USA.
v 261 pages, 4to illustrated in b/w from photographs + map, fine in dj. No 300 of a limited-edition of 1000 copies signed by the author, and signed presentation inscription on front end paper by Fred Bartlett. A professional hunter in Kenya. Bartlett hunted the Big 5 with special attention paid to buffalo. Czech 22
[22202] |
£110.00 |
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BATTEN John |
The Best Of Sheep Hunting
1990.
Special Memorial edition.
The Amwell Press.
Clinton, New Jersey, USA.
xxiv- 584 (12) pages, illustrated with drawings by Gordon Allen, JR. at the end is 12 unnumbered pages listing 56 guns used for sheep Hunting around the world since 1800 illustrated with b/ w photographs. Publishers faux red leather binding with gilt sheep head to upper cover and the spine, in the publisher's pictorial slipcase. A fine + copy, the 4th printing with a new preface by Jim Rikhoff
[23485] |
£55.00 |
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BATTEN John |
The Best Of Tiger Hunting
1986.
1st Edn,.
The Amwell Press.
Clinton, New Jersey, USA.
903 pages, All edges gilt, two volumes, illustrated with colour plates and line drawings by peter Darro. Bound in brown bonded leather with gilt sporting vignettes, in the publisher's slipcase. Limited to 1000 sets signed by John Batten, Peter Darro and Jim Rikhoff, also a presentation inscription to the front-end paper to Malcolm Lyell from his friend John Batten , also a typed and hand written double sided letter to lyell from Batten regarding the book etc. Malcolm Lyell (1922-2011), a hunter, an adventurer and manager of Westley Richards London showrooms he had many connections and friendships with big game hunters of the day. An comprehensive anthology of Tiger hunting with a bibliography.
[22685] |
£280.00 |
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BATTEN John |
Skyline Pursuits
1989.
1st Edn.
Amwell Press.
USA.
318 pages, All edges gilt, illustrated with a 40-page photographic section from the authors private collection, and line drawings by Gordon Allen and a colour frontis by Carl Rungius. Bound in light blue bonded leather with gilt decoration in the publisher's slipcase vg. Limited to 1000 copies signed by Batten, Allen, and Jim Rikhoff. With a personal note to Malcolm Lyell signed by Batten. Hunting Sheep in N America, Iran, Altai Mountains and elsewhere in Central Asia. Malcolm Lyell (1922-2011), a hunter, an adventurer and manager of Westley Richards London showrooms he had many connections and friendships with big game hunters of the day.
[22677] |
£100.00 |
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BELL Walter D.M. |
Bell Of Africa With Appendix On Rifles And Shooting
1960.
1st Edn,.
Spearman and Holland Press.
xvi 236 pages, lge 8vo, illustrated from photographs and drawings. Ownership signature to the front endpaper, a vg copy in dj light rubbing to head tail of the dj. The autobiography of WDM Bell, as a young man Bell works his way around the world eventually reaching Africa when he was 17, fighting in the Boar War, a pilot in the 1st World War, he spent many years in Africa hunting and working. Compiled and edited from Bells own papers by his lifetime friend Colonel Townsend Whelen. Czech 24
[22618] |
£100.00 |
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BELL Walter D.M. |
Bell Of Africa With Appendix On Rifles And Shooting
1960.
1st Edn,.
Spearman and Holland Press.
xvi 236 pages, lge 8vo, illus, light offsetting to rear and front end paper o/w a vg+ copy in similar dj with no splits, loss or damage. The autobiography of WDM Bell, as a young man Bell works his way around the world eventually reaching Africa when he was 17, fighting in the Boar War, a pilot in the 1st World War, he spent many years in Africa hunting and working.
[20755] |
£120.00 |
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BELL Walter D.M. |
Bell Of Africa With Appendix On Rifles And Shooting
1960.
1st Edn,.
Spearman and Holland Press.
xvi 236 pages, lge 8vo, illus, vg, includes some loose relevant newspaper cuttings, 2 photographs of elephant skulls with some loose hand written notes. The autobiography of WDM Bell, as a young man Bell works his way around the world eventually reaching Africa when he was 17, fighting in the Boar War, a pilot in the 1st World War, he spent many years in Africa hunting and working.
[20572] |
£60.00 |
|
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BELL Walter D.M. |
Bell Of Africa With Appendix On Rifles And Shooting
1960.
1st Edn,.
Spearman and Holland Press.
XVI 236 pages, lge 8vo, illus, vg in dj, dj has light rubbing to edges and head and tail of spine. The autobiography of WDM Bell, as a young man Bell works his way around the world eventually reaching Africa when he was 17, fighting in the Boar War, a pilot in the 1st World War, he spent many years in Africa hunting and working.
[20468] |
£90.00 |
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BELL W.D.M. |
Karamojo Safari
1986.
rep Edn,.
Neville Spearman.
Sudbury.
288 pages, a reprint of Bell's second book,fine in dj. Perhaps the greatest of all elephant hunters.
[21726] |
£30.00 |
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BELL W.D.M. |
Karamojo Safari
1986.
rep of the 1949 1st Edn,.
Neville Spearman.
Sudbury.
288 pages, a reprint of Bell's second book, fine in dj. Perhaps the greatest of all elephant hunters.
[23210] |
£30.00 |
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BELL W.D.M. |
The Wanderings Of An Elephant Hunter
1923.
1st Edn,.
Country Life.
ix 187 pages, lge 8vo, illustrated from drawings by the author, original 1/4 tan cloth backed boards with title label to upper board. Rubbingto corners of the boards and lower edges some dust soiling to the boards VG-. Hunting the elephant in the Karamojo region before the 1st World War. The author sketches of hunting elephant and their vital areas, Bell a proponent of small-bore rifle shooting for elephant killing them with carefully placed shots at close range. Czech 23/24.
[23122] |
£250.00 |
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BELL W.D.M. |
The Wanderings Of An Elephant Hunter
1923.
1st Edn.
Country Life Ltd.
ix 187 pages, lge 8vo, illustrated from drawings by the author, original 1/4 tan cloth backed boards with title label to upper board, a vg+ clean copy a title seldom found in this condition. Hunting the elephant in the Karamojo region before the 1st World War. The author sketches of hunting elephant and their vital areas, Bell a proponent of small-bore rifle shooting for elephant killing them with carefully placed shots at close range. Czech 23/24.
[23124] |
£340.00 |
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BELL W.D.M. |
The Wanderings Of An Elephant Hunter
1958.
reporint.
vii 187 pages, lge 8vo, illustrated from the author's drawings in some cases slightly different to the 1st edition. The photograph plates are not used in this edition vg in dj. The first reprint of Bells classic title Hunting the elephant in the Karamojo region before the 1st World War. The author sketches of hunting elephant and their vital areas, Bell a proponent of small-bore rifle shooting for elephant killing them with carefully placed shots at close range. Czech 23/24 ?40
[23123] |
£40.00 |
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Benedict, Francis G. |
The Physiology of the Elephant
1936.
1st.
Carnegie Institution of Washington.
Washington.
vii ? 302pp., large 8vo full page illustration from photographs drawings tables etc. Publishers' black cloth a clean tight copy. Although there is no hunting there is in depth scientific study of the habits anatomy and condition of the elephant and includes an 8 page bibliography on elephants.
[22439] |
£120.00 |
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BENTHAM T. |
An Illustrated Catalogue Of The Asiatic Horns And Antlers In the Collection Of The Indian Museum
1908.
1st Edn,.
Indian Museum.
Calcutta.
96 pages, a catalogue giving measurements of Indian and Asiatic Trophies in the Indian Museum, including wild sheep, ibex, markhor deer etc., also notes locality donor, date, illus in b/w from photographs, publishers printed card cover, cloth spine. A vg clean copy. Czech 23.
[21752] |
£85.00 |
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BEST J.W. |
Indian Shikar Notes For Novices With Special Reference To The Central Province
1930.
3rd Edn,.
The Pioneer Press.
Allahabad.
xiv ?(ii) 288 pages, 7 pages of adverts, folding map part split along the hinge paper not affecting the map. Publishers' blue cloth light rubbing to the head and tail of spine and corners. VG -Includes information on hunting all manner of big game including tiger, panther, bison, buffalo and a variety of deer and antelope. Czech 25
[22110] |
£80.00 |
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BLAND-SUTTON Sir John |
Men And Creatures In Uganda
1933.
1st Edn,.
Hutchinson and Co.
252 pages, illustrated with 94 engravings on wood, original green cloth with gilt vignette of native carrying an elephant tusk to upper cover. A near fine copy in the original dj, dj complete with no splits or tears. He describes the landscape, people, and animals he encountered. Sutton recounts the experiences of various big game hunters and briefly describes his own hunting safari to the Lake Nakuru area. Czech 29
[23417] |
£125.00 |
|
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BODDINGTON, Craig |
African Experience, A Guide To Modern Safaris
2002.
1st Edn.
Safari Press.
Long Beach, California, USA.
xii 302 pages, illus with colour photographs and b/w drawings, a fine copy in teh publishers green cloth, title and buffalo head to upper cover, limited to 1000 signed and numbered copies by Boddington
[19531] |
£60.00 |
|
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BODDINGTON Craig |
American Hunting Rifles, Their Application In The Field For Practical Shooting With Notes On Handguns And Shotguns.
