Safari Press. 2008 Long Beach, 1st edn, 345pp, photos, limited to 1000 numbered, slipcased copies, signed by Berit Aagaard. After the hunting ban in Kenya, Finn Aagaard and his wife of thirty-two years, Berit, moved to the USA where Finn became a hunting guide in Texas. Soon thereafter he became.....
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.....
Barrie & Rockloff/The Crescent Press. 1969 London, 1st edn, 191pp, photos in b/w & color, large format. 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.".....
Dodd, Mead & Company. 1942 New York, 260pp, photos, drawings. Hunting in the Kivu forest of the Belgium Congo for gorilla, shooting lion on the plains of East Africa among other African hunting.
Safari Press. 2003 Long Beach, 1st edn, 316pp, profuse color and b&w photos, ltd to 1000 signed, numbered, & slipcased copies. After Arnold Alward of New Brunswick sold his businesses he spent the next eighteen years hunting, taking nearly all the world's important big-game species, which eventually won him the.....
JoLo Productions. 2007 Dallas, 1st edn, 243pp, color photos throughout, limited to 300 numbered and signed copies in slipcase. John LoMonaco was a passionate hunter from an early age. Professionally he hooked up with Robert Brittingham who shared John's passion and the two being very successful economically roamed all over.....
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.
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.....
The New York Zoological Society. 1930 New York, 62pp, soft cover. Twenty black and white plates by Rungius as well as plates by Bruce Horsfall, Charles Knight, Radclyffe Dugmore and others. Plates printed as photogravures, excellent quality. Includes all the major American game animals (jaguar, grizzly, brown bear, polar bear.....
Stackpole. 1958 Harrisburg, 1st edn, 189pp, illus, photo endpapers. Indispensable information for those interested in an African safari, compiled by an ardent hunter.
MacMillan & Co. 1867 London, 1st edn, 596pp, illus. Baker explored the Nile in 1861-1864. He first traveled to Gondokoro (Juba) where he encountered Speke who was returning from Lake Victoria. He explored Lake Albert and discovered Murchison Falls. Much on elephant, lion, buffalo, hippo and others. Lengthy account of.....
MacMillan & Co. 1874 London, 1st edn, 2 vol, 447pp & 588pp. Sir Samuel Baker...explorer of the Nile, big-game hunter, adventurer, and famous African traveler. All his books are in demand and are now hard to find in 1st edn.
MacMillan & Co. 1890 London, 1st edn, 2 vol, 419pp + 379pp, illus. Baker's world wide hunting experiences in America, Asia, Europe and Africa. Beautifully produced book. Tiger, leopard, elephant, bear and much more. Possibly the most sought after Baker title. Sure to give many hours of enjoyment.
James Nisbet & Co. 1878 London, 1st edn, 256pp & 8pp advertising, frontis, drawings. Letters from the author in South Africa to his friend, "Periwinkle." Hunting for ostriches, springbok, lion as well as travel. According to Czech he gives interesting and amusing accounts on ostrich and later in the book.....
Safari Press. 2003 Long Beach, 1st edn, 210pp, color and b&w photos, ltd to 1000, signed, numbered, & slipcased copies. As a senior game warden, Eric Balson guided some of the most famous people on earth on their East African safaris—Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, Marshall Tito of Yugoslavia, and.....
H.F. & G. Witherby. 1932 London, 1st edn, 288pp, illus. A Guinness Book of Records on big game. Contains a wealth of information on who made the biggest bags of moose, lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, European and American game. Also contains notes on famous big-game hunters in modern and ancient.....
Safari Press. 1994 Long Beach, 1st edn, 276pp, photos, illus, ltd to 1000, signed, numbered, & slipcased copies. Barrington, while operating in East Africa, was respected as a no-nonsense professional who got on with his job and obtained quality trophies for his clients; his book reflects his demeanor and, thus.....
Harper & Brothers, Publishers. 1857 New York, 1st US edn, 3 vol, 657pp, 709pp, 800pp, 200 drawings and a fold out map. Originally published in German, (Gotha 1857-8), this is one of the most important works on African exploration. On 23 March 1850, Barth, German geographer and historian, joined the.....
Trophy Room Books. 1994 Augora, CA, 1st edn, 262pp, photos, ltd to 1000 signed and numbered copies. Born in Nairobi in 1923, Fred Bartlett grew up in a remote, isolated farm, where the most frequent visitors were marauding elephant, buffalo, or lion. After serving in the second world war he.....
NSF. 1983 Clinton, NJ, 264pp, illus, slipcased copies. John Batten's hunting adventures in Africa, North America, and India. Formidable game means; tiger in India, big 5 in Africa, wild boar in Europe and grizzly, black bear, polar bear and brown bear in North America. Popular author who was the editor.....
A. & C. Black. 1931 London, 1st edn, 290pp. Covering the big five in Africa plus the various antelopes and the game of India: tiger, leopard, sheep, etc. Informative reading.
Safari Press. 2009 Long Beach, 1st edn, 333pp, color and b&w photos, ltd to 1000 signed, numbered, & slipcased copies. The author went on his first African trip in 1953 when he hunted in Tanganyika with PH Clary Palmer-Wilson. Bazzy was a lucky man and a good hunter, and on.....
The Viking Press. 1965 New York, 1st edn, 256pp, profuse illus in b/w & color. The most intriguing book produced on the interrelationship of man and beast in East Africa. This 1st edition is the only edition ever of this book with color photos. Contains many photos and stories of.....
