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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
1991.
reprint.
Books of Zimbabwe.
Bulawayo.
(18) - 359 pages, 6pp of adverts illustrated with full page colour plate, publishers' brown cloth gilt elephant vignette to the upper board, vg in dj some rubbing to the edges of the DJ. Facsimile reprint of the fourth edition, with a new frontispiece and introduction and bibliographical note by James A. Casada
[23579] |
£32.00 |
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HASLUCK Paul N. |
Taxidermy Comprising The Skinning, Stuffing, And Mounting, Of Birds, Mammals, And Fish
1912.
rep Edn,.
160 pages, illus, pictorial covers, tipped onto front and rear end papers printed and hand written recipes for curing skins, vg.
[1995] |
£26.00 |
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HESKETH PRICHARD H. |
Hunting Camps In Wood And Wilderness
1910.
1st Edn,.
Heineman.
xiv 274 pages, advert leaf, TEG, 4to., illus 6 being in colour, the original red cloth with gilt title and vignette of a caribou head to upper board. The author relates his hunting experiences in Patagonia, Norway and Newfoundland, forward by F.C.Selous.
[21512] |
£50.00 |
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HILL Dr W.C. Esmond, BARKER Major W, Stockley Lt Colonel C.R.S., PITMAN Lt Colonel C.R.S., OFFERMAN Lt Col P.B. , RUSHBY G.G. and GOWERS Sir William |
The Elephant In East Central Africa A Monograph
1953.
1st Edn.
Rowland Ward Ltd.
150 pages, 4to., folding diagrammatic plate of the principle organs in a young adult female elephant, small closed tear to inner blank margin, publishers plain cloth, green leather label to upper board rubbed, similar title label to spine chipped with loss. the text very much like a typed document, the title page notes Rowland Ward as editor and publisher, nothing related to price or availability. COPAC lists copies in numerous UK libraries. Possibley published for presentation or for sale in a limited print run. the preface notes "each of the regional contributors has been prepared by a field naturalist selected for his recent and specialist knowledge" etc., Hill covers the evolution of the African Elephant, Barker The Elephants in Sudan, Stockley The Elephants In Kenya, Pitman The Elephants In Uganda, Offerman the Elephant In The Belgian Congo, Rushby The Elephant In Tanganyika, Gowers the African Elephant In History. there are occasional references to hunting experiences, poaching etc. A scarce and unusual book and more so being a Rowland Ward publication.
[20727] |
£650.00 |
|
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HILL M.F. |
Permanent Way, The Story Of The Kenya And Uganda Railway Being The Official History On The Development Of The Transport System In Kenya And Uganda.
1949.
1st Edn.
East African Railways And Harbours.
Nairobi, Kenya.
xii 582 pages, 4to, full page illus from photographs +2 folding map vg in worn dj, dj showing wear to head of spine now is in removable sleeve. Includes a mention of Patterson and The Maneaters Of Tsavo.
[23173] |
£70.00 |
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HOBLEY C W |
Kenya From Chartered Comapny To Crown Colony
1929.
1st Edn.
H F G Witherby.
256 pages, illus from photographs, vg in the publishers cloth. Hobley a British administrator, he recounts his political experience but also his work as an explorer and big game hunter, he hunted elephant and rhino in the Rift Valley. He also went on a lion stalking expedition with Abel Chapman.
[20362] |
£60.00 |
|
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HOBLEY C W |
Kenya From Chartered Comapny To Crown Colony
1929.
1st Edn.
H F G Witherby.
256 pages, illus from photographs, vg in the publishers cloth. Hobley a British administrator, he recounts his political experience but also his work as an explorer and big game hunter, he hunted elephant and rhino in the Rift Valley. He also went on a lion stalking expedition with Abel Chapman.
[20363] |
£60.00 |
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HODSON Arnold |
Where Lion Reign An Account Of Lion Hunting And Exploration In SW Abyssinia
1929.
1st Edn,.
Skeffington & Son Ltd.
287 pages, frontis illustration of the author and gun bearers + 15 plates, armorial bookplate to front paste down, light spotting to closed page edges. In the publisher's brick red cloth slight fade mark to vert top of the front cover VG. A scarce title, Hudson served as Consul in Ethiopia from 1914 to 1923, then Consul in S/West Abyssinia to 1926. He recounts his hunting experiences for lion, buffalo etc., There is a section on rifle and loads, Hodson preferred a .256 Mannlicher for big cats. Czech 130
[22902] |
£350.00 |
|
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HOFFMEISTER Dr W. |
Travels In Ceylon And Continental India Including Nepal And Other Parts Of The Himalayas To The Borders Of Thibet
1848.
1st English Edn,.
Edinburgh.
XII 527 pages, two folding maps, ownership blind stamp to title page, some spotting to title page, contemporary inscription to FEP, publishers plum cloth lightly faded, gilt vignette to upper board, a vg tight copy. Hoffmeister, a doctor accompanied Prince Walderman of Prussia on his tour of the sub-continent, the party hunted elephant and sambur, coursing blackbuck with cheetahs, much of the text details the countryside and the people. Czech 106, Yakushi H373B
[15819] |
£500.00 |
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HOGHUNTERS ANNUAL |
The Hoghunters Annual
1931.
The Times Of India Press.
XII 184 pages, Volume IV, XXVI advs, lge 8vo, illus, including coloured frontis by Snaffle, numerous other text illus from photographs and drawings, recased using the original front printed pictorial paper covers layed down with a new leather spine. Contains Jim Corbett's first appearance in print regarding tiger hunting 7 page article on "The Pipal Pans Tiger".
[20409] |
£155.00 |
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HOHNEL Von Lieut Ludwig |
Discovery Of Lakes Rudolf And Stefanie A Narrative Of Count Samuel Telekis Exploration And Hunting Expedition In Eastern Equatorial Africa in 1887 1888
1894.
1st Edn,.
Longmans Green and Co.
2 Vols, xx- 435, xii - 397 pages, 179 text and full-page illustrations, 5 coloured maps on two large folding maps at the rear. Presentation inscription to A F R Wollaston from his brother on the half title of vol 1 Wollaston signature with date 1902 on half title of vol 2 with his small armorial bookplate to the front paste down of each volume. Publishers' brown cloth with gilt standing natives to upper boards and gilt eland head and title to the spines. Some occasional spotting to prelims a very good + set. Translated from the 1891 German by Nancy Bell, " this set represents African adventure at its finest an excellent work of exploration and sport, this scarce set represents African Adventures at its finest". Hunting buffalo, rhino, eland, elephant etc While hunting elephant, Von Hohnel was injured from recoil when firing his heavy bore rifle from a prone position' Czech 139. Wollaston was an English medical doctor, ornithologist, botanist, climber, and explorer. After qualifying as a surgeon in 1903, Wollaston decided to spend his life on exploration and natural history, travelling extensively; he wrote books about his travels and work, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 1907. He took up an offer from as a tutor at Cambridge, and was shot dead by Douglas Potts, a deranged undergraduate student.
[23720] |
£900.00 |
|
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HOLMAN Dennis |
Inside Safari Hunting With Eric Rundgren
1969.
1st Edn,.
W H Allen.
296 pages, Illustrated in b/w from photographs, vg in DJ, Holman spent time withEric Rundgren a professional hunter. Numerous episodes hunting elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo etc., also a chapter on women on safari and a historical overview of the safari industry. Czech 132
[23534] |
£95.00 |
|
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HOSE Charles |
The Field Book Of A Jungle Wallah Being A Description Of Shore, River & Forest Life In Sarawak
1929.
H.F.& G.Witherby.
vii 216 pages, colour frontis + 14 plates, foxing to title page and closed page edges, contemporary private inscription to FEP, publishers red cloth, gilt sea horse vignette to upper board, spine lightly faded. The book centres on natural history but includes descriptions of hunting water buffalo and deer. Czech 107
[21895] |
£40.00 |
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HUBBACK Theodore R. |
Principles of Wild Life Conservation
nd Circa 1936.
1st Edn,.
Game & Gun Ltd.
24 pages, Illustrated in b/w from photographs, bound in the publishers printed brown card covers, compliments slip pasted to upper flap signed by Hubback chip to one corner. Originally published as 2 articles in the Game & Gun, although not a hunting title Hubback recounts the value of Wild Life. Hubback wrote various books and articles on big game hunting. This title noted by Czech 108.
[22689] |
£50.00 |
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HUGHES J.E. |
Eighteen Years On Lake Bangweula
nd 1933.
1st Edn,.
The Field.
xvi ? 376 pages, large 8vo 78 photographic illustrations on 76 individual plates double page coloured front end paper map of LAKE BANGWEULU. Presentation inscription on half title "Presented by the author to C. E Radclyffe May 1933" with Radclyffe's bookplate to verso blank of the front end paper, Radclyffe wrote Big Game Hunting in Alaska. The contents clean and tight, the original mustard yellow cloth with native vignette to the upper board, the cloth clean and free of marks the binding tight with no chips or splits a very small bump to front upper corner. A scare title and even more so in this condition the cloth so often found soiled. Hughes travelled to Nyasaland in 1901 as an assistant native commissioner in the British South Africa Company, eventually resigning his post in favour of becoming a full-time hunter and trader. Over the next decade, he explored and hunted around Lake Bangweulu and its attendant swampy region and the rivers Chambesi and Luapula. There are numerous hunting incidents, particularly after elephant, lion, buffalo, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros, with cheetah bagged near the Luena River. In addition, eland, sable puku, sitatunga, warthog and, other game was collected. He also provides advice for future sportsmen. "Always aim low at a buffalo ? his chest is only two feet from the ground; and never fire unless you can see him properly. " This is an excellent work of hunting and adventure with wonderful details of the area ( todays Zambia), and scarce Czech 135
[22574] |
£1800.00 |
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HUGHES J.E. |
Eighteen Years On Lake Bangweula
nd 1933.
1st Edn,.
The Field.
xvi ? 376 pages, large 8vo 78 photographic illustrations on 76 individual plates double page coloured front end paper map of LAKE BANGWEULU. Presentation inscription on half title "To J. A. Gordon from J. Todd 1933" Hughes notes in the preface in 1911 he started organising hunting expeditions only to be stopped by WW1 he lists his 6 clients in the order they took place "Mr. J. Todd's expedition" being number 6. There are 6 pages with reference to Todd which are noted in the index 3 have been written in. Each page has been marked with a small cloth tag to the front edge. 2 of the pages have handwritten notes in ink detailing the game being shot and the rifle by Todd. The contents clean and tight, neatly recased in the original mustard yellow cloth with native vignette to the upper board, some light fading and dust soiling to the cloth. Hughes travelled to Nyasaland in 1901 as an assistant native commissioner in the British South Africa Company, eventually resigning his post in favour of becoming a full-time hunter and trader. Over the next decade, he explored and hunted around Lake Bangweulu and its attendant swampy region and the rivers Chambesi and Luapula. There are numerous hunting incidents, particularly after elephant, lion, buffalo, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros, with cheetah bagged near the Luena River. Czech 135
[22351] |
£780.00 |
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HUNT Lynn Bogue |
An Artist's Game Bag
1936.