1995.
2nd Edn.
safari Press.
Long Beach California, USA.
xv 446 pages, numerous b/w illus from photographs, a fine copy in dj.
[19473] |
£40.00 |
|
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BODDINGTON Craig |
Safari Rifles Doubles, Magazine Rifles, And Cartridges For African Hunting
1990.
1st ordinary Edn.
Safari Press.
Long Beach, California, USA.
x 431 pages, illus with 96 pages of b/w photographs, bound in full black cloth, a fine copy in dj. The first edition is a modern classic on the subject, provides a history of big game guns, modern guns, ballistics etc,
[21729] |
£40.00 |
|
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BODDINGTON Craig T. |
Where Lions Roar Ten More Years Of African Hunting
1997.
2nd Edn,.
Safari Press.
Long Beach, CA, USA.
xi 349 pages, b/w illus from photographs, maps, a fine copy in dj.
[21519] |
£25.00 |
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BODDINGTON Craig T. |
Where Lions Roar Ten More Years Of African Hunting
1997.
1st Edn,.
Safari Press.
Long Beach, CA, USA.
XI 349 pages, b/w illus from photographs, maps, publishers grey cloth, title in red within decorative border to upper cover, limited to 1000 copies signed and numbered by Boddington, this being number 540, ownership name to title page, lacks slipcase.
[19556] |
£40.00 |
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Boddington, T. Craig and Flack, Peter, Editors |
AFRICAN HUNTER II
2004.
2nd.
Safari Press.
Long Beach.
x - 606 pages, 4to Illustrated with colour photographs and maps. Publishers green faux leather. A fine copy in DJ. A follow-up to Mellon's African Hunter (1975), this book covers 25 African countries, ". with thoroughly in-depth overviews of their hunting areas, background information, with detailed maps. hunting stories from each country. Chapters on how to book a safari, the rules, and the rifles for Africa the game etc. Among the contributing authors are Tony Dyer, Rudolph Sand, Tony Sanchez-Arino, etc.
[23260] |
£100.00 |
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BOYES John |
The Company Of Adventurers
1928.
1st Edn,.
East Africa Ltd.
xvi 318 pages, frontis map + numerous illus from photographs, small 3cm x 1cm tide mark to very bottom edge of frontis and blank, less so to title page, some occasional spotting, inscription to 1/2 title blank dated 1928, original brown cloth o/w vg. Boyes recounts his adventures in East Africa hunting elephant in the Lado Enclave on safari with W.N.M.Millais for lion, rhino etc. Czech 21
[19443] |
£220.00 |
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BRADLEY Mary Hastings |
Trailing The Tiger
1929.
D Appleton and Company.
New York.
x 246 pages, numerous illus in b/w from photographs, publishers blue cloth with title in black and tiger head vignette to upper board, rubbing to base of spine. Hunting in India and Sumatra where a tiger was bagged. Czech 30
[21500] |
£25.00 |
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BROCKLEHURST Capt H.C. |
Game Animals Of The Sudan, Their Habits and Distribution, a Handbook For Hunters And Naturalists
1931.
1st Edn,.
Gurney and Jackson.
xix 170 pages, 6pp for notes, 12 colour plates by W.H.Riddell and 46 sketches by H.R.Millais, W.D.M.Bell and F.Wallace, full page b/w photographs and folding map, some occasional spotting to contents, brown cloth blind stamped lion vignette to upper cover in dj. dj strengthened to verso at head and tail of spine. the author lists the game in alphabetical order, detailing habitat, horn measurements etc. there is a section "on killing elephants" by W.D.M.Bell also preserving and skinning, trophies, rifles, camp equipment etc. Czech 35
[21176] |
£220.00 |
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Brooks Virginia Field Walton |
Screed Of Safari Scribe
1947.
1st Edn.
privately printed by the author.
Tennessee.
84 pages, 4to, 5 full page plates from photographs, presentation inscription on title page blank signed by Virginia Field Walton Brooks and loose photo of the party with 2 sets of elephant tusks, original maroon card covers with elephant tusks and title to upper cover, vg+. The author and her husband travelled The Northern Frontier of Kenya, Donald Ker was their guide and professional hunter, they bagged rhinos, lions, elephant and a large variety of antelope species. there is also a description of the visit to Europe and the Middle east. Czech 37.
[21192] |
£480.00 |
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BROWN Monty |
Hunter Away, The Life And Times Of Arthur Henry Neumann 1850-1907
1993.
1st Edn,.
351 pages, privately printed, large 8vo., illus in colour and b/w from photographs and drawings etc., A fine copy in dj, limited to 1000 signed and numbered copies by Monty Brown. An excellent and detailed work on one of the great African hunters, Neumann wrote elephant hunting in East Equatorial Africa.
[21220] |
£130.00 |
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BROWN Monty |
Hunter Away, The Life And Times Of Arthur Henry Neumann 1850-1907
1993.
1st Edn,.
351 pages, privately printed, large 8vo., illus in colour and b/w from photographs and drawings etc., A fine copy in dj, limited to 1000 signed and numbered copies by Monty Brown. An excellent and detailed work on one of the great African hunters, Neumann wrote elephant hunting in East Equatorial Africa.
[21724] |
£130.00 |
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BROWN Monty |
Hunter Away, The Life And Times Of Arthur Henry Neumann 1850-1907
1993.
1st Edn,.
351 pages, privately printed, large 8vo., illus in colour an db/w from photographs and drawings etc., A fine copy in dj, limited to 1000 signed and numbered copies. An excellent and detailed work on one of the great African hunters, Neumann wrote elephant hunting in East Equatorial Africa.
[18462] |
£120.00 |
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BROWN Monty |
R.J. Richard John Cunninghame 1871-1925 naturalist, Hunter, Gentelman
2004.
1st Edn,.
Monty Brown, privately printed.
399 pages, 4to., colour and b/w illustrations mostly from period photographs and drawings, a fine copy in dj. Limited to 1000 copies signed and numbered by Monty Brown this being number 2. Cunninghame one of the great African hunters who accompanied Roosevelt and Carl Akeley and others as a hunter and guide on their safaris, a fellow of the R.G.S., he lived through the heyday of African hunting safaris. A prolific big game hunter and naturalist
[23916] |
£135.00 |
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BROWNE Montagu |
Practical Taxidermy a Manual Of Instructions To The Amateur In Collecting, Preserving and Setting Up Natural History Specimens Of All Kinds
nd Circa 1878.
1st Edn,.
The Bazaar.
155 pages, advert leaf for Montague Browne Taxidermist + 19 page catalogue dated 1881 for books published by Upcott Gill inserted at rear, text and fill page illus, spotting to first few pages, in the original cloth with gilt tile and vignette of a tiger skin to upper board rubbing to head and tail of spine and lesser so to spine edges. Includes a 20 page chapter on trapping and decoying birds and animals. The British Library dates 1878 as the 1st published by the Bazaar, and 1884 for the 2nd published by Upcott Gill. I would think this is the 1878 bound with the later catalogue.
[18431] |
£55.00 |
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BRYDEN H.A. |
The Great And Small Game Of Africa An Account Of The Distribution,Habits And Natural History Of The Sporting Mammals With Personal Hunting Experiences
1899.
1st Edn,.
Rowland Ward.
1st Edn, xx 612 pages, large 4to., text illus and 15 hand coloured plates by J Smit and numerous photogravure illus, some foxing to the plates and tissue guards the text clean with no spotting. Limited to 500 copies signed and numbered 453 by Rowland Ward. Armorial circular bookplate of John. W Walker F.S.A to the front paste down. Bound in the publisher's olive-green cloth with gilt title and doble ruled borders to the upper cover. Small 1cm bruise marks the upper cover otherwise the cloth clean, unfaded and free of any chips or bumps. A very good +copy of this major work detailing the scientific knowledge of African Big Game, includes numerous adventures with contributions by H.A. Bryden, T.E. Buckley, Lord Delamere, F Vaughan Kirby, R. Lydekker, F.C. Selous and many others. This copy contains the (2pp) and 9-page supplement on The Giraffe Tribe, The Okapi and Wards Reedbuck. Czech 41.
[23940] |
£1650.00 |
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BUCKLEY W. |
Big Game Hunting In Central Africa
1930.
1st Edn,.
Cecil Palmer.
viii 268 pages, 15 full page illustrations from photographs, brown publishers blind stamped cloth, a vg+ copy. A difficult title to find "one of the better elephant hunting titles, there is also much on lion hunting" a Czech 42.
[23405] |
£220.00 |
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BULA N''ZAU - H.BAILEY |
Travel And Adventure In The Congo Free State And Its Big Game
1894.
1st Edn,.
Chapman and Hall Ltd.
xiv 335 pages, folding map, text and full page illus from sketches by the author, large folding map to rear . Some dust soiling in places to the contents. Re-cased in the publisher's dark green cloth with the spine relayed. A good + copy of a scarce title. Bula Nzau means elephant smasher in the native dialect. Bailey hunted buffalo, elephant, hippo, leopard etc., the book is about his expertise on sport and exploration in the Congo interior. Czech 43.
[22550] |
£135.00 |
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BULA N''ZAU - H.BAILEY |
Travel And Adventure In The Congo Free State And Its Big Game
1894.
1st Edn,.
