The Nat. Rifle Assoc. 1991 Washington DC, 196pp, 1st edn, illus, photo eps. Fin Aagaard recalls his African hunting exploits in Kenya during the 1950s and 1960s. This book was only printed once by the NRA in a relatively small run. For some reason it saw poor distribution and it.....
W. Thacker & Co. 1899 London, 1st edn, 286pp, 67 illus, fold-out map, decorated cover. Author traveled to Tibet via Leh and Gya in 1894. On the way he pursued the mountain game of the Tibetan high plateau; Adair obtained excellent specimens of the Tibetan argali as well as ibex.....
Briar Patch Press. 1986-1990 Camden, SC, illustrated with drawings and photos. All books Leather bound. Complete set of 24 volumes of the African Collection. All books FULLY leather bound with spine hubs in classic colors, all books with gilt edged on 3 sides, and all books have new introductions by.....
Routledge and Kegan Paul. 1951 London, 1st edn, 295pp, illus. A recollection of the Danish East African expedition to collect animals for the National Museum. Ahlefeldt-Bille was Chief Game Warden of Denmark and his book describes the Danish East African Scientific Expedition to collect animals for the Zoological Museum of.....
The MacMillan Co. 1969 (nd, circa) New York, 191pp, illus in b/w & color. From the jacket, "This comprehensive and beautiful pictorial record of the great game animals of the world, offers the sportsman ... one of the most exciting and colorful books on animals ever published." Covers tiger, rhino.....
Edward Arnold. 1907 London, 1st edn, 2 vol, 358pp & 420pp, b/w photos, fold-out maps. African exploration from the Niger River in Nigeria to the Nile in 1904 to 1906. The author tried to reach Lake Chad via the rivers Niger and Benue. A lot of hunting was done around.....
Stanwill Press. 1976 London, 1st edn, 194pp, illus, softcover. The best jaguar-hunting book ever written in our opinion. Almeida is the most successful guide for jaguars alive today. Includes notes on other South American game. This is the true first edition, later re-issued by Safari Press as well as other.....
Safari Press Inc. 1990 Long Beach, 1st edn, 275pp, photos, illus, ltd to 500 numbered, leatherbound, signed, and slipcased copies. Not since Sasha Siemel has there been a book on jaguar hunting like this. Tony de Almeida is the most successful guide for jaguars in the history of South American.....
Rowland Ward. 1905 London, 1st edn, 212pp, 24 hand colored plates, folio, gilt letters. An odd Ward item as most of their publications used to center on big-game hunting. A beautifully produced work on the various species of geese. The plates are especially fine to look at. Contains 24 color.....
NRA. Complete years of American Rifle man (12 issues, January through December) for 1943, 1948 and 1952 bound in a red custom binding. Contains articles by Nash Buckingham, Col. Julian Hatcher, Wallace Taber, Franz Rosenberg, Archibald Rutledge, Bob Hagel and many more with wonderful articles on rifles, shotguns and hunting.....
Safari Press Inc. 1997 Long Beach, 173pp, photos, illus. One of the rarest books on African hunting in a high-quality reprint. Major G. H. Anderson was a professional hunter and founder of the East African Professional Hunters Association. This book is regarded as one of the classics on elephant hunting.....
Dix, Edwards & Co. 1857 New York, 433pp, drawing. Narrative of two hunting/exploration expeditions into what is today Botswana and Damaraland. Rhino, hippo, gemsbok, eland, elephants kudu etc., etc. Finely illustrated with photogravures by J. Wolf, C. Bell and the author.
Harper & Brothers. 1861 New York, 1st edn, 414pp, illus, map. This is the first US edition, published in the same year as the first UK edition. The US edition is considered more desirable by many as it contains the color fold-out map the English edition lacks and is a......
A.A. Balkema. 1974 Cape Town and Rotterdam, Imperial folio 22 X 16", 30 colored plates tipped in by hand, ltd edn of 950 copies. With a new introduction by Frank R. Bradlow. A facsimile reprint of the original 1849 edition, with reproductions of the original hand-colored lithographs. The Kafirs Illustrated.....
Amwell Press. 1983 Clinton, NJ, 404pp, illus, ltd to 1000 numbered, signed, slipcased copies. Title says it all; accumulation of the better writings of Col. Townsend Whelen. Mostly North America, Grizzly, Black Bear, Goat, Sheep, as well as sections on shooting techniques.
Amwell Press. 1987 Clinton, NJ, 1st edn, 455pp, illus, ltd to 1000 numbered and slipcased copies signed by the editor. Anthology of Annabel stories. A total of 42 chapters of what is arguably America's best writer of Alaskan hunting stories. Contains 8 chapters of his 1938 & 1948 books plus.....
Safari Press. 1997 Long Beach, 1st edn, 375pp, illus, ltd to 1000 numbered, slipcased copies, signed by David Annabel and Dell Annabel Lamey. The fourth volume in the Annabel series. It has been observed that nobody could graphically describe Alaskan hunting like Russell Annabel did, his stories evoke a Golden.....
The Derrydale Press. 1938 New York, 1st edn, 198pp, illus, ltd edn of 950 numbered copies. Russell Annabel was for years the top-notch guide of Alaska. In recent years his works have become recognized for what they are: cornerstones in Alaskan hunting. All game animals of the great Alaskan game.....
The Derrydale Press. 1992 Lyon, MS, 198pp, illus. Russell Annabel was for years the top-notch guide of Alaska. In recent years his works have become recognized for what they are: cornerstones in Alaskan hunting. All game animals of the great Alaskan game fields covered; big bears, Dall sheep, moose, caribou.....
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.....
Diana. 1962 Madrid, 1st edn, 363pp, illus. Spanish big-game trophies listed as exhibited during two shows in 1950 and 1960 in Madrid. Bear, deer, ibex, chamois red deer, wolf and other European game. Also shows pictures of the exhibit halls which contain a lot of African and some Asian trophies.....
Underwood & Underwood. 1901 (circa, not dated) London, 36 cardboard stock, in black cloth box made to look like two books. A remarkable set of 36 photos (each photo printed twice, total of 72) mounted on cardstock with brief captions on the front and a lengthy caption on the back.....
Sewyn & Blount. 1937 London, 1st edn, 254pp, 157 photos. In India and the Himalayas for a variety of game; tahr, ibex, blue sheep, markhor, ovis ammon, deer, tiger. Book has much on the game of the Northern Indian mountain ranges. Many good illus. in this book. An important addition.....
W. W. Norton & Company Inc. 1954 New York, 1st edn, 269pp, illus, photo eps. Safari in the golden days of African hunting. In East Africa for the big 5 and the plains game.
Longmans, Green, & Co. 1903 London, 1st edn, 368pp, 23 photos, fold-out map, 40pp of ads. Author and his hunting party trekked into the interior and traded with the natives to obtain ivory in the wild country of Kenya; however, he managed to obtain only one tusk during his extensive.....