The Derrydale Press.
New York.
A series of 44 black and white plates and 4 coloured plates by the author. Owner's name and date to front blank end paper, publishers leather binding, gilt title and vignette to upper cover, slight rubbing to head of spine, vg. Limited to 1225 numbered copies. Siegel 98
[18816] |
£120.00 |
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HUNTER J.A. |
White Hunter, The Adventure And Experience Of A Professional Big Game Hunter In Africa
nd 1938.
1st Edn,.
Seeley Service And Co Ltd..
282 pages, (6) pages adverts +16 full page plates from photographs, Pubilshers simulated snake skin cloth binding clean and tight with white title label printed in black to the spine. A vg+ copy of one of the rarest big game hunting titles despite its recent publishing date. Hunter relates his experiences mostly in Kenya, hunting lion, elephant, buffalo rhino etc., also 3 chapters on rifles. Hunter was a proponent of large calibers with "shocking" power. Czech 135
[23846] |
£2500.00 |
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HUTCHINSON Horace G. |
Big Game Shooting
1905.
1st Edn,.
Country Life.
2 Vols, XIV 301 X 356 pages, Illustrate throughout from photographs and drawings, some occasional foxing to contents, Bound in the publisher's brick red cloth, with gilt title to upper covers. A comprehensive contemporary guide to big game hunting. Volume one covers Europe and North America. Vol two Africa and Asia, contributions from Abel Chapman, H.A. Bryden, C.S. Cumberland etc., also includes a chapter on rifles. Czech 136
[23595] |
£90.00 |
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INGLIS James ("Maori") |
Tent Life In Tigerland, Being Sporting Reminiscences Of A Pioneer Planter In A Indian Frontier District
1888.
1st Edn.
Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington.
xv 366 pages, large 8vo. 16 colour lithograph plates, a partly un-opened copy. Publishers' green cloth with gilt title, tiger vignette and multi coloured elephant holding a shot tiger vignette to the front cover. Rubbing to upper outer corners, the binding clean and bright. A very good copy Much on all aspects on tiger hunting, buffalo, rhinoceros etc there is also chapter on guns and how to cure skins. Czech does not note this edition but a combined edition
[23922] |
£320.00 |
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ISMAIL Lt Col M.M. |
Call of the Tiger
1964.
1st Edn,.
Faber and Faber.
x 174, frontis illus, vg in dj. dj rubbed at head of spine. Ismail a Gurkha officer describes his hunts for marauding tigers and leopards in India. Czech 112.
[21491] |
£38.00 |
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Jackson, Sir Frederick |
EARLY DAYS IN EAST AFRICA
1930.
1st Edward Arnold.
xv ? 399 pages, folding map, frontispiece, 15 illustrations, folding coloured map, foreword by Lord Cranworth. Publishers' blue cloth a very good + copy. "Jackson recounts his early life hunting around Lake Lamu in the 1880s. Besides hippo, waterbuck, hartebeest, eland and oryx, he bagged buffalo near the Mau Escarpment and buffalo and elephant and lion near Mt. Elgon. There is also a chapter on professional hunters in general". A hard title to find especially in this condition. Czech138/39
[22947] |
£420.00 |
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JESSEN B.H. |
W.N.McMillan's Expeditions And Big Game Hunting Southern Sudan, Abyssinia & British East Africa
1900.
1st Edn,.
xii 415 pages, for private circulation only, small 4to., frontis portraits of Mr and Mrs McMillan + full page and text illus from photographs and drawings, folding map in rear pocket, 4 ownership stamps to front end papers, 2 to rear end paper and one to blank margin of page 193 "Major H Twyford", original brick red cloth, fade mark to front board gilt title to upper board, browning to EP's. A scarce privately printed title, McMillan settled in Africa with his wife at Juja, Jessen recounts 4 hunting trips with the McMillans, the first along the Blue Nile records only a few gazelles, the 2nd in Abyssinia along the Baro River bagged elephant, hippo, lion and a variety of plains game, the 3rd trip along the Blue Nile, the 4th trip in 1905 to British East Africa, rhino, lion, eland etc were bagged, Czech 142.
[21191] |
£680.00 |
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JOHNSON Isaac C. |
Sport On The Blue Nile Or Six Months Of A Sportsman's Life In Central Africa
1903.
1st Edn,.
Robert Banks & Son.
VIII 256 pages, frontis illus + 31 full page plates, presentation inscription to verso of front end paper to "Geo Appleton Esq with the publishers kind regards and best wishes Sept 1903", some offsetting from inscription to 1/2 title, original cloth with gilt title and photo insert of male lion to upper board and photo insert of shot elephant to rear flap, light rubbing to the corners. The author travels through the Sudan with a .303 Martini Metford Carbine, the weapon of his choice. He hunted hippo, crocodile, elephant, lion plains game etc., "One of the scarcest of the big game titles" Czech 84. A vg copy.
[17001] |
£1350.00 |
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JOHNSON Martin |
Over African Jungles The Records From Pen And Camera Of A Glorious Adventure Over The Big Country Of Africa 60,000 Miles By Airplane
1935.
1st Edn,.
George G Harrap & Co,.
New York.
249 pages, Frontis and full page b/w illustrations from photographs. Some browning to prelims. Publishers' green cloth with blind stamp ruling to the board gilt title and aircraft vignette to the spine, a very good clean copy. "There are several hunting incidents in East Africa including rhinoceros and leopard". Czech 145
[23938] |
£25.00 |
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Johnston, Harry H. |
British Central Africa. An attempt to give some account of a portion of the territories under British influence north of the Zambesi.
1897.
1st Edn.
London, Methuen & Co. Ltd.
xix-544 pages, op edge gilt large 8vo, photogravure frontis of "An Angori Warrior" and 220 illustrations from the authors drawings or from photographs, six folding-coloured maps on 6 sheets, leopard patterned end papers. Armorial bookplate ofL.de Rothschild to the front paste down, apart from some spotting to the frontis and title page. Publishers binding with 2 standing natives printed in white and black with title on a yellow background, the rear cover with similar yellow inlay with a crowned crane vignette in white and black on black cloth the spine black cloth with gilt title, a very good copy. Covers all aspects on the area history geology, European settlers, the natural history the zoology includes game animals, natives etc all with excellent illustrations. A very good + copy in the original later editions appeared in a plain cloth binding.
[23814] |
£360.00 |
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JOHNSTON Sir Harry |
George Grenfell And The Congo A History And Description Of The Congo Independent State And Adjoining Districts Of Congoland Together With Some Account Of The Native Peoples And Their Languages The Fauna And Flora; And Similar Notes On The Cameroons And The Island Of Fernando Po
1908.
1st Edn,.
Hutchinson and Co.
2 Vols, XXIII 496, XX 990 pages, lge 8vo, illus, 6 folding maps, clean copy.
[14683] |
£300.00 |
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JOHNSTON Sir Harry |
The Uganda Protectorate. An attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central Africa, between the Congo Free State and the Rift Valley between the First Degree of South Latitude and the Fifth Degree of North Latitude
1902.
1st Edn,.
Hutchinson And Co.
2 Vols, xx ? xiii + 1018 pages, small 4to., 506 illustrations from photographs and drawings, 48 colour plates and 9 maps, some spotting to the blank verso of the maps. Original black cloth with native head inserts in gilt to upper boards a vg + copy, of a comprehensive work covering the history, people, geography, natural history of the territories.
[22946] |
£220.00 |
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K.C.A.J. [Major General J.Burton Forster] |
The Sportsman's Vade-Mecum For The Himalayas, Containing Notes on Shooting, Outfit, Camp Equipment, Sporting Yarns etc
1891.
1st Edn,.
Horace Cox.
120 pages, 28 pages of sporting adverts and advert end papers, frontis illustration of hunter in shikar dress and numerous text line drawings of guns ammunition equipment required etc. Bookplate to blank verso of the front end paper ownership signature to upper blank margin of chapter 1. Publishers cream cloth with title in red and black to upper cover with markor head in black, advert to rear cloth dust soiled, The first half of an excellent work details the equipment needed for sporting excursions including choice of firearms, the second half dwells on the authors experiences of hunting,. Detailing the game the .450 and 500 express rifle etc. Czech 115
[23192] |
£180.00 |
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KENYA |
Kenya Its Industries, Trade, Sports And Climate
1924.
British Empire Exhibition Council.
XII + 187 pages, adverts, yellow printed paper covers, title in black, maps of Africa to upper cover, new spine matching the original.
[16761] |
£35.00 |
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KER Donald L |
African Adventures
1957.
1st Edn.
Atackpole.
Harrisburg, USA.
viii 248 pages, illus in b/w from photographs, ownership inscription to FEP, publishers marbled patterned boards with antelope motif, vg in g+ dj, dj chipped to edges strengthened to verso now in removable sleeve. Ker one of the founders of Ker Donney Safaris recounts his life spent in Africa with emphasis on hunting lions, elephant, rhino and antelope species. Czech 159.
[21257] |
£60.00 |
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KINGSLEY-HEATH John |
Hunting The Dangerous Game Of Africa
1998.
Sycamore Island Books.
Boulder, Colorado.
xvi 471 pages, 4to., profusely illus in colour and b/w from photographs, drawings etc., + numerous maps signed by the author on the 1/2 title page. A fine copy in likewise dj, dj has no defects. the experiences of a hunter guide hunting the big five includes an incident when he was mauled by a lion. Czech 152
[21730] |
£200.00 |
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Kingston, William H G, Low, Charles Rathbone; New Edition by Latham, Edward |
Great African Travellers from Bruce and Mungo Park to Livingstone, Stanley, Gordon Cumming, Selous and Sir Harry Johnston
1914.
New.
Routledge & Sons.
xvi ? 541 pages,m with 100 full page and text illustrations, some spotting to end papers presentation bookplate to the front end paper. Neatly recased in the original pictorial covers.
[23183] |
£45.00 |
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KINLOCH Alexander A A |
Large Game Shooting In Thibet And The North West (2nd Series)
1876.
1st Edn,.
Harrison.
54 pages, 4to., frontis and 10 other plates from photographs, publishers green cloth with gilt yak head to upper board, vg. A continuation from Kinloch's 1869 volume includes yak, tahr, markhor, serow, goral, sambur and other big game includes natural history and observation with hunting. Czech 119
[19602] |
£235.00 |
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KINLOCH Bruce |
The Shamba Raiders, Memories Of A Game Warden
1988.
revised Edn,.
Southampton.
405 pages, illus in b/w from photographs + chapter heading drawings, fine in dj, presentation inscription on the FEP signed and dated by Bruce Kinloch. Kinloch was chief game warden for 25 years in Uganda, Tanganyka and Malawi, includes a great deal of hunting. Czech 152 , vg in dj, much on the East African.
[19513] |
£35.00 |
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KOENIGSMARCK Count Hans Von |
The Markhor. Sport in Cashmere
1910.
Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co Ltd.
xv + 151 pages, frontis and 8 plates, inscription to front paste down "From the author June 1915", publisher's emerald green cloth with mountain scene with standing markhor in silver to upper board, a vg bright copy. A German officer, a guest of a British regiment enjoyed considerable sport in India, a third of the book described his hunts for Markhor near Punjal. Czech 122.
[20871] |
£320.00 |
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LAKE Alexander |
African Adventures
1954.
1st Edn,.
W H Allen.
272 pages, full page illus from photographs, name on FEP, vg in dj. Hunting for elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion and other game, South Africa, Kenya, Rhodesia and The Congo. Czech 158
[21507] |
£25.00 |
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LAKEMAN Sir Stephen |
What I Saw in Kaffir-Land
1880.
William and Blackwood and Sons.
Edinburgh.
xi -211 pages, 20 pp of adverts some very occasional spotting to the contents. Publishers red cloth with gilt lion head to the upper board a vg+ copy in the original cloth. Lakeman's account of the Kaffir War. Lakeman assembled his own volunteer unit, known as the Waterkloof Rangers, having to buy rifles, uniforms, and equipment. There is little hunting in the book but an excellent insight to the area.
[22771] |
£450.00 |
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LETCHER Owen |
Big Game Hunting In North Eastern Rhodesia
1911.
1st Edn,.
John Long Co.
xii 266 pages, frontis portrait of the author and 52 illus from photographs and map, some occasional spotting to contents and closed page edges. Publishers red cloth evenly fading to the spine and some fading to boards. Hunting rhino, elephant, buffalo lion leopard and other game in the Luangna Valley and in the Swampland near Lake Bangweula. A classic big game hunting title. Czech 164
[22970] |
£220.00 |
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LLOYD Jones W |
Havash! Frontier Adventures In Kenya
1925.
1st.
Arrowsmith.
318 pages, frontis and 28 illustrations from photographs + map, some browning to ? title page. Publishers' maroon cloth, with gilt native head to upper board, a vg clean copy. Lloyd-Jones was a British army officer serving with the King's African Rifles in Kenya in 1910-13. An exciting work of military experiences and big game hunting, the author hunted elephant, rhinoceroses, and lion etc particularly in the Kerio Valley near the Ethiopian border. Czech 169/70
[22948] |
£200.00 |
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LUCAS Thomas J. |
CAMP LIFE AND SPORT IN SOUTH AFRICA; Experiences of Kaffir Warfare with the Cape Mounted Rifles.
1878.
Chapman Hall.
London.
xiii, 258, 22 pp of adverts, colour tinted lithograph frontispiece of a Zulu Warrior, and 3 colour tinted lithographs. Some cracking to front end paper gutter. Publishers' green cloth with black ruling and gilt title and running antelope vignette to the upper cover. Light rubbing to the head and tail of spine and corners VG. "Lucas was a member of the Cape Mounted Rifles during one of the series of so-called Kaffir Wars that erupted in South Africa. While most of the text relates military adventures, the author found time to hunt wildebeest and lion in the kopje country near Bloemfontain." Czech 171.
[23867] |
£280.00 |
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LUGARD Captain F.D. |
The Rise Of Our East African Empire, Early Efforts In Nyasaland And Uganda
1893.
1st Edn,.
Blackwood and Son.
2 Vols, ix 682, xix 563 pages, illus with full page and text illus + maps including, folding maps in front and rear pockets of volume 1, Contemporary ownership inscription to blank margin of both half titles. Publishers red cloth, with title in black to upper board with pictorial insert of campfire scene to both volumes. Cloth evenly fading to spine with a few small marks, light rubbing to the head of spines. The boards unfaded and clean. The book contains a variety of sporting incidents for elephant, buffalo, lion etc. Czech 172.
[21738] |
£265.00 |
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LUGARD Captain F.D. |
The Rise Of Our East African Empire, Early Efforts In Nyasaland And Uganda
1893.
1st Edn,.
Blackwood and Son.
2 Vols, ix 682, xix 563 pages, illus with full page and text illus, folding maps in front and rear pocket, note to top margin of introduction "In Kenya you don't buy land, you buy water and labour. Norman Matthews 1946", similar note to blank margin on page 665 of Vol. 2. Original red cloth, title in black to upper board with pictorial insert, cloth darkened and spine evenly faded as often found, light rubbing to corners. The book contains a variety of sporting incidents for elephant, buffalo, lion etc. Czech 172.
[21218] |
£240.00 |
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LYDEKKER R. |
The Deer Of All Lands, A History Of The Family Cervidae Living And Extinct
1898.
1st Edn..
Rowland Ward.
xx 329 pages, 4to., 24 colour plates after J Smit, + text drawings and photographs, number 152 of a limited edition of 500 copies signed by Rowland Ward. The contents clean and tight, publisher's green cloth with gilt title to the upper cover within ruled border, even fading to spine, some small chips to tail of spine. An important record of deer with fine hand coloured lithograph plates by J Smit. Seldom found in very good condition in the original cloth which is often badly faded. There are 5 Rowland Ward titles published in the series by Lydekker from 1898 to 1907, all were limited editions. ?1850
[22777] |
£1100.00 |
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LYDEKKER R. |
The Game Animals Of Africa
1908.
1st Edn,.
Rowland Ward Ltd.
xix 484 pages, 48pp adverts, 15 full page plates, 97 text illus, publishers maroon cloth, gilt title to upper cover, light even fading to spine and inner board edge. "An excellent work" Czech 172
[16267] |
£180.00 |
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LYDEKKER R. |
The Game Animals Of Africa
1926.
revised Edn,.
Rowland Ward.
revised Edn, xiv- 483 pages, + 5 pages of adverts for Rowland Ward publications small 4to. 31 full page illustrations and text illus, A very good + copy in the original tan cloth titled in black to upper board with black faux leather spine. This edition was revised from the 1908 1st and brought up to date by J.E.Dollman. An excellent work covers the natural history of both large and small game animals. Includes hunting vignettes related by numerous sportsmen such as Selous, Neuman, Powell Cotton, etc Czech 172
[9612] |
£150.00 |
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LYDEKKER R |
The Game Animals Of Africa
1926.
Rowland Ward.
revised Edn, xiv- 483 pages, + 5 pages of adverts for Rowland Ward publications small 4to. 31 full page illustrations and text illus, A very good + copy in the original tan cloth titled in black to upper board with black faux leather spine. This edition was revised from the 1908 1st and brought up to date by J.E.Dollman. An excellent work covers the natural history of both large and small game animals. Includes hunting vignettes related by numerous sportsmen such as Selous, Neuman, Powell Cotton, etc Czech 172
[21925] |
£150.00 |
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LYDEKKER R. |
The Game Animals Of India
1924.
rev Edn,.
XV 414 pages, advert, illus, vg, revised by JG Dollman, published by Rowland Ward.
[9062] |
£180.00 |
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LYDEKKER R. |
The Game Animals Of India, Burma, Malaya and Tibet, Being A New Revised Edition Of The Great And Small Game Of India, Burma, And Tibet
1924.
2nd Edn revised.
Rowland Ward.
xv 412 pages, 2pp adverts, full page + text illus from photographs and diagrams, vg in the publishers green cloth, gilt title to upper cover, slight fading to top of spine, dj present but showing loss to head of spine, closed tears, now in clear removable sleeve also includes 2 loose photos one of shot elephant and hunter + shot tiger. This edition has been revised and updated by J.G.Dollman. the definitive work on the big game species of South Asia with numerous sporting vignettes and observations. Czech 130
[21568] |
£165.00 |
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LYDEKKER R. |
The Game Animals Of India, Burma, Malaya and Tibet, Being A New Revised Edition Of The Great And Small Game Of India, Burma, And Tibet
1924.
2nd Edn revised.
Rowland Ward.
xv 412 pages, 2pp adverts, full page + text illus from photographs and diagrams, a vg+ copy in the publishers green cloth in the original dj. The dj has light rubbing to head and tail of spine and corners, old strengthening tape marks to verso of dj in places, rare to find in this condition and in dj. This edition has been revised and updated by J.G.Dollman. the definitive work on the big game species of South Asia with numerous sporting vignettes and observations. Czech 130
[21583] |
£350.00 |
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Lydekker R |
The Great and Small Game of Europe, Western & Northern Asia and America; Their Distribution, Habits, and Structure
1901.
1st Edn,.
Rowland Ward.
xx ? 446 pages, Advert leaf 4to pages partly unopened, 8 full page colour plates and 75 b/w text illustrations from photographs and drawings. Bookplate to the front paste down of Russell Aitkin, limited to 250 numbered copies signed by Rowland Ward. Publishers' green cloth with gilt title to the upper cover. A very good + copy rare to find in in this condition. Covers the natural history of big game encountered in these areas with some hunting notes. Rowland Ward published 5 titles in the series in matching green cloth bindings limited to 500 or 250 copies, this was the last title in the series Czech 129
[23338] |
£2250.00 |
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LYDEKKER R. |
Wild Oxon, Sheep And Goats Living And Extinct
1898.
1st Edn,.
Rowland Ward.
xiv ? (2)- 318 pages, errata slip 4to 27 colour plates after J Smit, + text drawings and photographs, number 104 of a limited edition of 500 copies signed by Rowland Ward. The contents clean and tight, publisher's green cloth with gilt title to the upper cover within ruled border, light even fading to spine. A very good copy with fine hand coloured lithograph plates by J Smit. Seldom found in very good condition in the original cloth which is often badly faded. There are 5 Rowland Ward published titles in the series by Lydekker from 1898 to 1907, all were limited editions.
[22773] |
£2400.00 |
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LYDEKKER R.compiled by |
Guide To The Great Game Animals (Ungulata) in the Deptartment of Zoology British Museum
1907.
1st Edn,.
VIII 93 pages, illus + list of horn antlers and tusk measurements ex library copy occasional stamp to contents mostly to verso of plates, original cloth backed card covers g+.
[4709] |
£22.00 |
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LYELL D.D. |
Nyasaland For The Hunter And Settler
1912.
1st Edn,.
Horace Cox.
xi, 116 pages, frontis + 18 pates from photographs + 4 plate of spoor and a sketch map of Nyasaland. The last 16 pages and rear paste down are adverts many are for rifles and ammunition and related items many with illustrations. Ownership signatures to the front-end paper. Some occasional foxing mostly to the early pages. Publishers green bevelled cloth with gilt title and antelope vignette, the cloth clean with no chips or rubbing. A very good copy. "While not a book of hunting adventures, this slender work does provide plenty of information on choosing a big-game rifle as well as the varieties of game encountered in Nyasaland. Several of the plates depict the spoor of wild beasts, a theme Lyell continued in later works. As he notes: 'To spoor an animal for miles is far more interesting than killing it, for tracking game is the highest branch of good hunting.' Of additional interest are the ads at the end of the book depicting all manner of British sporting firearms, ammunition, and equipment." p173 Czech
[23901] |
£720.00 |
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LYELL Denis D. |
African Adventure,Letters From Famous Big Game Hunters
1935.
1st American Edn,.
E.P.Dutton and Company.