Chapman and Hall Ltd.
xiv 335 pages, folding map, text and full page illus from sketches by the author, large folding map to rear, publishers maroon cloth with ruled borders in black, a vg+ copy. Bula Nzau means elephant killer, Bailey hunted buffalo, elephant, hippo, leopard etc., the book is about his expertise on sport and exploration in the Congo interior. A scarce title Czech 43.
[21135] |
£600.00 |
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BULL Bartle |
Safari A Chronicle Of Adventure
1988.
1st Edn,.
New York.
383 pages, 4to., illus in colour and black and white, fine in dj. dj has chip to rear flap with loss. A history of the African Safari
[12525] |
£38.00 |
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BURGER John F. |
African Buffalo Trails
1957.
1st English Edn,.
Robert Hale.
X 221 pages, illus in b/w from photographs, some spotting to closed page edges, vg in dj. Burger hunts throughout Central Africa particularly for buffalo spanning several decades. Czech 45
[20831] |
£100.00 |
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BURGER John F. |
My Forty Years In Africa
1960.
1st Edn,.
Robert Hale.
195 pages, b/w illus from photographs, light spotting to closed page edges, vg in dj. the author's last book including recollections of elephant hunting, lion, buffalo etc. Czech 46.
[19448] |
£85.00 |
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BURNS J.E. |
Adventures In Wildest Africa The Stirring Narrative Of A Big Game Hunting Expedition In Equatorial Africa Illustrated With Third Dimension Pictures Taken At The Time
nd Circa 1949.
W Walker and Sons (Associated Ltd).
23 pages, landscape small 4to., 28 3D pictures within text, map at end. Pictorial card covers with colour jungle scene with animals and native and map of Africa to upper cover. Tipped onto inner rear flap printed paper case holding the original 3D glasses. Some light dust soiling to the rear plain white card cover, vg. Giving a narrative on a hunting trip leaving Mombasa on a 3 month safari detailing the game shot with accompanying 3D photos. The narrative is for the older child if not adult going into some detail "Thought my hunting days were over and expected to be reduced to mincemeat the next moment, when all of a sudden the infuriated animal pulled up with a jerk and I heard a report of Raschilds rifle". They took 80 porters with therm on their march into the Eldama Ravine, to mount Sirgoit and Elgeyo Forest. An unusual and vg+ item.
[23035] |
£150.00 |
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BURTON Brig Gen R.G. |
The Book Of The Tiger With A Chapter On The Lion In India
1933.
1st.
Hutchinson & Co.
287 pages, 8 pp adverts, 16 full page illus from photographs, some occasional spotting publisher's green cloth, vg. Burton experiences, focus on man-eating tigers, hunting from elephant and on foot. He also includes notes from books and articles by other hunters. The last chapter covers hunting lions in the Kathiawar Region. Czech 38.
[23402] |
£100.00 |
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BURTON Brig Gen R.G. |
Sport And Wild Life In The Deccan
1928.
1st Edn,.
Seeley Service.
282 pages, (14) pp of adverts, frontis and 18 full page plates from photographs folding map and a map in the text. Oval faint stamp to front paste down for "St Marys Library Club." Publishers' original orange cloth, with gilt tiger head to the upper cover, a very good bright copy. An account of big game hunting during nearly 40 years of service in India with much interesting information on the habits of the wild animals of that country. Czech 37
[23531] |
£150.00 |
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BUXTON Cara |
Adventurous Norfolk Lady-Miss Cara Buxton's Sport In Africa
No Date circa 1936.
Fisher Knight & Co Ltd. For Private Circulation.
Small 8vo 103 pages frontis portrait of Cara Buxton + 2 other plates Armorial book plate of R.C.Fiske to front paste down. Publishers grey blue cloth with gilt monogram C.G.B to upper board. A very good + copy of a rare title, not recorded by Czech, one copy located on Worldcat at the University of Texas Miss Buxton first visited the country on a shooting expedition in 1910 and a few years later came out as a settler. She originally took up land in Kericho but settled in Lumbwa district in 1920. The book is made up of a report to The Eastern Daily Press in 1912 on her first expedition. Followed by copies of letters Cara sent from 1912 to 1920 to Maggie and occasionally Mabel and an Aunt all dated and identifying the place from where they were sent. Her letters mention her life in Africa the war and some hunting. The letters resume in 1926 and includes a trip to Palestine much of her time seem to be taken up now with her Church and care for the local people there is still some mention of hunting. The book ends with Caras obituary she died in 1936 at the age of 61. I can only assume the letters were put together by a family member for distribution to family members.
[21457] |
£650.00 |
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BUXTON Edward North |
Short Stalks Or Hunting Camps North, South, East And West
1893.
1st Edn,.
XIII 405 pages, small 4to., full page and text illus, recased in the original pictorial brown cloth, spine relayed, cloth unevenly darkened as often found. Much on hunting goat, sheep, deer etc., including Europe and the rocky mountains, Ibex in Turkey etc.Czech Asia 40, Africa 329
[19835] |
£80.00 |
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BUXTON, Hannah Maud, Claire Emily and Theresa |
On Either Side of the Red Sea - with illustrations of the granite ranges of the eastern desert of Egypt, and of Sinai
.
1st.
Edward Stanford.
viii + 163 pages, Large 8vo 16.5 cm x 21 cm, illustrated throughout with full page and text illustrations from photographs. Armorial bookplate of Norman Douglas Simpson to front paste down. Presentation inscription by the authoress on half title to W Brindley, tipped on the rear inner blank a 3-page letter to Brindley from E. N. Buxton regarding the book his daughters and the photographs. Apart from foxing to the prelims the contents are clean and tight. Bound in the original green cloth with gilt title and dessert camp scene to upper board. A very good copy. Written as a series of letters by E.N Buxton's family members who accompanied him on "two delightful (shooting) journeys undertaken in 1893 & 1894". Trekking across the Kitter mountains to hunt Ibex then to the Sinai Peninsula again to hunt Ibex. The author's accompanied there father on several hunts describing the terrain and the outcome of the hunts. they did not hunt themselves. Czech 49/50
[21896] |
£140.00 |
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Byrne Peter |
GENTLEMAN HUNTER. Retracing Jim Corbett's Hunts For the Great Man-Eating Cats of India and Nepal
2007.
Safari Press.
Long Beach California.
vii ? 230 pp., illustrated in b/w from photographs, publishers' blue cloth gilt title to upper board and tiger head vignette in black, in a matching slipcase. A fine copy limited to 1000 copies signed and numbered by Peter Byrne. The story of the hunting career of the legendary, Jim Corbett. In his book Peter Byrne retraces Jim Corbett's hunts for the man-eating tigers and leopards of India and Nepal, it is written from the perspective of someone who actually lived Corbett's life. Peter Byrne is an ex-professional big-game hunter who lived and hunted man-eaters in the same areas as Jim Corbett did.
[23474] |
£80.00 |
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CARRUTHERS D, MILLAIS J.G., VAN DER BYL P.B., WALLACE H. Frank, KENNION R.L., BARCLAY Ford G. |
The Gun At Home And Abroad, Big Game Of Asia And North America
1915.
1st Edn.
The London & Counties Press Assoc Ltd.
xix 433 pages, TEG, 4to., illus with colour plates, photogravure, monochrome and half tone plates, the colour plates from drawings by E Caldwell the photogravures, Frank H Wallace. Bound in the publishers full brown morroco, gilt title to upper board some foxing to the blank end papers. Limited to 600 numbered copies, this being numbered 517, issued in a 4-volume set with volume number to the spine or singerly as this volume with no number to spine. A sumptuous production. The authors write from personal experience and knowledge, Lt Col Kennion on the Big Game Of Persia, H.F.Wallace on China, P.B. Van Der Byl on India, Douglas Carruthers on Syria, Arabia, Asia Minor Russia etc. J.G.Millais describes the big game of America, + Barclay adding a chapter on Mancurian Tiger, a vg copy. Czech 45
[22254] |
£350.00 |
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CASADA Dr James A Editor |
Africans Greatest Hunter, The Lost Writings Of Frederick C. Selous
1998.
2nd Edn..
Safari Press.
Long Beach, CA, USA.
xxvi 276 pages, illustrated in b/w from photographs, publishers' grey cloth titled in black with a Topi head vignette to the upper cover. Limited to 1000 signed and numbered by Casada., a fine copy in slipcase. Includes contributions by Selous from magazines i.e. The Field, anthologies, and similar works etc with a comprehensive bibliography at the end.
[19512] |
£120.00 |
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CASADA Dr James A Editor |
Africans Greatest Hunter, The Lost Writings Of Frederick C. Selous
1998.
1st.
Safari Press.
Long Beach, CA, USA.
xxvi 276 pages, illustrated in b/w from photographs, publishers' grey cloth titled in black with a Topi head vignette to the upper cover. Limited to 1000 signed and numbered by Casada., a fine copy in slipcase. Includes contributions by Selous from magazines i.e. The Field, anthologies, and similar works etc with a comprehensive bibliography at the end.
[23486] |
£120.00 |
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Casada Dr. James A., Editor. Selous Frederick C. |
FREDERICK C. SELOUS: A HUNTING LEGEND. RECOLLECTIONS BY AND ABOUT THE GREAT HUNTER.
2000.
1st Edn.
