The Parker Story Joint Venture. 1998 Knoxville, 1st edn, 445pp, color and b&w photos. Volume 1. The definitive history of what many regard as America's finest shotgun maker ever; The Parker Gun Company. This is a massive production with a great amount of photos, charts etc. This is the first.....
B.T. Batsford Ltd. 1989 London, 1st edn, 255pp, photos. The book gives information on the practical aspects of testing and buying a gun; choosing the appropriate accessories and clothing; gunfighting and maintenance and repairs and storage. It gives advice on choice of guns and cartridges, safe gun handling, perfecting technique.....
Safari Press Inc. 1995-2007 Long Beach, 1st edns, 7 volumes, 451pp, 341pp, 384pp, 375pp, 349pp, 312pp and 325pp drawings, all copies limited to 1000 numbered, slipcased copies, signed by David Annabel and Dell Annabel Lamey. This is the entire Safari Press Russell Annabel adventure series set of books. All first.....
Rowland Ward. 1998 Johannesburg, 14th edn, 246pp, drawings. The 14th edition of the famous Rowland Ward handbook series. Meant as a book to take on a hunt, it contains: field prep of trophies, methods of measurement, official measures, measurements of the number 1 and 2 animal in each category and.....
Rowland Ward. 2003 Johannesburg, 15th edn, 264pp, illus. The 15th edition of the famous Rowland Ward handbook series. Meant as a book to take on a hunt, it contains: article on double rifles by Malcom Lyell, article on bolt action rifles by Gregor Woods. Also: field prep of trophies, shot.....
Chatto & Windus. 1945 London, 1st edn, 348 & 295pp, 2 fold out maps, index, two frontises. A staunch Methodist, Robert Moffat served as a missionary in South Africa and journeyed extensively in the area as far as Matabele in the north. A formidable presence in South African history, he.....
Trophy Room Books. 1996 California, 204pp, photos and drawings, ltd to 1000 signed (by Kuhn & Dyer) and numbered copies. No other animals in the world have ever quite captured man's imagination as have the fabled "Big Five" of Africa: elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, and rhino. And long time professional.....
Countrysport Press. 1998 Alabama, 1st edn, 268pp, darwings. A beautiful book for the discerning collector. A sequel to Shotguns and Shooting, McIntosh continues exploring the technical and practical aspects of the shotgun and shooting, and covers more on its legend and lore. McIntosh's technical expertise, insights on shooting, personal experiences.....
W.W. Norton & Co. Inc. 1957 New York, 1st edn, 219pp. A hilarious record of rugged adventure in the O.S.S. from training to parachuting, and exploding grenades. A funny account of what really happened in the O.S.S. It is a brisk brush with life by an irreverent but affectionate storyteller.....
Blue & Gray Press. 1972 Tennessee, 1st edn, 467pp, profuse b&w photos, limited and numbered edition. The book was specifically written for collectors who wanted in depth in the identification data of as many variations of Japanese handguns and holster as possible. It is the most complete book on the.....
1953 No Place, 57pp, soft cover, 8.5x11, photos. A hunting diary, issued privately in soft cover format, on two safaris in East Africa in 1951 and 1952. Hunting in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania for lion, buffalo, rhino and other game.
Vanity Fair. 1894 (April 26). Print of Frederick C. Selous as depicted in the famous Vanity Fair magazine, a British publication that aimed to expose the vanities of society. Prtinted by the famous Vincent Brooks, Day & Son Lithoraphy pritner as an insert for the magazine. It contained gossip about.....
Rowland Ward. 1962 London, 374pp, illus, special binding edition for official measurers, bound in half leather. Signed by the editor Gerald Best on the front free endpaper. First volume to be published after WW II. Contains African records only.
William Heinemann. 1899 London, 2nd impression, 2 vol, 307pp & 250pp, with maps, 250 illus & photos. An account of the author's rash attempt to reach Lhasa in 1897 from the west. A headstrong and arrogant man, Landor wrote a very colorful account of his adventures which were very popular.....
Johnson Reprint Corp. 1970 New York, 2nd edn, 2 vol, 303pp & 205pp, with map and illus. A republication of the two-volume first edition published as WEST AFRICA FROM LIVERPOOL TO FERNANDO PO. On the voyage to take up his position as West African consul at Fernando Po from 1861-1863.....
The Derrydale Press. 1936 New York, 1st edn, 216pp, illus, limited edition of 950 numbered copies. Stories of hunting, fishing & life in the countryside of Vermont. Hal, 'the captain' in this book, can be compared to Burt Siller, Gordon Macquarrie, William Harnden foster, etc. Well written in a delicate.....
Rand, McNally & Co. 1888 Chicago, 1st edn, 391pp, illus and ads. Treating of the selection of guns for wild fowl shooting, decoys, and the proper manner of using them, information regarding blinds, boats. And hunting dogs and how to train them.
MacMillan and Co. 1896 New York, 1st edn, 535pp, many illus, 2 maps in rear pocket. William Chanler hunted and explored East Africa together with Ludwig von Hoehnel who wrote DISCOVERIES OF LAKE RUDOLPH AND STEPHANIE. They concentrated on the area lying between the Juba and the Tana Rivers. Important.....
Mansell. 1979 London, 1st edn, 4 vols, 664pp, 781pp, 784pp, 862pp. All original titles from Mendelssohn are included in abbreviated form. It then continues with additional titles, with details, up to 1925. The geographic coverage extends beyond South Africa, including Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland. Introductory material is in both.....
William Blackwood & Sons. 1893 Edinburgh, in two volumes. Vol.1, 563pp Frontis + plates + text illus. + folding map in front pocket + folding map in rear pocket + folding maps. Vol.2, 682pp Frontis + plates + text illus.+ folding colored map + colored maps in text + maps.....
Michael Joseph. 1954 London, 1st edn, 235pp, illus. Author spent twenty-five years in Tanzania and recounts his many adventures.
Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd. 1906 London, English edn., 368pp, no photos or illustrations. Tibetan Tales is a collection of the most exquisite Buddhist tales from the ancient annals of Tibetan literature. Painstakingly collected by those devoted to the study of eastern literature and finally given the shape.....
Jimmy Robinson. 1947 Minneapolis, 160pp, b&w photos throughout. Stories of duck and goose shooting, elk hunting, famous shots (including Annie Oakley), a chapter on Fred Kimble (inventor of the choke bore). This is the saga of one of America's outstanding exponents of guns and gunning. In this book are recounted.....
Countrysport Press. 1989 Michigan, 408pp, photos. Foreword by George Bird Evans. Norris records his thoughts, observations and experiences on a shooting career that spanned the Golden Age of bird shooting in the USA. Pheasants, quail and ruffed grouse.
Countrysport Press. 1995 New Albany, OH, 1at edn, 192pp, drawings by Eldridge Hardie. Contributors to this pheasant hunting fest anthology include Philip Bourjaily, Jim Fergus, Gene Hill, John Madson, Michael McIntosh, and Charles F. Waterman. The stories in this anthology demonstrate why the pheasant has become America's favorite game bird.....