New York.
xv 270 pages, 2 pages adverts, frontis + 10 illus from photographs, publishers tan cloth, title in green with spear to front cover, rubbing to head and tail of spine, small chip to cloth top edge. An accumulation of letters from big game hunters spanning 20 years to the author .
[21183] |
£85.00 |
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LYELL Denis D. |
The Hunting and Spoor of Central African Game
1929.
1st Edn,.
Seeley Services And Co Ltd.
xiv 234 pages, small 4to., 4pp adverts, 38 plates including life size illus of the game tracks, spotting to EP's, light rubbing to head of spine, original cloth clean and bright, often found darkened. Gives details on rifles, tracking, hunting equipment and notes on the game animals. Czech 174
[21478] |
£130.00 |
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LYELL Denis D. |
The Hunting Spoor Of Central African Game
1929.
1st Edn,.
Seeley, Service & Co..
xiv 234 pages, 4to., illus including life size illus of most of the game tracks, amorial bookplate to front paste down, original cloth evenly darkened as usual, gives details of rifles, tracking, hunting and notes on the game animals. Czech 165
[21190] |
£110.00 |
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LYELL Denis D. |
The Hunting Spoor Of Central African Game
1929.
1st Edn,.
Seeley, Service & Co..
XIV 234 pages, 4to., illus including life size illus of most of the game tracks, original cloth evenly darkened as usual, gives details of rifles, tracking, hunting and notes on the game animals. Czech 102
[6094] |
£110.00 |
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LYELL Denis D. |
The Hunting Spoor Of Central African Game
1987.
reprint Edn,.
Briar Patch Press.
Camden, South Carolina, USA.
xxiii 225 pages, AEG, full page and text illus, bound in full black bonded leather with gilt decorated spine, a fine copy. A well produced reprint of the 1929 1st edition, a classic big game hunting title.
[21664] |
£30.00 |
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LYELL Denis D. |
Memoirs Of An African Hunter With Chapter on Eastern India
1923.
1st Edn,.
Fisher Unwin.
267 pages, illus from photographs, some spotting to contents, publisher's green cloth with blind stamped title to upper board, light rubbing to head of spine. An autobiographical work his early travels in Mashonoland Nyasaland hunting kudu, lion, impala, sable, hippo, elephant etc., the author devotes a lengthy chapter on his hunting experiences of elephant also buffalo and rhino. Czech 174
[20403] |
£350.00 |
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LYELL Denis D. |
Memoirs Of An African Hunter With Chapter on Eastern India
1924.
reprint.
Fisher Unwin.
267 pages, illus from photographs, some spotting to contents, publisher's green cloth with blind stamped title to upper board. An autobiographical work his early travels in Mashonoland Nyasaland hunting kudu, lion, impala, sable, hippo, elephant etc., the author devotes a lengthy chapter on his hunting experiences of elephant also buffalo and rhino. Czech 174
[21185] |
£95.00 |
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MacCREAGH Gordon |
The Last Of Free Africa. the Account Of An Expedition Into Abyssinia With Observations On The Manners, Customs And Traditions Of The Ethiopians With Some Pungent Remarks On The Anomalous Political Situation That, At Present, Obtains Between This Ancient Kingdom And The nations Of The World
1935.
2nd Edn.
D Appleton Century Company.
New York.
xxii 372 pages, numerous illus from photographs, map end papers, rubbing to dedication page to upper blank margin just going through paper where ownership label removed?. Publishers brown cloth, gilt title and native vignette to upper boards, vg in dj, some chipping to head of spine and split to front spine edge, no loss and now in clear removable sleeve. The second edition has an added forward and epilogue, includes some big game hunting. The author describes a hunt for a man eating hippopotamus. Czech 175
[21439] |
£40.00 |
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MacDonald Major J R L |
Soldiering And Surveying In British East Africa 1891 - 1894
1897.
1st Edn.
Edward Arnold.
xvi 333, advert leaf, frontis + 11 plates + folding diagrams + 3 folding maps, publishers dark red cloth, slight fading to spine, sport in teh Masai Territory shooting leopard and rhino. MacDonald was chief engineer of the prelimary survey for the Uganda railway. Czech 175/76
[20306] |
£185.00 |
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Mackenzie D R |
The Spirit Ridden Konde. A record Of The Interesting But Steadily Vanishing Customs & Ideas Gathered During Twenty Four Years Residence Amongst These Shy Inhabitants Of The Lake Nyasa Region, From Witch Doctors, Diviners, Hunters, Fishers & Every Native Source
1925.
Seeley Service & Co.
xv 318 pages + advert leaf, illus from photographs, folding map to rear some occasional spotting to contents. Publishers blue cloth with gilt standing native to upper board. A vg clean copy although not a hunting title there is mention of the fauna, animals etc.
[21182] |
£80.00 |
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MACMILLAN Alastair |
Eastern Africa And Rhodesia, Historical And Descriptive, Commercial And Industrial Facts, Figures, And Resources
1930.
1st Edn,.
W.H. and L Collinridge.
503 pages, 4to., AEG, illus from photographs, coloured map, light spotting to half title, dark red cloth, gilt title and palm tree vignette to upper cover, a vg copy. Very occasional mention of the wild game but mostly an insight to the business, commercial and resources of Eastern Africa before the 2nd World War.
[20354] |
£85.00 |
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MANNERS Harry |
Kambaku!
1981.
1st English Edn,.
Fredeick Muller Ltd.
209 pages, illus from photographs, map end papers, a fine copy in dj. Manners spent 45 years as a professional hunter and a guide for the hunting parties in Mozambique, much of the book refers to elephant hunting. Czech 180
[20026] |
£55.00 |
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MARCOSSON Isac F |
An African Adventure
1921.
1st English.
John Lane.
London, New York.
288 pages, frontis portrait + 35 plates including map, a vg clean copy in the publishers blue cloth in worn dj. dj showing loss to head and tail of spine. A trip from Cape Town through Rhodesia and the Congo just after the first world war.
[20333] |
£50.00 |
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MAUGHAM R.C.F. |
Wild Game In Zambezia
1914.
1st Edn,.
James Murray.
XII 376 pages, TEG, illus, folding map, some light foxing to contents, vg. The author describes game and hunting conditions, he includes elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion, hippo etc., Czech 185/86
[3272] |
£140.00 |
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MAXWELL Herbert |
Wild Sports Of The West With Legendary Tales And Local Sketches
1892.
new Edn,.
Simpkin, Marshall, hamilton, Kent & Co.,.
337 pages, 16pp of adverts, frontis illus "the eagles Cyrie", contemporary inscription to the FEP. Publishers dark red cloth gilt title and sporting vignette to the spine, VG. . First published in 1832 includes salmon fishing, deer stalking, Irish life and legends. ?60
[23815] |
£60.00 |
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MAYDON Major H C |
Simen, Its Heights And Abysses, A Record Of Travel & Sport In Abyssinia With Some Account Of The Sacred City Of Aksum And The Ruins Of Gondar
1925.
1st Edn.
H F & G Witherby.
244 + 1 pages, 11 plates + folding plan and 5 text maps, publishers green cloth, gilt mountain vignette to spine, cloth clean and fresh. Maydon set out in 1922 for the Simen Mountains, whilst much of the narrative provided gives excellent details regarding the terrain, there are sporting adventures after Wallia, Ibex, Mountain Nyla etc., Czech 187
[21058] |
£400.00 |
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MAYDON Major H C |
Simen, Its Heights And Abysses, A Record Of Travel & Sport In Abyssinia With Some Account Of The Sacred City Of Aksum And The Ruins Of Gondar
1925.
1st Edn.
H F & G Witherby.
244 + 1 pages, 11 plates + folding plan and 5 text maps, publishers green cloth, gilt mountain vignette to spine, couple of small marks to cloth o/w vg. Maydon set out in 1922 for the Simen Mountains, whilst much of the narrative provided gives excellent details regarding the terrain, there are sporting adventures after Wallia, Ibex, Mountain Nyla etc., Czech 187
[21436] |
£360.00 |
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MCCANN Charles, STOCKLEY Lt Col C.H. |
A Shikar's Pocket Book With Hints On Preserving And Skinning Trophies in The Field
1927.
1st Edn,.
48 pages, 12mo, text illus, the book is contained in brown wallet with an accompanying separate big game register, the register is divided into dates, species, locality, measurements, remarks. 13 sides filled in a neat hand, there is also a section for notes, 1 side filled in covering the years 1931 to 1937. The game mentioned include crocodile, panther, sloth, bear, tiger, python. The author goes into detail on the hunt and shot, tiger length 7'10", "after 25 yards tiger ran out of thicket and charged, shot him through the chest, she fell into nale?" A very scarce item and unique with the register.
[5441] |
£350.00 |
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Mecklenburg, The Duke Adolphus Frederick (trans. G.E. Maberly-Oppler) |
From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile An account of the German Central African Expedition of 1910-11
1914.
first English.
Duckworth & Co.
2 volumes xvi - 241 + xii ? 285 pp, with 514 Illustrations from Photographs and Drawings and a large folding map, includes colour frontis + 18 coloured plates pages uncut. Spotting to prelims and occasionally to the contents. Publishers' cloth with the title in black to the upper covers the spine title in gilt. The cloth clean with no chipping or splits. Travelling the heavily forested region between Lake Victoria and Lake Kive from the Congo Lake Chad and the White Nile, with hunting episodes for elephant, buffalo antelope and rhinoceros etc. Czech 192
[23561] |
£300.00 |
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MEINERTZHAGEN Col R. |
Kenya Diary 1902 - 1906
1957.
1st Edn,.
Oliver and Boyd.
viii 347 pages, full page illus from photographs, small ownership stamp to front end paper, publishers' brown cloth, a near fine copy in dj. The book details the life of a young officer in Kenya in the early years, he hunted lion, leopard, hippo, rhino, buffalo, numerous antelope species etc., Czech 193
[23404] |
£100.00 |
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MEINERTZHAGEN Col R. |
Kenya Diary 1902 - 1906
1957.
1st Edn,.
Oliver and Boyd.
viii 347 pages, full page illus from photographs, publishers brown cloth, DJ complete but old tape strengthening to top and bottom edge and folds of rear of the DJ just showing through to DJ front in places. The book details the life of a young buffalo, numerous antelope species etc. Czech 193
[23466] |
£60.00 |
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MELLAND Frank |
Elephants In Africa
1938.
1st Edn,.
Country Life.
xiii 86 pages, illus with 12 full page drawings by Stuart Tresilian, offset mark to front rear end paper from dj, publishers green cloth vg in dj, dj has chips to one corner, paper price label on spine partly removed. Melland's work combines sporting elements and natural history. He recounts elephant hunting, a number of sportsmen and includes his own travels through Africa more than three decades earlier with Edward Cholmeley Czech 193/94
[20327] |
£125.00 |
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MELLON James |
African Hunter
1975.
1st Edn,.
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
New York.
xx 522 pages, 4to, well illustrated throughout from photographs and maps, black cloth with title to upper board in grey, a VG copy in dj neat 2cm repair to lower rear flap. A comprehensive work on African big game hunting with contributions by leading hunters of the time. There is also an interesting chapter by Rowland Ward of London on the skinning and the preservation of big game trophies. A modern classic on African hunting. Czech 194/95
[23418] |
£95.00 |
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MENDELSSOHN Sidney |
South African Bibliography
1957.