Safari Press.
Long Beach, California.
xiv -187 pp., illustrated in b/w from photographs, publishers' grey cloth titled in black with portrait of Selous to the upper cover in slipcase. A fine copy, limited to 1000 copies signed and numbered (28) by James Casada. Part I is a selection of writings by Selous. Part II comprises articles about him written by his friends.
[23472] |
£65.00 |
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CASATI Major Gaetano |
Ten Years In Equatoria And The Return With Emin Pasha
1891.
1st Edn,.
Fredercik Warne Co.
2 Vols, xxi 376, xv 347 pages, illustrated with upwards of 150 illustrations coloured plates and 4 maps in rear pockets, neat paper repair to outer blank margin of one page where badly opened. Recased in the original publishers brown patterned cloth, pictorial front boards with native scene in silver and black with gilt palm tree with an unfortunate man tied to the tree, the spines titled in gilt with oval vignette portrait of Major Casati. A very good, copy translated from the original Italian manuscript, an account of Casati's travel and adventure in Southern Sudan with much on the flora and fauna of the region.
[23431] |
£320.00 |
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CASATI Major Gaetano |
Ten Years In Equatoria And The Return With Emin Pasha
1891.
Frederick Warne Co.
2nd Edn, 2 Vols, xxi 376, xv 347 pages, illus with upwards of 150 illus coloured plates and 4 maps in rear pockets A partially uncut copy in the original publishers patterned cloth, pictorial front board with native scene in silver and black with gilt palm tree with an unfortunate man tied to the tree. A bright copy translated from the original Italian manuscript, an account of Casati's travel and adventure in Southern Sudan with much on the flora and fauna of the region.
[22208] |
£250.00 |
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CHADWICK W.S. |
Man Killers Any Marauders Some Big Game Encounters Of An African Hunter
1929.
1st Edn,.
H F & G Witherby.
223 pages + 1 page advert, frontis illus + 5 plates from photographs, some browning to end papers. Foxing to closed page edges, publishers brick red cloth, , Hunting lion, elephant, hippo + a variety of game Angola, the Congo and Northern Rhodesia. Czech 58
[23398] |
£180.00 |
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CHAPMAN Abel |
Memories of For Score Years Less Two, 1851-1929
1930.
1st Edn,.
Gurney and Jackson.
xxvii 257 pages, 3 pages of adverts TEG pages uncut, Illustrated with full page colour plates and b/w illustrations throughout the text by WH Riddell and the author. Publishers' green cloth binding VG. Although not a hunting book the volume relates to Chapmans journeys on the Nile and Nubian Dessert and his trip through the Sudan. There are his observations of wild game and numerous references to other hunting books, Riddell's colour plates are particularly fine. Czech 60
[22387] |
£35.00 |
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CHAPMAN Abel |
Memories of Fourscore Years Less Two 1851-1929
1930.
1st Edn,.
Gurney and Jackson.
xxvii 257 pages, 3 pages of adverts pages uncut, Illustrated with full page colour plates and b/w illustrations throughout the text by WH Riddell and the author, spotting to the blank ebdpapers. Publishers' green cloth binding vg, the DJ with colour insert to the upper flap showing loss to head of the spine and some edges, thr DJ has been laid down on green paper. Although not a hunting book the volume relates to Chapmans journeys on the Nile and Nubian Dessert and his trip through the Sudan. There are his observations of wild game and numerous references to other hunting books, Riddell's colour plates are particularly fine. Czech 60
[23926] |
£40.00 |
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CHAPMAN Abel |
On Safari Big Game Hunting in British East Africa
1908.
1st Edn,.
Edward Arnold.
xvi 340 pages, 16 pages of adverts, 170 illus by the author and E Caldwell sketch maps and photographs. Armorial bookplate to front paste down of Hans Sauer (11 June 1857 - 28 August 1939) was a South African born medical doctor, lawyer, adventurer, author of Ex? Africa ( Czech 246). Publisher's black cloth with pictorial elephant's head to the front board. Avery good copy, . Hunting in British East Africa There are plentiful hunting experiences included waterbuck, rhino, elephant, gazelle, kudu, buffalo etc Czech 60
[23411] |
£340.00 |
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CHAPMAN Abel |
Savage Sudan Its Wild Tribes, Big Game And Bird Life
1921.
1st Edn,.
Gurney and Jackson.
xx 452 pages, TEG, 248 illustrations chiefly from rough sketches by the author and photograph Publisher's dark green cloth, gilt warthog vignette to the upper board and gilt buffalo to rear, a very good copy. Chapman recounts his hunting experiences on a journey to Khartoum along the White Nile into Uganda. Hunting buffalo, hippo, elephant, rhino plains game etc. Czech 60
[23129] |
£240.00 |
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CHAPMAN Abel |
Savage Sudan Its Wild Tribes, Big Game And Bird Life
1921.
1st Edn,.
Gurney and Jackson.
XX 452 pages, TEG, 248 illus chiefly from rough sketches by the author, vg in publisher's dark green cloth, gilt warthog to upper board and gilt buffalo to rear, a vg copy. Chapman recounts his hunting experiences buffalo, hippo, elephant, rhino etc. Czech 35. Loose printed compliment slip from the author also loose folding menu for a dinner given for Theodore Roosevelt by the Society for The Preservation of the Wild Fauna od the Empire June 6th 1910, partly split along fold.
[20237] |
£300.00 |
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CHAPMAN Abel |
Wild Norway, With Chapters On Spitsbergen, Denmark etc
1897.
1st Edn,.
Edwards Arnold.
XIII 358 pages, 16pp advs, full page illus by the author assisted by Charles Whymper and P.CH.Trench +text illus, publisher's dark blue cloth, light bumping to corners, vg. Includes salmon fishing, reindeer and elk hunting, etc.,
[16066] |
£185.00 |
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CHAPMAN Abel, BUCK Walter J. |
Unexplored Spain
1910.
1st Edn,.
Edward Arnold.
XVI 416 pages, large 8vo., 200 illus by Joseph Crawhall, E Caldwell and Abel Chapman and from photographs, some occasional spotting, green cloth, gilt title and mountain scene showing 3 ibex to upper boards, chapters on ibex and deer, wildfowling and small game shooting.
[18463] |
£180.00 |
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CHAPMAN Abel, BUCK Walter J. |
Wild Spain Records Of Sport With Rifle, Rod, And Gun, Natural History And Exploration
1893.
1st Edn,.
Gurney and Jackson.
xx 472 pages, 4pp advs, pages uncut, 174 illus mostly by the author, coloured map, large paper edition 10 3/4" x 7". Signature of G Blaine Nov 1923 to front blank presumably Gilbert Blaine, author of Falconry in The Sportsman's Library there are numerous references to birds of prey in the book. Bound in in the publisher's dark blue cloth. The authors describe a little-known land over 20 years, they have undertaken sporting expeditions into various parts of Spain. Wildfowling and shooting episodes also include much on the Ibex including hunting, also sheep goat etc. Chute 090
[23105] |
£300.00 |
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 |
Christian Le Noel |
On Target History And Hunting In Central Africa
1999.
1st.
Trophy Room Books.
Angoura C.A, U.S. A.
vii ? 256, large 8vo illustrated with b/w photographs, a fine copy in DJ. Limited edition of 1000 copies signed and numbered (404) by Christian Le Noel. Publishers yellow faux leather with black spine titles. A n historical look at the great hunting regions of Karamojo, Oubangui -Chari and other central African landscapes after big game. With period photographs. Czech 162/63
[23470] |
£60.00 |
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CHURCH Percy W. |
Chinese Turkestan With Caravan And Rifle
1901.
1st Edn,.
Rivingtons.
XI 207 pages, frontis, 24 illus from photographs, folding map, publishers grey cloth with vignette of wapiti head to upper board, a vg copy, the cloth clean and free of defects. the author and his hunting companion J.V.Phlp journeys from Srinagar through Yarkand to the Tekkes Valley collecting altai, wapiti, ibex, siberian roe etc also contains some excellent description of the terrain and the people, and includes a chapter on outfit etc and field notes on game Czech 47 Yakushi C115
[16151] |
£400.00 |
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CLARK James L. |
Trails of the Hunted
1929.
1st Edn,.
Chatto and Windus.
XIII 269 pages, advert leaf, 4to., 47 full page plates from photographs, bookplate to front paste down, some heavy foxing to prelims and first few pages, some occasional spotting to contents and closed page edges, publishers green cloth, 1cm section rubbed through rear spine edge. Czech Asia 48 Africa 62. Clark was an ardent taxidermist and big game hunter, he writes of his expeditions to Africa, North America and Asia in search of specimens for the American museums. Czech 37.
[20373] |
£45.00 |
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COBB Cecil F. |
Sport On The Setit The Narrative Of A Sporting Trip Along The Rivers Atbara And Setit
1911.
1st Edn,.
Cross and Jackman.
Canterbury.
(xvi) -125 pages, 28, plates after photographs by H. Leney and the author. Publisher's slate blue cloth lettered in gilt to the upper board. SIGNED by Cobb on the lower blank margin of the preface page., some age browning to the end papers the contents clean and free of foxing.The cloth clean with no chips or splits A very good copy of a scarce work provincially published in a small edition. Cobb and his hunting partner hunted in the Sudan, bagging an elephant, waterbuck, greater kudu, hartebeest, gazelle etc., using a rifle borrowed from Major Powell-Cotton. At the end is a breakdown of the expenses of the trip Czech, Africa, p. 64.