2nd Edn,.
The Holland Press.
2 Vols, lxxii + 1008 + 1139 pages, small 4to., 26 full page illustrations, a fine copy in the publishers cloth, dj complete, no loss but a few closed tears and creasing to outer edges. Also includes 2 original card boxes. First published in 1910, the 2nd edition is limited to 500 copies. the extensive catalogue Raisonne of the Mendelssohn Library relating to South Africa gives details of collation and annotations, commentaries and references. An exhaustive and unsurpassed bibliography of all books and all papers in all languages pertaining to South Africa.
[18499] |
£85.00 |
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MILLAIS J.G. |
Far Away Up The Nile
1924.
1st Edn,.
Longman Green and Co.
x 254 pages, small 4to, frontis + 49 plates by the author and H.R.Millais and from photographs, 1 plate slight creasing in places to very outer margin to edge, original brick red cloth, light rubbing to head of spine. Millais hunting along the Nile valley for buffalo, hartebeest, roan eland etc. Czech 197
[21665] |
£65.00 |
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MILLAIS J.G. |
Far Away Up The Nile
1924.
1st Edn,.
Longmans Green and Co.
x 254 pages, small 4to, illustrations from drawings by the author and H.R. Millais and from photographs. Some spotting to the prelims, publishers dark red. Millais hunting along the Nile valley for buffalo, hartebeest, roan eland etc. Czech 197
[23812] |
£60.00 |
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MILLAIS J.G. |
Newfoundland and Its Untrodden Way
1907.
1st Edn,.
Longmans Green and Co.
XVI 340 pages, TEG, 4to., illus by the author and from photographs, light spotting to front closed page edges, a vg+ copy in later not recent 1/2 dark blue morroco binding by Hatchards, gilt ruling to corners and spine edges. Spine with 6 panels, gilt tooling to the raised band spine panels with inner double frame. An attractive copy, armorial bookplate of S.C.Lister, Swinton Park. Millais relates his experiences hunting caribou, various species of deer, national history etc. He notes "In no country have I experienced such enjoyable hunting as in Newfoundland"
[2533] |
£285.00 |
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MILLAIS J.G. |
Wanderings And Memoirs
1919.
1st Edn,.
Longmans Green and Co.
XII 298 pages, advert leaf, illus from drawings and photographs by the author, publishers cloth, gilt title on spine dull as often found.
[4862] |
£60.00 |
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MILLAIS J.G. |
Wanderings And Memoirs
1919.
1st Edn,.
Longmans Green and Co.
XII 298 pages, advert leaf, illus from drawings and photographs by the author, contents clean and tight, original covers evenly faded. Includes a chapter on Arthur Neumann, Pioneer and Elephant Hunter and A Hunting Trip To British East Africa in 1913. Czech 197.
[18119] |
£50.00 |
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MILLINGEN J.G. |
The History Of Duelling Including Narratives Of The Most Remarkable Personal Encounters That Have Taken Place From The Earliest Period To The Present Day
1841.
1st Edn.
Richard Bentley.
2 Vols, xii 399, xii 428 pages Top edges gilt ownership bookplate to front pastedowns, a very clean set finely bound in a half tan calf with contrasting labels with gilt decorations to spine compartments by Bayntun Binders of Bath, a fine set. Covers the rise of duelling in Europe and the United States. Duelling in Great Britain and Ireland listing Individual duels during the reign of George III, Duelling in various countries from the accession of George IV in 1820 to the year 1841. ?485
[23550] |
£485.00 |
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Mitchell, Ph.D., Robert M.; Frisina, Ph.D., Michael R. |
From the Himalayas to the Rockies: Retracing the Great Arc of Wild Sheep
2007.
1st Edn.
Safari Press.
Long Beach, CA.
xvii ? 230 pages, 4to illustrated in colour and b/w from photographs and drawings + colour maps. A fine copy in DJ. A finely illustrated book with detailed maps. A systematic approach to classifying the wild sheep of the new and old the old worlds. Also included are a selection of hunting stories.
[23487] |
£50.00 |
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MOIR F.L.M. |
After Livingstone An African Trade Romance
nd 1923.
1st Edn,.
XX 200 pages, illus from photographs, map on rear EP, some foxing to contents, original blue cloth, title in black on spine. Moir and his brother set out to open up a trade route between the East coats and the district round the Great Lakes of Nyaja and Tanganyika and includes some hunting, chapters on my first elephant, a big boy, taming young elephants, small game etc. the Moir brothers were also responsible for the abolition of the slave trade in those parts. Not in Czech
[13155] |
£60.00 |
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MORAY BROWN J. |
Stray Sport
1893.
1st Edn,.
William Blackwood and Sons.
xii 304, viii 293 pages, 2 Vols, 15 full page plates + text drawings throughout, Vol I the first part 240+ pages are on Indian Shikar, the rest of Vol I and Vol II covers sport at home including fishing, snipe and woodcock shooting etc in England Scotland and Ireland. Publishers' olive-green cloth with gilt pig sticking scene to upper board of both volumes. Personal presentation inscription to ? title page of volume 2 "To my journalistic mentor E Sacks with the Authors best wishes Sept 1893". Below are some handwritten lines (I believe which are taken from a song by Campbell of Saddell). Brown enjoyed considerable sport in India he recounts pig sticking, elephant and tiger shooting stalking samba and bear etc he details tiger measurements and weights. Unusual to find a signed copy. Czech 33 not listed by Chute
[22364] |
£200.00 |
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MOYSE BARTLETT Lieut Col H |
The Kings African Rifles A Study Of Military History Of Easy And Central Africa 1890-1945
1956.
1st Edn.
Gale of Polden.
Aldershot.
xiv 727 pages, b/w illustrations from photographs, 11 folding maps, text maps etc., publisher's black cloth, gilt regiment crest to upper board, cloth clean and bright, a vg+ copy in likewise dj. Although a regimental history the book is an insight to the area of Uganda, Kenya, Somaliland during a formative period.
[22951] |
£120.00 |
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Musselwhite, Arthur |
Behind the Lens in Tigerland
1933.
1st Edn.
Thacker, Spink & Co,.
Calcutta, India.
Small 4to illustrated throughout in b/w of photographs. Publishers slate blue cloth with tiger head vignette to upper board and title to spine in black. A collection of photos taken over 15 years of studies of big game and life. Include scenes from hunting with accompanying text.
[22082] |
£70.00 |
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NEWALL Captain J.T. |
Scottish Moors And Indian Jungles Scenes of Sport In The Lews And India
1889.
1st Edn,.
Hurst & Blackett.
ix - 320 pages, 12 full page plates, ownership inscription to the inner blank. Publishers' dark green cloth, rubbing to the head and tail of the spine and corners. The author, paralysed after a pig-sticking accident, recounts his tales of deer stalking, grouse shooting and fishing on the Scaliscro estate in the Isle of Lewis, mostly from an improvised sedan chair. His Indian sport - hog-hunting, tiger and bear shooting, pre-date his accident. Czech 148, Chute 469
[23719] |
£130.00 |
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NORDEN H |
White And Black In East Africa
1924.
1st Edn.
304 pages, 34 illus + 2 folding maps, small pare label to front paste down with the Witherby vignette, (the book is from the Witherby's file copies) publishers light red cloth, gilt shield to the spine, vg. Although not really a hunting title there are episodes of hunting plains game, the book covers the Kenya Colony and Uganda before WWII
[20677] |
£50.00 |
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NORDEN Henmann |
White And Black In East Africa, A Record Of Travel And Observations In The African-American Crown Colonies
1924.
1st American Edn.
Small Maynard & Co.
London.
304 pages, illus with b/w photographs + 2 folding maps, publishers green cloth, title in black and white. A vg+ copy. A travel account by an American in Kenya and Uganda includes a chapter on "A wet safari".
[20307] |
£35.00 |
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NYSCHENS Ian |
Months Of The Sun: Forty Years Of Elephant Hunting In The Zambezi Valley
1997.
1st Edn,.
Safari Press.
Longbeach, California, USA.
410 pages, 4to., illus in b/w from photographs, colour map end papers, publishers blue cloth with gilt title and elephant jungle scene to upper cover. limited to 1000 copies numbered and signed by the author, a fine copy. The author spent many years as an elephant poacher in Rhodesia finally becoming a game officer, he shoot over 1000 elephants. A modern classic and fairly scarce. Czech 209.
[19603] |
£250.00 |
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NYSCHENS Ian |
Months Of The Sun: Forty Years Of Elephant Hunting In The Zambezi Valley
1997.
2nd Edn,.
Safari Press.
Longbeach, California, USA.
410 pages, 4to., illus in b/w from photographs, colour map end papers, publishers red cloth, a fine copy in dj. The author spent many years as an elephant poacher in Rhodesia finally becoming a game officer, he shoot over 1000 elephants. A modern classic.
[23256] |
£60.00 |
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OATES Frank |
Matabele Land And The Victoria Falls, A Naturalists Wanderings In The Interior Of South Africa
1889.
2nd Edn.
Kegan Paul, Trench & Co.
xlix 433 pages, + 8 pages at rear of press notices of the first edition, frontis portrait of Oates on card, 6 chromolithograph hand-coloured plates and a further14 hand-coloured plates in the Appendix showing ornithological entomological and botanical subjects also woodcuts throughout the text + 4 folding maps the large folding map of South Eastern Africa coloured in outline. Bound in the publisher's olive-green cloth gilt and brown scene of a sunrise with 2 zebras to upper board, gilt title, and vignette of antelope horns to spine and gilt bustard to rear. An exceptional copy the contents free of foxing or marks. The cloth clean and fresh with no chips or splits. Oates hunted elephant, kuon, lion, buffalo etc. on his expedition to explore the region of the Victoria Falls late in 1874. On his return journey he was stricken with fever and died shortly after. C.G. Oates edited his brother's notebooks and published them in 1881, many of the first editions were destroyed by fire. The second edition included updated information not found in the 1st + a six-page preface by C.G. Oates explaining the nature of a second edition,"his account of Matabeleland is one of the best of the earlier modern works of the country" Mendelssohn Vol 2 112. Czech 210.
[22253] |
£2500.00 |
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OCONNOR Jack |
The Big Game Rifle
1994.
reprint.
Safari Press.
Long Beach, CA, USA.
xii 370 xi pages, illustrations in b/w from photographs, slight spotting to closed page edge o/w fine in dj. A definitive work on the subject when published.
[19507] |
£26.00 |
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O''CONNOR Jack |
Hunting In The Rockies
1988.
revised Edn,.
Safari Press.
Longbeach, California, USA.
297 iii pages, b/w illus from photographs + maps, fine in dj. Includes the game, equipment, the guns etc.
[19595] |
£40.00 |
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O''Connor, Jack |
Sheep and Sheep Hunting: The Definitive Book on Wild Sheep
1974.
1st.
Winchester Press.