[22662] |
£1600.00 |
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COBBOLD Ralph P. |
Innermost Asia Travel And Sport In The Pamirs
1900.
1st Edn,.
William Heinemann.
xviii 354 pages, full page and text illus from photographs, 4 full page maps + lge folding coloured map at rear. Old repair to closed tear to verso 1 section of blank margin and map, publishers plain dark red cloth, some light fading to edges, possible a later publishers binding, some copies appear with a gilt sheep's head to upper board others in this binding. An excellent work on sport and adventure with voluble descriptions of the terrain. Czech 49.
[20077] |
£320.00 |
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COBBOLD Ralph P. |
Innermost Asia Travel And Sport In The Pamirs
1900.
1st Edn,.
William Heinemann.
XVIII 354 pages, illus, lge folding map, foxing to frontis, presentation inscription on FEP "from one traveler to another with best wishes Sept 1919 Ralph P Cobbold". recased in the original red cloth, gilt title and sheep head vignette to upper cover, some old surface rubbing and soiling to covers, g+, very unusual to find signed. An excellent work on sport and adventure with voluble descriptions of the terrain. Czech 49.
[18687] |
£260.00 |
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COOK Sir Albert R. |
Uganda Memories 1897 - 1940
1945.
1st Edn,.
The Ugands Society.
Kampala.
xv 415 pages, small 4to, numerous full page illus from photographs, 2 folding maps 1 contained in rear pocket with loose printed card stating the map is "not ready and may be months before it is" inscription to the front-end paper. Publishers. light green cloth with gilt shield vignette to the upper cover, the cloth clean and bright in the original dj, dj complete with old strengthening to verso to the head and tail of spine and one-fold not visible from the front. Limited to 750 numbered copies, this copy number 366 signed by Cook and dated June 12, 1945. Cook was Consultant Physician to the European Kampala Hospital and to the C.M.S. Mango Hospital, he devoted much of his time to the health and condition of the local natives. There are chapters on safari life 1897, Safari in the eastern provinces, and other episodes of big game, and the history and development of the colony.
[22945] |
£280.00 |
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CORBETT Jim |
The Man-eating Leopard Of Rudraprayag
1954.
reprint Edn,.
Oxford University Press.
166 pages, illus with photographs, map end papers, publishers green cloth with gilt tiger head vignette to upper board, vg in dj. Czech 52
[20841] |
£22.00 |
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CORBETT Jim |
The Mohan Man-Eater And Other Stories
1948.
Oxford University Press.
Madras.
xi 122 pages, full page and text illus by G.H.G.Moorhouse, front and rear end papers showing drawing of a magazine rifle, a double barrel rifle and a 12 bore shotgun with components identified, pictorial printed card covers with title and tigers head to upper covers. A vg copy of a Corbett rarity. One copy located in the USA on World Cat, a note on contents begins "These stories are taken from Jim Corbetts well known book Man Eaters Of Kumaon. they have been abridged and slightly simplified for children" Reading the preface which in most cases follow that of the original there are some differences, the stories covered are "The Champawat man Eater, the Chowgarth Tiger And The Mohan Man Eaters". At the end of the book are 7 pages of questions and authors notes. These do not appear in the original book, whether the book was abridged by Corbett I cannot find other than "Authors notes" I also cannot find the illustration being used in other Corbett titles. I handled this copy a few years ago, and have recently re-purchased it from the collection of Arnold "Jake" Johnson who I originally sold it to. Johnson held one of the most comprehensive collections on Indian big game.
[21414] |
£520.00 |
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CORBETT Jim |
The Temple Tiger And More Man-Eaters Of Kumaon
1954.
reprint Edn,.
Oxford University.
197 pages, illus from photographs, green cloth, gilt tiger head vignette to upper board, vg in dj. dj chipped at head and tail of spine. Czech 52.
[20524] |
£28.00 |
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COTTON W.B. |
Sport In The Eastern Sudan From Souakin To The Blue Nile
1912.
1st 2nd issue Edn,.
Rowland Ward.
X 285 pages, 5 pages adverts for Roland Ward, original tan cloth, gilt title to upper board light rubbing to head and tail of spine, although the title page calls for a map it was never issued for the 2nd issue. A scarce Rowland Ward publication the book details the author's 9 months safari at a cost of ?750.00. Hunting lion, buffalo, hippo, giraffe and variety of plains game. Czech 40
[14736] |
£360.00 |
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CRADOCK Lieut Col Montagu |
Sport In New Zealand
1904.
1st Edn,.
Anthony Treherne & Co Ltd.
viii-287, frontis + 7 full page plate, publishers' green cloth with gilt title and a stag head vignette in black to the upper cover, a vg clean copy. The author recounts his stalking, shooting, fishing, hunting polo racing and yachting, over a 2 year stay. ?350
[22488] |
£350.00 |
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CRANWORTH Lord |
A Colony In The Making or Sport and Profit in British East Africa
1912.
1st Edn,.
Macmilland and Co.
Africa.
xiv 359 pages, TEG, illus in b/w from photographs, large folding map at rear, foxing to front and rear end paper and closed page edges, oval ownership stamp to FEP, contents clean and free of foxing, publishers green cloth, gilt title and native vignette to upper cover. The author provides information on big game, its location, methods of stalking and the game reserves. Czech 69.
[20342] |
£100.00 |
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CRILE Grace |
Skyways To A Jungle Laboratory
1937.
1st English Edn,.
240 pages, illus, vg in worn dj. A scientific expedition hunting everything from elephant to jack rabbit.
[11248] |
£25.00 |
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CUMMING R.Gordan |
Five years of a hunter's life in the far interior of South Africa. With notices of the native tribes, and anecdotes of the chase of the lion, elephant, hippopotamus, giraffe, rhinoceros, etc
1850.
2nd Edn,.
John Murray.
xv 388, x 381 pages, two volumes with frontis and engraved 1/2 title to each volume, 13 engraved plates + map. Bound in later ? dark green morroco with all edge's gilt. Cummings was a Scotsman and astounded the Dutch by wearing a kilt whilst hunting. The narrative is a valuable account of the state of the country at this period. Cumming appears to have hunted every species of South African fauna. After 5 years he returned to England, taking the Cape Wagon which had accompanied him throughout his journey and a large collection of trophies, the whole weighing about 30 tons. One of the classics of African Big Game Hunting and Exploration. Sabin Vol I 398, Czech 72
[22251] |
£200.00 |
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DANE Sir Richard |
Sport In Asia And Africa
1921.
1st Edn,.
Andrew Melrose Limited.
x 234 pages, frontis and 23 illustrations from photographs pages uncut. Publishers olive green 1/4 cloth backed boards blind stamped title to the upper cover, a very good + copy. Safaris to East Africa in 1906 and 1909 rhino buffalo lion kudu hunted, He hunted tiges and panthers buffalo in India and bear hunting in Kashmir etc. Some copies are bound in plain blue cloth possible a second issue. Czech Africa 74, Asia 58
[23532] |
£180.00 |
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DAWKINS John |
Rogues And Marauders
1967.
1st Edn,.
Robert Hale.
188 pages, Illustrated in b/w from photograph plates. Publishers' blue cloth binding titled in silver a fine unmarked copy. DJ complete with no split but faint unobtrusive mark to bottom of spine just touching rear flap from old tape offset, avg copy. Dawkins hunts man-eaters in Rhodesia, elephants raiding African farms, lions, buffalo, rhino and crocodiles etc. Also includes "Note on African sporting rifles". Czech 76
[23548] |
£145.00 |
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de Almeida, Tony |
Jaguar Hunting in the Mato Grosso and Bolivia
1990.
2nd Edn.
Safari Press.
Long Beach, CA.
ix -275pp., Illustrated in b/w from photographs with pictorial end papers. Bound in the publishers faux green leather gilt title and jaguar vignette to the upper cover, in DJ a fine copy, the first edition was a limited edition.
[23471] |
£30.00 |
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DENHAM Major Dixon & CLAPPERTON Captain Hugh |
Narrative Of Travels And Discoveries In Northern And Central Africa, In The Years 1822, 1823, and 1824
1826.
1st Edn.
John Murray.
xlviii, 335, 269 pages, frontis + 34 engraved plates, 1 colour, 6 vignettes and large folding map some occasional spotting, the map of Bellos more so. Original full tan calf boards, later matching spine, some light rubbing to corners on the board. Denham and Clapperton and Dr Walter Oudney traveled from Benioleed to lake Tchad to Sokota, failing to ascertaion the source of the Niger. Denham spent time exploring Lake Tchad, Clapperton journeys westwards to the Niger in January 1824, Oudney died and was buried by his friends at Murmur. Clapperton journey's alone to Knao and Sokota , in May he started his return and was rejoined by Denham at Kula reaching Tripoli in January 1825.
[20900] |
£850.00 |
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Dharmakumarsinhji R S |
Reminiscences Of Indian Wildlife
1998.
Oxford University Press.
xii 115 pages, full page illus, pictorial card covers. The author an Indian prince, a respected naturalist, hunter and falconer, he hunted lion and tiger etc.