New York.
xii ? 308pp., illustrated throughout with b/w photographs drawings and map, photographic end papers. Publishers' blue cloth in DJ, DJ has a small chip to the head of the spine of DJ, now in a clear removable sleeve. A vg+ copy of the 1st edition of a classic title. This is the first book by a hunter-naturalist to be devoted exclusively to North America's most coveted trophies. It thoroughly covers all aspects of the game and hunting methods in every kind of sheep country, from the parched Mexican deserts to the mountain pastures of the Yukon." ?100
[23528] |
£100.00 |
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Ogilvie-Grant, W.R., Arthur Acland HOOD, J.G. MILLAIS, et al |
The Gun At Home And Abroad; Volume I, British Game Birds And Wilfowl. Volume II, British Deer And Ground Game. Volume III, The Big Game Of Africa And Europe. Volume IV, the Big Game Of Asia And North America
1912-1915.
The London And Counties Press Association Ltd..
xii 443, xvi 345, xix 408, xix 433 pages, title pages printed in red and black TEG, large 4to., illustrated throughout with colour plates by leading artists after G. Lodge, A. Thorburn, V. R. Balfour-Browne, and E. Caldwell; + photogravure, monochrome and half tone plates, and numerous illustrations and tables in the text. Bound in the publisher's full brown leather bindings. 3 of the volumes having some scratch marks to the rear boards. A very good complete set of the monumental work, 500 copies were produced as sets, this being a consecutive numbered set 142. Individual volumes were also issued in various limitation numbers and not numbered on the spine as this set is. Leading hunters and sportsmen of the day contributed to the volumes including F.C.Selous, J.G.Millias, Frank Wallace, D Carruthers etc. encompassing all aspects of shooting, stalking and big game hunting. A lavishly produced and richly informative work documenting a bygone sporting age. Czech Asia 45, Africa 252, Chute 482.
[22477] |
£1200.00 |
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OSMASTON B.B. |
Wild Life And Adventure In Indian Forests From The Diaries Of B.B. Osmaston C.I.E. Imperial Forest Services 1888 1923
1977.
1st Edn,.
178 pages, privately printed, 4to., frontis of the author + 1 other plate and map, map EP's, presentation inscription signed by Gordon Osmaston. A scarce work limited to 125 copies, Osmaston arrived in India in 1888, bagging his first tiger near Mundali, he spent much of his career as a forest officer in various regions and recounts numerous encounters with big game; much of the book is related to the birds and fauna of India, Czech 155
[13055] |
£300.00 |
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Pardal, Jose |
Elephant Hunting In Portuguese East Africa
1990.
1st English.
Safari Press.
Long Beach, CA, USA.
xi 285 illustrated in b/w from photographs with pictorial coloured end papers. Bound in dark green bonded leather gilt title to the upper board with elephant vignette. Limited to 1000 copies signed and numbered by Jose Pardel. A fine copy lacking the slipcase. "Pardal details his numerous experiences hunting big ivory in Mozambique spanning 32 years, as well as note of hunters killed by elephants. He also includes an interesting chapter regarding his views of rifles and cartridges". Czech 212
[22201] |
£90.00 |
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PATTERSON Leiut Col J.H. |
The Man Eaters Of Tsavo And Other East African Adventures
1908.
reprint.
Macmillan and Co Ltd.
xx-338 pages, frontis + full page and text illustrations from photographs,+ a full-page map. Rubbing to the head and tail of the spine VG. An early reprint of Patterson book popular book, first published in October 1807, this reprint is January 1908.Patterson describes the death of railroad workers building the Uganda Railway by a pair of man-eating lions. The first half of the book relates to Patterson's efforts to destroy the man-eaters. The remaining half details his hunting experience's including Rhino Lion plains game etc.
[23919] |
£65.00 |
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PATTERSON Lieut Col J.H. |
In The Grip Of The Nyika, Further Adventures In British East Africa
1909.
1st.
Macmillan and Co.
389 pages, top edge gilt numerous illustrations in the text from photographs +9 maps, browning to the end papers. Publishers' blue cloth with gilt vignette of a camel and native to the upper cover . Patterson revisited the infamous sites of Tsavo, the treks into the Nyika East Africa , bushbuck, eland and kudu bagged and hunting lion, rhino, rogue elephant etc. Czech 214
[23905] |
£135.00 |
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PEACOCK E.H. |
A Game Book For Burma And Adjoining Territories The Types Distribution and Habits of Large and Small Game Together with Notes On Game Preservation, Photography, Tracking, Still-Hunting and the Care and Measurements of Trophies
1933.
1st Edn,.
H F and G Witherby.
292 pages, frontis and 24 plates from photographs + folding map, a vg copy in the publishers brown cloth. Czech 158
[18834] |
£120.00 |
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PEASE Sir Alfred |
The Book Of The Lion
1914.
2nd Edn,.
John Murray.
xx 293 pages, 6 pages of adverts, 12 plates + text drawings. Inscription to the front end paper some light spotting to contents. Publishers red cloth, cloth clean and bright. Both a scientific and sporting examination of the lion with hunting lion the length and breadth of Africa with Pease offering his own experience. The second edition hasa new 5-page preface and an added Appendix V with a list of Lions and other animals shot in the different regions of Africa. Czech 215/216.
[23399] |
£140.00 |
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PEASE Sir Alfred E. |
Travel And Sport In Africa
1902.
1st Edn,.
Arthur L Humphreys.
3 Vols, xvii 359; xii 314; x 232 pages, TEG. large 4to., 57 colour plates, 37 photogravure plates + frontis and 2 other plates, 3 large folding-coloured maps and various text illus mostly from photographs, sporting bookplate to front paste down on each volume. Unobtrusive stain to the very inner lower joint of the front-end paper of volume 2 similar mark to page 310/11 and the plate only effecting the inner blank margins and causing slight darkening to the cloth, also similar mark to volume 3 with small inner mark to page 267/68 and plate again only effecting the very inner blank margin, otherwise the contents clean and tight and free of foxing or inscriptions. Publishers' green cloth with Pease's gilt cypher to upper boards with cream cloth spine, cream cloth lightly dust soiled, 2cm bruise mark to front edge of the upper board of volume 3. A very good set of Pease's major and extensive work and quite scarce. "Pease recounts ten years of travel and hunting through various parts of Africa in this monumental late Victorian work. Volume One details Algeria and the Sahara regions with attendant sport after lions and antelope species. In Volume Two, Pease describes his time spent in Somaliland with bunts after lions and elephants, as well as antelopes, moths and butterflies. Volume Three continues a later expedition into Somaliland and southern Abyssinia hunting lions, elephants, rhinoceros and antelopes" Czech 215. The colour plates although somewhat naive are particularly evocative, mostly done by Pease at the time, as are the photographs.
[22444] |
£3350.00 |
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PEISSEL Michael |
Tiger For Breakfast, The Story Of Boris Of Kathmandu - Adventurer, Big Game Hunter, And Host Of Nepals Famous Royal Hotel
1966.
1st Edn.
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd.
282 pages, illus in b/w from photographs, vg in dj. the author hunted tiger leopard and bantewg in Cambodia, He traveled to India where he hunted tiger in Cooch Behar in Bamra and in the Nepalese Terai, collecting more than sixty of the big cats. Czech 159.m
[20840] |
£40.00 |
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PERCIVAL A.Blayney |
A Game Ranger On Safari
1928.
1st Edn,.
Nisbet and Co Ltd.
xv 305 pages, frontis, 23 plates, folding map, couple of pages of prelims badly open to blank margins, some occasional spotting. Recently bound in the style of the original binding. Blind stamped title to the upper board gilt title and publishers to the spine. The scarcer of Percival's works, plenty of hunting episodes after rhinoceros, buffalo, lion etc, Czech 217
[23416] |
£80.00 |
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PERCIVAL A.Blayney |
A Game Ranger's Note Book
1924.
1st Edn.
Nisbet and Co Ltd.
xviii 374 pages, pages uncut, folding maps and 32 plates from photographs by the Author and Mr. Martin Johnson. Publishers' green cloth blind stamped title to the upper cover. A very good + copy the contents free of foxing the binding free of fading. Percival spent 30 years in Africa much of it as a member of the Kenya Colony Game Department and went on numerous hunting expeditions. Czech 217
[23845] |
£220.00 |
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PETHERICK John |
Egypt, the Soudan, and Central Africa; with Explorations from Khartoum on the White Nile to the Region of the Equator being Sketches from Sixteen Years' Travels
1861.
1st.
William Blackwood.
Edinburgh.
xii - 482 pages + 16-page publishers' catalogue large folding map at end with old repair to verso off the map and a closed tear approx. 10 cm. Inscription to top margin of ? title dated 1863 -1868. Recased with new end papers in the publisher's brown blind stamped cloth. Petherick, a contemporary of Baker, Burton, and Speke, travelled along the Nile Valley through Kordofan and into the unknown region beyond. Contains some hunting incidents hunting Gazelle, Buffalo and rhinoceros, with a description of a nati0ve hunt for elephants. Czech p129 ?225
[21897] |
£225.00 |
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PHILIP John |
Researches In South Africa Illustrating The Civil, Moral And Religous Condition Of Native Tribes Including Journals Of The Authors Travels In The Interior
1828.
1st Edn.
James Duncan.
2 volumes, xxxv-403 pages viii-450 pages + 1, frontis plate to Vol I "View of Bethelsdorp", folding map, frontis to Vol II + plate "Plan of Theopolis", foxing to frontis, tissue guard and title page of Vol I, less so to last 4 pages and blank end paper, also foxing to map and title page of Vol II and again to last 4 pages, armorial bookplate of "Henry Birkbeck" to front free EP and printed label of Henry Birkbeck Jun. to front paste down to both volumes. Bound in a contemporary 1/2 green calf, gilt title and blind stamp decorations to spine compartments, some light rubbing to edges. Few books on South Africa matters have been subject of such fierce denunciation and bitter criticism as these volumes. the author proceeded to South Africa in the service of the London Missionary Society in 1819 and soon became the most drastic censor on the methods pursued towards the natives by the colonists. Mendelssohn Vol 2 pp160\61
[20564] |
£580.00 |
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PHILLIPS-WOLLEY C. |
Badminton Library; Big Game Hunting
1894.
1st Edn,.
Longmans Green and Co.
xvi- 543, x 443 pages, 2 volumes numerous full page and text illustrations by Charles Whymper, J. Wolf, and others and photographs. some occasional spotting to contents. Bound in the original pictorial brown cloth lettered in white and black, rubbing to the head and tail of the spines, the spines evenly darkened. vg. A guide comprehensive guide to hunting in Europe, Africa, Asia etc. Contributions by Samuel Baker Cotton Oswell Selous Heber Percy and others. Published in the Badminton Library Series
[23546] |
£45.00 |
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PIGOT Brigadier General R. |
Twenty Five Years Big Game Hunting
1928.
1st Edn,.
Chatto Windus.
xi-307 pages, 64 illustrations from photographs, publishers red cloth. The contents clean and free of any spotting, the binding clean with no marks or defects a very good + copy. Pigots account of hunting in the Far East, hunting tiger in the central provinces, bear, ibex, antelope etc., in Kashmir and Tibet, Czech Asia 162.
[23813] |
£120.00 |
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PIGOT Brigadier General R. |
Twenty Five Years Big Game Hunting
1928.
1st Edn,.
Chatto Windus.
XI 307 pages, 64 illus from photographs, some occasional spotting to contents and closed page edges, publishers red cloth binding, spine faded and some rubbing to edges. Pigots account of hunting and the Far East, hunting tiger in the central provinces, bear, ibex, antelope etc., in Kashmir and Tibet, Czech Asia 162.
[20015] |
£70.00 |
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PITMAN C.R.S. |
A Report On A Faunal Survey Of Northern Rhodesia With Especial Reference To game, Elephant Control And National Parks
1934.
1st Edn,.
Government Printers.
Livingstone, Northern Rhodesia.
xii 500 pages, 2 volumes the first volume text, volume 2 contains 11 loose folding-coloured maps + a xxxii page printed card covered index in the original drop over box. Both volumes with publishers dark red rexine spine over printed paper covered boards, split to part top edge of the drop over box. Small ownership stamp of G.K Ricardo Bertram to top edge of each volume, A very good clean set in the original bindings. Pitman oversaw game investigation and control in Northern Rhodesia (game warden Uganda Protectorate). A major and important study of game and its hunting. At a time when elephants and buffalo and their increase threatened economic wellbeing.
[22422] |
£480.00 |
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PLAYNE Somerset, |
Cape Colony: Its History, Commerce, Industries, and Resources
1910-1911.
1st Edn,.
The Foreign and Colonial Compiling and Publishing Co.
Woking.
792 pages, 4to all edges gilt, illustrated throughout from photographs. Bound in full, crushed black morroco, gilt vignette to the upper board, a very good clean copy. Although not a hunting title the book gives an in-depth survey of the country and the British attitude. There are some excellent photos, the farms and people, the fauna, trout fishing etc. A title often found in poor condition.
[23287] |
£245.00 |
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PLAYNE Somerset, HOLDERNESS F.Gale |
East Africa (British) It's History, People, Commerce, Industries and Resources
1908-09.
1st Edn,.
The Foreign and Colonial Compiling and Publishing Co.
Woking.
443 pages, AEG, large 4to., illustrated throughout from photographs, some browning to the blank end paper, the contents clean and tight. Original full dark red leather binding with gilt vignette of giraffe and ostriches to the upper board within gilt borders, 3inch crack to upper front edge of the spine, some light rubbing to bottom of the spine and corners. The binding is tight and firm. Also includes 2 trading licenses for 1902 for the Uganda Protectorate issued to H Story also his business card. There is also a document from the British Government noting the death of Trooper B.C. Story in the great war, and a printed note from Buckingham Palace acknowledging his loss. H Story is listed in the book as owner of Naivasha Stores and Rift Valley Hotel and a 1000-acre farm 20 miles from Naivasha there is a full page showing photographs of the Hotel, The Stores and The Farm pencil note below "Father" Although not a hunting title the book gives an in-depth survey of the country and the British attitude. there are some excellent photos including ivory being weighed, the farms and people, the fauna etc., includes a section on game in East Africa by A Blayney Percival.
[22782] |
£500.00 |
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POLLOCK Colonel |
Incidents Of Foreign Sport And Travel
1894.
1st Edn,.
Chapman and Hall Ltd.
VI 427 pages, frontis illus and 9 other plates, inner front hinge paper cracked, contents clean and tight. Publishers cream cloth some marking, occasional small insect damage to cloth, binding tight. Mostly Indian big game but also Mahseer fishing, West Africa and Syria. Czech 164
[20001] |
£120.00 |
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POTTINGER Sir Henry |
Flood Fell And Forest
1905.
1st Edn,.
Edward Arnold.
2 Vols, xi - 288 + vii - 286 pages, 16pp of adverts, frontis to volume one and 32 full page plates, some browning to the blank end papers . Armorial bookplate of the author Sir Henry Pottinger to front paste downs. Publishers' dark blue cloth bindings gilt titles to the spine. The author recounts sport in Norway including trout fishing, hunting elk bear stag etc. THE AUTHORS COPY
[23722] |
£160.00 |
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POWELL COTTON Major P.H.E. |
In Unknown Africa, A Narrative Of Twenty Months' Travel And Sport In Unknown Land Among New Tribes
1904.
1st Edn,.
Hurst And Blackett Ltd.
xxxiii 619 pages, top edge gilt, illustrated with 240 drawings by A. Forestier, 2 colour plates of giraffe photographs by the author and two folding. Bound in the original dark blue cloth with giraffe head and title in gilt to upper board. Gilt title and native vignette to spine. A very good + copy of a title often found in poor condition the text block is heavy and often pulls away from the binding. Cotton's hunting trip to East Africa for sport hunting all the major species also to prove the existence of the five horned giraffe, which he eventually bagged. There was also an edition where the upper title and illustrations was in black to the upper board and the top edge not gilt. Czech 226
[23508] |
£520.00 |
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POWELL COTTON Major P.H.E. |
In Unknown Africa, A Narrative Of Twenty Months' Travel And Sport In Unknown Land Among New Tribes
1904.
1st Edn,.
Hurst And Blackett Ltd.
xxiii 619 pages, 2 full page plates in colour and numerous full page and text illus, 2 folding maps, foxing to prelims and closed page edges, small 3cm x 1cm loss to lower inner edge of front-end paper, cracking to inner hinge of end paper but a tight copy. Signed on the dedication page by Powell Cotton Bound in the original dark blue cloth with giraffe head and title in black to upper board. Gilt title and native vignette to spine, small 1cm x 1cm chip to spine below native vignette, light rubbing to corners, covers etc. Cotton's hunting trip to East Africa for sport hunting all the major species also to prove the existence of the five horned giraffe, which he eventually bagged. Czech 134.
[19316] |
£360.00 |
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POWELL COTTON P.H.G. |
A Sporting Trip Through Abyssinia, A Narrative Of Nine Months Journey From The Plains Of The Hawash To The Snows Of Simien, With A Description Of The Game, From Elephant to Ibex, And Notes On The Manners And Customs Of The Natives
1902.
1st Edn,.
Rowland Ward.
XXIII 531 pages, 12 pages adverts, full page and text illus, loose coloured folding map, bound in plain maroon cloth, vg+. The Powell Cotton Museum had a small amount of copies which they bound with the Rowland Ward end papers, the map being loose in the style of the original in the late 1950's, early 60's. Includes a handwritten slip on Powell Cotton Museum headed paper noting the binding in 1976 on the original edition for the benefit of the museum signed by Christopher Powell Cotton, the author's son, also signed on 1/2 title. An excellent narrative of sport and exploration in the Abyssinian Hinterland. Czech 133.
[19571] |
£380.00 |
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POWELL COTTON P.H.G. |
A Sporting Trip Through Abyssinia, A Narrative Of Nine Months Journey From The Plains Of The Hawash To The Snows Of Simien, With A Description Of The Game, From Elephant to Ibex, And Notes On The Manners And Customs Of The Natives
1902.
1st Edn,.
Rowland Ward.
XXIII 531 pages, 12 pages adverts, full page and text illus, loose coloured folding map, bound in plain maroon cloth, vg+. The Powell Cotton Museum had a small amount of copies which they bound with the Rowland Ward end papers, the map being loose in the style of the original in the late 1950's, early 60's. An excellent narrative of sport and exploration in the Abyssinian Hinterland. Czech 133.
[4093] |
£340.00 |
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POWELL COTTON P.H.G. |
A Sporting Trip Through Abyssinia, A Narrative Of Nine Months Journey From The Plains Of The Hawash To The Snows Of Simien, With A Description Of The Game, From Elephant to Ibex, And Notes On The Manners And Customs Of The Natives
1902.
1st Edn,.
Rowland Ward.
xxiii 531 pages, 12 pages adverts, full page and text illus, loose coloured folding map, signed on the half title "with best wishes Christopher Powell Cotton". Christopher is the author's son, bound in plain maroon cloth, vg+. The Powell Cotton Museum had a small amount of copies which they bound with the Rowland Ward end papers, the map in this copy is a later facsimile. An excellent narrative of sport and exploration in the Abyssinian Hinterland. Czech 133.
[21456] |
£340.00 |
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PREBBLE John |
Mongaso Man Who Is Always Moving - The Story Of An African Hunter John Alfred Jordan
1956.
1st Edn,.
248 pages, Illus. vg in chipped dj.
[3138] |
£35.00 |
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PRESCOTT-WESTCAR Lt Col V.L. |
Big Game Boers And Boches
1937.
Stanley Paul & Co Ltd.
319 pages, 8 pages of adverts, 23 illustrations from photographs, ownership stamp to the front end paper. Publishers' green cloth, some slight bubbling to the spine in one place, Good +. The author arrived in the Sudan in 1912 and embarked on a shooting trip along the White Nile hunting elephant, hippo, lion etc. Later excursions along the Blue Nile. the reminder of the hunting covers India and Burma hunting bear, leopard, some pig sticking bison etc., Also his military exploits. Czech Africa226/27, India 167.
[22770] |
£45.00 |
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RASHDI Pir Ali Muhammad |
Sindh Ways and Days Shikar and Other Memories
2003.
1st Edn.
Oxford University Press.
Banealore.
xvii 158 pages, illus in b/w from photographs, a fine copy in dj. Hunting experiences in Sindh and India, tiger, leopard, buffalo, boars etc., A scarce and sought after title records, the hayday of hunting.
[21720] |
£250.00 |
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RATCLIFFE Doroithy Una |
Equatorial Dawn, Travel Letters From North, East and Central Africa
1936.
Eyre & Spottiswoode.
xi 305 pages, frontis illus + 40 b/w plates from photographs + folding map, light spotting to title page, publishers black cloth, gilt title to upper cover, vg. Ratcliffe travelled with her husband to Kenya where he indulged in a little big game hunting etc. Czech 230
[19276] |
£40.00 |
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RAWSTONE Lawrence |
Gamonia: or, The Art Of Preserving Game And An Improved Method Of Making Plantations And Covers
1837.
1st Edn,.
R.Ackermann.
xiv 208 pages, AEG, errata slip, 15 fine hand coloured aquatint plates by J.T.Rawlins of shooting scenes etc., the plates are clean and bright, light browning to the title page. Published full green morroco binding, with ornate gilt decorated border to the front and rear covers all edges gilt. A very good copy in a purpose made drop over box. The first edition of an important book, as it is the first to describe how to improve the quality of shooting by sound forestry. The plates are particularly fine and exquisite, "showing good impressions of the way in which our forebears killed their game" Schwerdt Vol II 127, Chute 536.
[22262] |
£950.00 |
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REES Stanley |
The Royal Tour In India, A Record Of The Tour Of T.R.H. The Prince And Princess Of Wales In India and Burma From November 1905 to March 1906
1906.
1st Edn,.
Bennett Coleman and Co.
Bombay.