[21551] |
£25.00 |
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DIGBY Bassett |
The Mammoth And Mammoth Hunting In North East Siberia
1926.
1st Edn,.
222 pages, illus, some spotting, old splash mark on top of front board, gilt pictorial spine, vg-. chapters on ivory tusks etc.
[10812] |
£68.00 |
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DOLLMAN J.G. |
Catalogue Of The Selous Collection Of Big Game In The British Museum
1921.
1st Edn,.
Trustees of the British Museum.
vii 112 pages, Portrait frontispiece of Selous presentation bookplate to the front paste down by The Trustees of The British Museum. Publisher's pebbled brown cloth. A very good "Though this is more of a zoological work, Dollman included several hunting excerpts from Selous' books and journal articles to highlight the descriptions of the species. Czech 82 ?95
[22551] |
£95.00 |
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DRAKE-BROCKMAN R.E. |
The Mammals Of Somaliland
1910.
1st Edn,.
XVII 201 pages, frontis illus and 18 other full page illus from photographs, original light blue cloth with elephant vignette to upper board, gilt on spine title dull, some bumping to spine, vg-. Czech 52
[12989] |
£75.00 |
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DRUMMOND W.H. |
The Large Game And Natural History Of South And South East Africa
1875.
1st Edn,.
XXI 428 pages, coloured frontis and title page vignette, 12 full page tinted plates and map + text illus, recased in the publishers brown cloth, dust soiled; normally fair in green pictorial cloth.
[9659] |
£200.00 |
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DRURY Colonel Heber |
Reminiscences Life And Sport In Southern India
1890.
1st Edn,.
W H Allen.
viii, 230 pages, (ii) adverts Armorial bookplate of C.J. Anstruther, Publishers brown cloth with gilt title, and tiger vignette in black to the upper cover. Some even fading to the cloth with light rubbing to the head and tail of the spine. Colonel Drury was Assistant Resident in Travancore and Cochin, he hunted elephant tiger and bison etc. there is considerable description o0f the terrain and people of the area. Czech 65 ?245
[22656] |
£245.00 |
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DU CHAILLU Paul B. |
Explorations And Adventures In Equatorial Africa With The Accounts Of The Manners And Customs Of The People and of the Chase of the Gorilla, Crocodile, Leopard, Elephant, Hippopotamus and Other Animals
1861.
1st Edn,.
Joihn Murray.
xviii 479 pages, folding frontis of "The Gorilla", large folding map at end, full page and text woodcut illustrations throughout. Armorial bookplate to front paste down and front end some spotting to front blank prelims. Bound without adverts in a contemporary ? calf spine in compartments with leather title label, ornate tooling to remaining spine compartments, some rubbing to corners and spine edges . Du Chaillu travelled through the heavily forested Gabon and was one of the first white men to trek into gorilla territory in search of gorillas. Though he also encountered hippopotamus and elephant. Czech 86
[22768] |
£320.00 |
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DUGMORE Radclyffe A |
The Romance Of The Newfoundland Caribou, An Intimate Account Of The Life Of The Reindeer Of North America
1913.
1st Edn.
William Heinemann.
viii 191 pages, 4to., illus throughout with full page plates from photographs, text drawings + colour frontis by the author + large folding map, some occasional spotting to contents, publishers blue cloth, gilt title and 2 caribou stags fighting vignette to upper board, small faint watermark to upper edge. Includes a chapter on the caribou froma sportsmans point of view
[21377] |
£40.00 |
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DUGUID Julian |
Tiger Man
1932.
1st Edn.
National Travel Club.
New York.
287 pages, frontis + 15 plates from photographs + map, publishers black cloth, gilt title and vignette to upper board, vg in dj. dj has some loss to bottom lower corner and top edge of rear board and some small chips. To inner fold of dj states first printing the special edition for N.T.C. Jaguar hunting throughout the Moto Grosse in Brazil the biography of an adventurer in the wildest place in South Africa.
[21232] |
£80.00 |
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DUNBAR BRANDER A.A. |
Wild Animals in Central India
1923.
1st Edn,.
Edwaed Arnold and Co.
xv 296 pages, 15pp adverts pages uncut. Frontis and 15 full page illustrations from photographs some browning to first few pages. Publishers' maroon cloth clean and bright. The author combines natural history and his sporting adventures in this specices by species analysis of Indian big game. Czech 65
[23544] |
£45.00 |
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DUTTON E A T |
Kenya Mountain
1930.
new Edn.
Jonathan Cape.
xvi 219 pages, large 8vo., frontis + 55 maps, 3 sketch maps and large folding map, presentation inscription to FEP, publisher's cloth, gilt title to upper cover, spine evenly faded. A detailed account of the mountain, its scenery and fauna also climbing experiences. This edition has been corrected and enlarged from the 1st Edn 1929.
[20360] |
£70.00 |
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DUTTON E.A.T. |
Lillibullero On The Golden Road
1944.
1st Edn.
Zanzibar.
xii 313, double page map Northern Frontier of Kenya, some light spotting to prelims and map, publishers' green cloth, 1 of 100 numbered copies, this being No 57, note in ink to FEP for Nagahot? Library, some light marking to the cover. The scarce 1st edition of Dutton's reminiscences
[20337] |
£150.00 |
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DYER Anthony |
Men For All Seasons The Hunters And Pioneers
1995.
1st Edn..
Trophy Room Books.
Angoura, CA, USA.
xi 389 pages, illus with 375 in b/w from photographs. A fine copy in fine dj, limited to 1000 copies signed by the author. Profiles of professional big game hunters with accounts of their hunts with a 41 page appendix of the greatest East African hunter. Czech 89.
[19500] |
£200.00 |
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EARDLEY WILMOT Sir S. |
Leaves From Indian Forests
1930.
1st Edn,.
Edward Arnold and Co.
viii 200 pages, frontis + 7 full page illus from photographs + numerous text drawings, inscription to front end paper, blue cloth, gilt tiger head to upper cover, vg. Hunting tiger and panther in the foothill on the Himalayas also buffalo etc. Czech 68.
[20390] |
£65.00 |
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EARDLEY-WILMOT S. |
Forest Life And Sport In India
1910.
1st Edn,.
Edward Arnold.
XI 324 pages, 20pp advs, illus, publisher's red cloth gilt elephant vignette to upper board, upper corners bumped, vg-. An inspector general of forests in India, he recounts numerous hunts after tigers, panthers, samber etc. Czech 68
[20416] |
£85.00 |
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EASTMAN George |
Chronicles of An African Trip
1927.
1st Privately printed for the author Edn,.
87 pages, 29 photographic illus, map end papers showing the hunting trip, 1/4 cloth backed boards, slight damp mark to top corners of rear board, neat name written to top edge of front board, contents clean. Includes letter from the chairman of Kodak, stating the book is to be presented to all his employees who have completed 5 years service.
[241] |
£60.00 |
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EDMONDS R J (Dilly) |
The Big Game Diary of R.J. Edmonds (Dilly) 1870 in Zululand
1870.