XXIV 510 + (3) pages, 4to., full page and text illus from photographs, publishers blue cloth, title in black to upper board, light rubbing to head and tail of spine and corners. Rees a correspondent from the time of India describe in great detail the visit, the royal party visited numerous areas and took time off for sport, shooting tiger in Jaipur and Gwalior also tiger, panther, sambur and other game from a machan near Hyderabad and Pakhal Lake, Czech 171.
[18484] |
£220.00 |
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RICE William |
Indian Game (from Quail to Tiger)
1884.
1st Edn.
W.H.Allen & Co.
iv 221 pages, 6-page appendix, 12 tinted plates of game + diagram picture of pegging down a tiger skin, some spotting to prelims and verso of the frontis. Armorial bookplate to front paste down. Publishers' green cloth, gilt tiger, and hunter vignette to the upper board within black ruled and gilt border, decorative gilt and black patterned spine. Light rubbing to the head of the spine. An excellent work and beautifully illustrated recounting the author's hunting trips for a variety of large and small game in Indian Bombay Presidency. Includes 3 chapters on tiger hunting. Czech 172
[22964] |
£180.00 |
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Rikhoff, Jim |
Hunting The African Buffalo
1984.
1st Edn,.
The Amwell Press.
Clinton, New Jersey, USA.
xxv - 599, all edges gilt, illustrated by Guy Coheleach with colour frontis and numerous line drawing. Limited to 1000 signed and numbered copies. Bound in faux leather with gilt buffalo vignette to upper cover with decorative spine in the original slipcase. A fine copy. An anthology, on hunting the African Cape Buffalo a selections from the best writings Czech 232
[23268] |
£220.00 |
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ROBERT ARTHUR BALFORD ( LORD RIVERDALE ) |
SQUEEZE THE TRIGGER GENTLY
1991.
1st Edn.
Lord Riverdale.
Sheffield.
125 -viii pp., 4to illustrated throughout in b/w from photographs drawings etc. Presentation inscription from Lord Riverdale on the front blank. A fine copy in DJ. The book could just as well have been "titled 80 years with the Rifle "a great deal of the book is devoted to stalking but also big game hunting in India and Africa in the 1930s, Also notes on rifles Czech 234.
[22470] |
£46.00 |
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ROBERTSON Kevin Doctari |
The Perfect Shot, Shot Placement For African Big Game
1999.
1st Edn.,.
Safari Press.
Longbeach, California, USA.
271 pages, 4to illustration's in colour from photographs + anatomy artwork. Ownership signature on the ? title a fine copy in dj, dj. Robertson a professional hunter and vet has created a comprehensive work on anatomical features of all classes of African game, and where to place the best shot. The first edition of a classic title Czech 234
[23255] |
£95.00 |
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RONALDSHAY Earl Of |
Sport And Politics Under An Eastern Sky
1902.
1st Edn,.
William Blackwoods and Son.
Edinburgh.
xxiv 423 pages, frontis + 13 full page plates + text illus from photographs, 2 folding maps. some chipping to head and tail of spine, o/w a vg copy in the original cloth, gilt title to upper boards with snow scene blocked in white. Ronaldshay the governor of Bengal arrives in India in 1899 with travel and sport in mind, he hunted ibex, bear and many other species. Czech 173/74
[20257] |
£140.00 |
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ROOSEVELT Theodore |
African Game Trials. An Account of African Wanderings of an American Hunter Naturalist
1910.
1st English edition reprinted before publication Edn,.
Charles Scribner''s Sons,.
New York.
xxiii 583 pages, large 8vo with more than 200 illustrations from photographs by Kermit Roosevelt and other members of the expedition. Also, drawings by Philip Goodwin, some full page, and maps. Publishers' olive-green cloth gilt titles to spine and upper board and a coloured elephant scene to the upper board. Some rubbing to the head and tail of the spine some light rubbing to edges. One of the great big game hunting epics, hunting many species of African game in British East Africa Czech 238
[23437] |
£150.00 |
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ROOSEVELT Theodore |
Through The Brazilian Wilderness
1914.
1st English Edn,.
John Murray.
274 pages, Top edge gilt, illustrated with frontis and 48 plates from photograph by Kermitt Roosevelt and other members of the expedition and 2 maps one is folding. Armorial bookplate of L.de Rothchild to the front paste down. Publishers red cloth gilt title to the upper cover the spine with gilt title and Jaguar vignette on a pedestal to the spine. A near fine copy the cloth clean and bright with no defects. Roosevelt's 'zoogeographic reconnaissance' with the Brazilian explorer Rondon to discover if the Rio da D?vida ('River of Doubt'), flowed into the Amazon. Traversing some of the most dangerous territory of Amazon, the travellers observed wildlife, and had some big game hunting, for Jaguar, deer, tapir, capybara etc. Published the same year as the American edition.
[23818] |
£95.00 |
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ROSENBURG Frantz |
Big Game Shooting in British Columbia and Norway
1928.
1st Edn,.
IX 261 pages, 32 pages of illustrations, vg+.
[337] |
£80.00 |
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ROWNTREE John |
A Chota Sahib Memoirs Of A Forest Officer
1981.
1st Edn.
Tabb House.
Padstow.
110 pages, frontis, map + b/w photographic illus, bookplate to FEP, pictorial card covers. A fine copy includes some hunting and a chapter on shikar and conservation
[21552] |
£22.00 |
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RUARK Robert |
Use Enough Gun
1966.
1st Edn.
New American Library.
New York.
333 pages, illustrated in b/w from photographs, pictorial end papers. Publishers contrasting blue and black cloth binding vg in dj. The work details Ruark's hunts and focuses on his safari to East Africa for the big five. Czech 241 ?45
[23533] |
£45.00 |
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RUSHBY G.G. |
No More the Tusker
1965.
1st Edn,.
W.H.Allen.
205 pages, illus from photographs, original black cloth covers titled in silver, a near fine copy in dj. A modern classic on the elephant detailing natural history, hunting, rifles, and shooting. Including a chapter on James Sutherland with a photo. Rushby a professional ivory hunter and game warden in Tanganyika, coffee planter and gold miner. Czech 242
[23400] |
£220.00 |
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Safariland Ltd |
Safariland Ltd Specialists In The Organization And Outfitting Of Big Game Shooting Photographic & Scientific Expeditions
nd Circa 1930.
Sadler street, Nairobi Kenya colony.
16 pages, (4) landscape 4to, a brochure offering the companies services in organising Big Game Safaris, and Touring trips, illustrated with 8 full page photographs. Bound in the original printed green staple bound card covers, vg. Includes White Hunters, Hunting Grounds, Safaris, Game and Special licences, Game Schedule. Touring, Fishing, Film Companies etc
[22690] |
£75.00 |
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Sanchez Arino Tony (editor) |
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, also a personal inscription on title page to Roger Mitchell, signed and dated by Sanchez. Czech 244
[21689] |
£380.00 |
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Sanchez Arino Tony (editor) |
Hunting In Zimbabwe
1997.
1st Edn,.
Safari Press Inc.
Long Beach, California, USA.
487 pages, 4to illustrated with drawings and colour plates by Elise Van Der Heijden with pictorial end papers. Bound in blue cloth with antelope head in black and gilt title within gilt and black ruled frames. Pencil notes to the front-end ership bookplapaper blank margin detailing the owners hunting bag in Zambia in 1998 including buffalo, leopard, Impala, buck etc with hunting notes to blank margins of 3 pages. A fine copy in slipcase. Limited to 1000 numbered copies signed by the editor and illustrator. 12th in the classics in African hunting series and one of eight in the African country series by Sanchez. Hunting throughout Zambia from early noted hunters to more recently and current ones. Also, author biographies and a bibliography. Czech 245
[23854] |
£220.00 |
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SANCHEZ-ARINO Tony |
AFRICA'S GREATEST TUSKERS: STORIES, HISTORY, AND LORE ON THE LARGEST TUSKERS EVER TO COME FROM THE DARK CONTINENT.
2016.
1st Edn,.
Safari Press.
Longbeach, california, USA.
xii -304 +(2), 4to illustrated throughout using colour and b/w photographs + a coloured map. Limited to 1000 signed and numbered copies, bound in faux blue leather with gilt title and designs with central elephant vignette in black to the upper cover in the publisher's slipcase a fine unmarked copy. This book lists every known elephant with at least one tusk of 130 pounds or more and tells the stories of who hunted them, who owns them, or how they were found. It is based upon three years of research, utilizing information unearthed from the archives of countless libraries, museums, professional hunting organizations, and private collections.
[23484] |
£115.00 |
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Sanchez-Arino Tony |
Elephants, Ivory & Hunters
2002.
1st.
Safari Press.
Long Beach CA, USA.
xxii 278 pages, numerous b/w illus from photographs and line drawings, a fine copy in dj. the revised and updated edition of "On the Trail Of The African Elephant" 1987. Sanchez recounts his experiences and that of other elephant hunters.
[23266] |
£90.00 |
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SANCHEZ-ARINO Tony |
Great African Calibers
2013.
1st Edn..
Safari Press.
Long Beach, California.
xxvi 197 pages, ,, illustrated in colour and b/w from photographs old adverts etc. Publishers' brown cloth, gilt title and map of Africa to upper cover. In the publishers slipcase a fine copy, limited to 500 copies signed and numbered by the author. The author describes various firearms and the ammunition he has used and quotes other hunters and their choice of weapon.
[23489] |
£250.00 |
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SANCHEZ-ARINO Tony |
Ivory
1981.
1st Edn..
Amwell Press.
Clinton, NJ, USA.
252 pages, All edges gilt, illustrated in b/w from the authors private collection , and a coloured frontis and line drawings by Bod Khun. Bound in a ivory bonded leather with gilt elephant head to the upper cover, a fine copy in the publishers card slipcase. Limited to 1000 copies signed by the author and Jim Rickhof. There is also a personal inscription from Tony Sanchez to Malcolm Lyell to blank verso of the frontis. 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. Also includes the loose 8-page addendum of "mistakes occurred in the book". Elephants and elephant hunting throughout Africa, with much on the early elephant hunters, as well as the author's own experiences and a section on rifles for elephant.
[22678] |
£175.00 |
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SANCHEZ-ARINO Tony |
The Last Of The Few , Forty Two Years Of African Safaris
1995.
1st Edn,.
Safari Press.
Longbeach, california, USA.
xi 244 pages, 4to., illus in b/w from photographs, publishers green cloth, gilt title and leopard head to upper cover. Number 150 of a limited edition of 1000 copies signed by the author. A fine copy in likewise slipcase, the author recounts over 40 years of hunting experiences including the Big 5, and a host of spiral horn antelopes. Czech 243
[21591] |
£90.00 |
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SANCHEZ-ARINO Tony |
On The Trail Of The African Elephant
1987.
1st Edn,.
Rowland Ward.
XXIII 247 pages, illus with drawings, maps and photographs many taken from earlier hunting expeditions, ownership name and address to verso of frontis, limited to 1250 copies, signed by the author on title page, vg+ copy in similar dj. The experiences of 35 years hunting elephants in Africa. Czech 243
[19472] |
£100.00 |
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