"Four months' shooting trip to the Zulu country May to September 1870, 5 guns (one laid up in the best shooting ground), 384 head beside Crocodiles 16, Bora 2 ,Muscat 1, Pelicans, Flamingos, Bustard, Korau, Game (many kinds) Duck (various) Teal, Dickkop, Cranes various, Herons various ,Egrets, Hadidas, Secretary birds, Eagles (various), Pheasants, Partridges (various), Guinea Fowl (blue crested common), Quail (various), Bitters, Snakes various 374 head" The diary of R.J. Edmonds (Dilly) with Guy Darling and Bob Fellows leaving England, and being joined in South Africa by John Dunn and Captain Walmesley John Robert Dunn (1834-1895) a South African settler, hunter, and diplomat of Scottish dissent his love of hunting took him regularly into Zululand. An influential man in the area, Dunn became a close and respected friend of the Zulu chief Cetshwayo being given tracts of land in Zululand and having a number of Zulu wives. The diary consists of 126 full manuscript pages + a 10-page game register. Clearly written in ink with date shown in most cases. Spelling of names may differ to today's equivalent i.e. Hippopotamuses referred to as Seacows Bound in the original full plain green morroco binding 13.5 cm x 18.5 cm 7 ? x 5 ? inches some light rubbing to edges. The diary begins with the party leaving Falmouth on March the 12th. They sight Table Mountain on 13th April There are various observations and episodes of the journey including shooting Porpoises Albatrosses etc. They meet with a Captain Watson 11th regiment who is planning to come up to Dunns country with them, "a great bore but cannot be helped, I fear we shall be to many guns on the ground". The party leave Durban on the 29th receiving a letter from Captain Walmesley the government agent that he would join the party at the Tugela river on the 4th. There are various references to equipping out the expedition getting guns' powder, wagons etc. "Setting out on the 6th May and crossing the Tugela river and leaving our horses on the Natal side as the river is running to fast JD is waiting to greet us and welcomes us to Zululand. Dunn reflects on how the land abounded with game 15 years ago and tells us the best shooting will be at the end. We spend time in the area shooting Buck plains game etc. We meet our first Zulus on the 24th "a primitive people". On the 26th we leave for new Buck country, Dunn goes to his place some 27 miles away and to see Ketowayo (Cetshwayo)." There are various encounters with Zulus recorded including a visit to a Kraal and how Kaffir hospitality is very poor. On Saturday 4th June we cross the Umbelozi (Umfolozi). Much shooting of Koodoo waterbuck Wilde beast Gunu etc recorded. A typical entry Fri 10th after Rhino walking through bush an old Rhino jumps up fire 4 barrels at 15 yds., but she goes off. On the 15th I shot my first Rhino" shot him in the chest at 150 yds. he drops dead "also shot a Klepspringer possibly the smallest and largest beasts we are likely to get. A great deal of shooting for seacows (Hippos). We cross the Nyalazi on the 23rd the next day we watch the Zulus hunt and hear about a Dutchman 6 miles away who is expected to die of fever. There is a party of Dutch hunters who had spoiled our hunting on the Umfolozi. Various hunting episodes taking place, we pass Baldwin's camp where only 2 out of his party of 7 survived "but the climate has altered since", (In 1860 Baldwin's 1st safari after Hippo, 8 of his 10 white companions died of Malaria). From now on there is a great deal of hunting recorded and observation a large number of Rhinos being shot and numerous plains game. It is remarkable how many animals were wounded or badly shot and not retrieved. Many near misses for the guns and their kaffir boys being charged by rhino's. On the 16th we move camp I saw W nearly a mile off, he arrived covered in blood after shooting a lion and thinking it was dead he advanced and was attacked by the lion. The following day I go off with D where the lion was. D shot at a lion and I give it a barrel Dunn shouted at us not to run in, the lion was from yesterday it was hit 3 times by W the lion was skinned and the meat eaten by the kaffirs. Sunday 30th I chase on horseback 2 rhinos shot both 1 dropping like a rabbit, F shots 5 in 1 day. The diary continues in the same vein hunting every day. On Saturday the 12th August we move camp Esmonde slept out that night. Here the diary ends with "I shall not keep this diary any more tho we expect another month & some fun with sea cow." At the end of the volume is a 10-page game register giving the game shot by each member of the party. And a total breakdown of the head shot overall, which include 27 Rhinos 39 hippos 67 Gnu . Reading the diary, you become aware that a great deal of game was wounded and not picked, including many Rhinos I am assuming these are not recorded in the register. An important and early hunting diary particularly being in Zululand with John Dunn. Dunn in the late 1850s strove to bring peace between Cetshwayo and his half-brother Mbuyazis the carnage was horrific and it lived with Dunn for the rest of his life. Cetshwayo becoming King at his father's death in 1872. After this Dunn became possible the second most powerful man in Zululand becoming Cetshwayo advisor and confident.
[20499] |
£2000.00 |
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Egan, Pierce |
Pierce Egan's Book of Sports and Mirror of Life
1st.
Willaim Tegg.
nd 1932.
(2) 414m Pages unopened Woodcut title page embellished with 18 different sports and a drinking couple. Numerous sports covered with vignette chapter heading to each sport. Sports include Hunting, The Turf, The Cockpit, Archery, The Jolly Anglers, Hawking, Pigeon Shooting, Coursing + ball games etc. also related anecdotes and index. Publishers' blue cloth gilt vignette to the upper cover gilt title and sporting vignette to the spine. A very good + unread copy. Chute 200, Swift 174,01, W.S 84
[23819] |
£160.00 |
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ELLIOT Robert H. |
Gold Sport & Coffee Planting In Mysore
1894.
1st Edn,.
Archibald Constable And Co.
Westminster.
xxx, 480 pages, folding coloured map of Mysore name to top blank margin of the title page dated 1900. original slate blue cloth rubbing to the head of spine. The work is based on the authors own thirty-eight years of experience as a coffee planter in Mysore. Her hunts tigers, panthers, bears and bison in the Mysore region. . Czech 71
[22478] |
£150.00 |
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ELLIOT Scott G.F. |
A Naturalist In Mid Africa, Being An Account Of A Journey To The Mountains Of The Moon And Tanganyika
1896.
1st Edn,.
A.D Innes & Co.
xvi 413 pages, full plate and text illus from photographs, drawings etc. maps including 3 coloured folding maps, A partly unopened copy in original cloth, gilt vignette to upper board, cloth faded with mark to spine. With a grant from The Royal Society, the author travels through the Victoria Region including Uganda. Elliot records the fauna, wild life and scenery with various episodes including hints on outfits and expenses.
[21184] |
£135.00 |
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FINAUGHTY William |
Recollections Of An Elephant Hunter 1864-1875
1980.
Facsimile Reprint.
Books of Zimbabwe.
Bulawayo.
(18) - 244 pages, publishers' brown cloth gilt elephant vignette to the upper board, vg in dj. Facsimile reprint of the 1916 edition, with an additional sketch map illustrations and a new forward and notes by Edward C. Tabler.
[23577] |
£30.00 |
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FINAUGHTY William |
Recollections Of William Finaughty Elephant Hunter 1864-1875
1916.
1st Edn.
J.B.Lippincott Company.
Piladelphia.
242 pages limited to 250 copies. Bookplate of Kenneth Doble to front paste down, two offset (2.5 x 1.25 cm) tape marks to both front and rear free end papers. Some very occasional spotting to contents and closed page edge. Very occasional pencil notes to margins relating to the book. Note to bottom margin of preface page the first letter A in ink possible the writer had second thought of using a pen! Original tan paper cover boards tan cloth spine. Paper title label to upper board and spine, the spine label chipped and cracked, some even darkening to the cloth. A purpose made cloth covered slipcase present. One of the rarest of big game hunting titles, this as privately printed by George L.Harrison in an edition of 250 copies for distribution to noteworthy African sportsmen and other luminaries. Harrison who was on Safari in Rhodesia in 1908 not only hunted with Finaughtys son, but later met the author and was given a set of the Rhodesian Journal which had serialized the elder Finaughtys recollections. From these, Harrison published the work less one chapter from an issue missing from his set. William Finaughty entered Matabeleland and Mashonaland in the 1860s, the "elephants practically did not know what a gun shot was". This volume presents numerous exciting encounters with elephant, buffalo, lion and other big game. Czech 95
[20495] |
£1250.00 |
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FIRENZA P |
Encylopedia Of Big Game Animals Of Africa
1983.
1st English Edn..
Larousse, NY.
270 pages, illus in colour from photographs and drawings, vg in publishers imitation leather binding, vg in wrong dj. Covers major big game animals of Africa, gives characteristics, distribution and record book statistics, photos of the game and drawings of the spoon etc.
[19684] |
£25.00 |
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FITZPATRICK Sir Percy |
Jock of The Bushveld
1907.
1st Edn,.
Longmans Green & Co.
xv 475, illustrated by E. Caldwell with coloured frontis 22 b/w full page plates and numerous illustrations to page margins including the three uncorrected marginal illustrations of a dung beetle at pp. 65, 337 & 457. Some foxing to the blank end papers 5cm closed tear to upper centre of one page. Bound in the publisher's green cloth with gilt title and vignette of Jock to upper board and antelope to spine, neat strengthening to verso very head of the spine. A very good copy of a South African classic described by Mendelssohn as "Perhaps one of the best dog stories ever written." The life of Jock the animals and people of the veldt. Mendelssohn vol I, p. 550.
[22270] |
£460.00 |
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FLETCHER F.W.F. |
Sport On The Nilgiris And In Wynaad
1911.
1st Edn,.
Macmillan.
xvii 455 pages, large folding map as frontis, small closed tear 5cm to margin, 18 full page plates, presentation circular blind stamp to tile page blank margin, inscription to front paste down, publishers blue cloth, some light surface rubbing light mark to front board, gilt on title dull, vg-. Chapters on a species by species basis giving the natural history and the author's hunting experiences, Fletcher switched from a .450 rifle to a .600 Jeffery, he notes the recoil from his rifle is somewhat severe. Czech 80.
[20382] |
£120.00 |
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Foran William Robert |
LEGENDS OF THE FIELD: FAMOUS EARLY HUNTERS IN AFRICA
1997.
1st Edn.
Published on behalf of the East African Professional Hunters Association by Trophy Room Books,.
Agoura, California..
xxii-319, Large 8vo illustrated with b/w photographs, and drawings by Bob Kuhn, pictorial end-papers. Black cloth, spine titled in gilt. Edition limited to 1000 copies, numbered and signed by Anthony Dyer who contributed an Afterword and Tony Archer who gave the original manuscript to the E.A.P.H.A a fine copy in DJ. Signed & numbered. The cover title is different: LEGENDS OF THE FIELD: MORE EARLY HUNTERS IN AFRICA. "Famous names like Baker, Selous, Neumann, Oswell, Sutherland, Andersson, Bell, Jackson and Samaki Salmon have their life stories recounted by the noted Foran." A manuscript completed by Foran in 1957 but not published until 1997. Foreword, dated 1956, by Keith Caldwell.
[23496] |
£75.00 |
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FORAN W.R. |
The Kenya Police 1887-1960
1962.
1st Edn.
Robert Hale.
xvi 237 pages, b/w illus from photographs and map, below the photo of Moyale Police Station 1960 to blank margin "This was my office in 1958-59 ...... tipped onto rear blank end paper illus of Kenya Police Patrol, publishers blue cloth title in silver, vg in dj. light surface rubbing to edges, although not a hunting title Robert Foran was a big game hunter and early member of the Kenya Police, he relates the history and achievement of the Kenya Police.
[20348] |
£85.00 |
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FOSTER Hugh W. |
Someone Of Value, A Biography Of Robert Ruark
1991.
1st Edn,.
Trophy Room Books.
Agoura, Ca, USA.
316 pages, illus, very top corner edge of first 150 pages slight damp mark to margin o/w vg. Limited to 1000 copies signed by the author.
[14792] |
£40.00 |
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G. & M. Clyde Bell |
The How-To-Do-It Shooter's and Trapper's Book (Catalogue)
nd circa 1920.
Clyde Guide Book No 41.
G & M Clyde Bell,.
Glasgow.
64 pages, 4to illustrated throughout, the first 17pages are a guide to the sportsman covering buying and using guns , game and wild fowl shooting, trapping, dogs, etc. The remaining pages are a catalogue for various shotguns includes various bores, hammer and fine sidelocks, automatics also cartridge pistols, a gun with 3 barrels 2 barrels for 4.10 and one for.22. Also sporting and shooting requisites including traps nets etc. Pictorial staple bound pictorial paper covers some chipping and creasing to corner a few odd marks to the contents.
[23917] |
£60.00 |
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Gabriel, Ronald |
A Sheep Hunter's Diary: Thirty Years of Mountain Hunting for Ibex and Sheep
2014.
1st Edn.
Safari Press.
Long Beach, CA.
xvii ? 413 pages illustrated in colour from photographs, b/w drawings by Gordon Allen + colour maps. Publishers' blue cloth with gilt title and sheep head in black to the upper cover, in matching blue slipcase. A fine copy, limited to 250 copies signed and numbered (152) by the author and artist. Hunting wild sheep and Ibex.
[23473] |
£150.00 |
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GARDNER MRS. ALAN |
RIFLE AND SPEAR WITH THE RAJPOOTS: BEING THE NARRATIVE OF A WINTER'S TRAVEL AND SPORT IN NORTHERN INDIA
1895.
1st Edn.
Chatto and Windus.
xvi 336, top edge gilt large 8vo, ILLUSTRATED FROM PHOTOGRAPHS AND SKETCHES BY THE AUTHOR AND TWO DRAWINGS BY F. H. TOWNSEND. Inscription to the title page, "With the Authors Compliments and Thanks July 1907" crease to upper corner of front-end paper with small 2cm split, and chip to top edge. Publishers 2 tone 1/2 cloth brown spine over dark red boards, the original spine relayed showing some old loss to head and tail, some discoloration to the spine clot and corners. Gilt title to the upper cover fade mark to part of the rear cover.VG -. Nora Gardner accompanied her husband on a sporting trip through Kashmir and the Punjab. The hunting episodes are mainly related to her husband, she did try her hand at shooting a leopard released from a cage. An entertaining blend of travel, observation, and sport. Czech 84
[23507] |
£280.00 |
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GIBBONS A.St.H. |
Exploration And Hunting In Central Africa 1895-96
1898.
1st Edn,.
Methuen.
xi - 408 pages, 48pp adverts, the adverts dated 1901 as all copies we have handled, 8 full page illus by C Whymper, 25 photographs and map, some light spotting to title page and offsetting from newspaper cutting relating to Gibbon's career there is also a loose page obituary of Gibbons. Armorial bookplate of William Nathaniel Fraser to front paster down. A vg copy in the original blue cloth with gilt hunting scene to upper board, the cloth clean and bright. Captain Gibbons hunted in Barotseland for about 10 months, and he gives full description of the regions of the Upper Zambesi, and related episodes of hunting buffalo, lion, roan, eland, wildebeest etc. Mendelssohn 594, Czech 105
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£520.00 |
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GLOSSOP Captain B.R.M. |
Sporting Trips Of A Subaltern
1906.
1st Edn,.
Harper and Brothers.
xii 245 pages, 2 pages advs, frontis and 23 plates from photographs, some foxing to contents, publisher's blue cloth, blind stamped title and antelope head to upper board. The author hunted lion, gazelle, oryx, rhino etc in Africa, goral, karkur, sekow and bear in India with some pig sticking and other game with a spear. he failed to bag a tiger. Czech Africa 108, India 87.
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£125.00 |
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Greenfield, Joseph C. |
BWANA BABU
2006.
1st.
Safari Press.
Long Beach, CA.
x- 188 pp., Illustrated in colour from photographs and b/w chapter heading drawings. Bound in publishers' green cloth gilt title to upper cover and buffalo head in black, with matching green cloth slipcase. Limited to 500 signed and numbered copies. A fine copy hunting for buffalo lion etc.
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£80.00 |
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GREENWOOD James |
Wild Sports Of The World A Boys Book Of Natural History And Aventure
1862.
1st Edn.
S O Beeton.
xxii - 426 pages, all edges gilt,10 colour plates of hunting scenes, + wood engravings to text, 6 folding maps showing the habitat of animals and plants of the world. Small armorial bookplate and library case no for Easton Neston Library to front paste down. Presentation inscription from George Hesketh (owner of Easton Neston) to verso of front end paper Bound in the publishers blind stamp plum cloth, gilt title vignette to upper cover ornate gilt decorated spine. Even fading to the spine and edges. A very good copy in the original state of the 1st edition of a popular title which ran to many editions. Hunting big game around the world with detailed references to various big game animals. Includes portraits of famous sportsman and traveller's, and over 100 woodcut illustrations in the text.
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£90.00 |
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GREGORY J.W. |
The Great Rift Valley Being the Narrative Of A Journey To Mount Kenya And Lake Baringo
1896.
1st Edn,.
John Murray.
xxi 422 pages, AEG, colour frontis, full page and text illus, 2 lge folding maps, some offset mark to 2 pages inner margin from bookmark, college presentation bookplate to front paste down, foxing to first 2 blank end papers and 1/2 title page o/w contents clean and free of foxing, contemporary full prize red binding, circular gilt armorial crest of the College of Preceptors to upper board, gilt tooled spine in six compartments with contrasting title label, bottom rear corner bumped, light rubbing to spine edge. Primarily a work of exploration giving some account of the geology, natural history, and anthropology of the region. mainly in the unknown highland of the Mt Kenya Region. the author does describe a rhinoceros hunt and lion hunt. Czech 112.
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£280.00 |
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Hanbury David |
Sport and Travel in the Northland of Canada
1904.
1st English.
Edward Arnold.
xxxii ? 319 pages uncut, with 61 plates and illustrations from photographs, including 5 coloured plates and 2 folding maps at rear. Some occasional spotting to contents. Recased in the publisher's blue cloth with blind stamped Bisons head to upper cover. The spine relayed and re -backed where cloth worn at head of the spine, a good + copy. A narrative of 20 months traveling and living in the Barren Grounds and Canadian Arctic.
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£60.00 |
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HARLAND Richard |
African Hunter Guide to Ndlovu - The Art Of Hunting The African Elephant
2005.
1st Edn.
Ivory Imprints.
Harare Zimbabwe.
xvi 480, Illustrated throughout in colour and b/w from photographs drawings etc. Publishers' brown cloth titled in gilt to upper cover and spine. A fine copy in likewise DJ. A definitive work on the subject detailing the history of hunting the elephant, present day hunting the weapons and caliber needed. Where to place the shoot, the care of trophies etc. accompanied by some excellent illustrations. In Harland's introduction he states "The book aims to provide the reader with not only plentiful information, but hopefully instill respect and a raised level of esteem and affection for the grandest of the "Big Five" of African animals. To hunt elephants is a privilege an honor, a gift from the gods of wild animals. Be humble when the great prize lies before you."
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£550.00 |
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HARRIS Captain William Cornwallis |
The Wild Sports Of South Africa Being The Narrative Of An Expedition From The Cape Of Good Hope Through The Territories To The Tropic Of Capricorn
1839.
2nd Edn,.
John Murray.
xxiv, 387 pages, frontis + 7 other full page plates, 3 of the plates are tinted, folding map to rear, foxing to the tinted plates + map, some age browning to the contents, rebound in a 1/2 dark green morroco with gilt big game head, tooling to spine compartment, the original cloth front cover has been bound in at the rear. The 1838 1st edition was published in Bombay, this is the 1st London Edn, a classic title on African hunting, a detailed picture of South African game fields prior to the growing pressure of civilization. Czech 119
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£130.00 |
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HARRIS Captain William Cornwallis |
The Wild Sports Of Southern Africa Being The Narrative Of An Expedition From The Cape Of Good Hope Through The Territories Tropic Of Capricorn
1839.
3rd Edn,.
John Murray.
xxiv, 387 pages, frontis + 7 other full-page plates, 3 of the plates are tinted, folding map to rear, light foxing to the tinted plates, some age browning to the contents, page 101 due to adhesion to opposite page damage to inner blank margin not affecting the text, slight damage to opposite page touching two words. possibly happened when the book was bound. Publishers' green cloth gilt title and game animal vignettes within decorative borders, blind stamp decorations to the spine. Couple of small chips to head and tail of the spine and to front spine edge. The 1st edition of 1838 was published in Bombay under a different title, this is the 1st London Edition. VG- a difficult to get in the original cloth in good condition. A classic title on African hunting, a detailed picture of South African game fields prior to the growing pressure of civilization. Czech 119
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£220.00 |
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