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.....
Charles Branford. 1961 Boston, 1st US edn, 236pp, map, illus. His autobiography edited by Col. Townsend Whelen. Adventures in the Yukon, South/East Africa, and during W.W.I. Also Bell's drawings, his early days in Africa, and lots of elephant hunting too.
Boone & Crockett. 1984 VA, 306pp, profuse illus. The first-ever book by the B&C Club for a three year awards period. Over 1000 new trophies listed, plus many stories and photos on all the award winners.
Harper & Brothers. 1913 New York, 1st edn, 351pp, illus, bear head on cover. Fifth book of the club. As the title would indicate, mountain hunting (ibex in the Tian Shan). Also much on bear hunting.
David Douglas. 1895 Edinburgh, 1st edn, 447pp, illus. Second book published by the club, this being the British edition. Contains stories on East Africa, Canada, India, Mongolia, Tibet and Russia. Contains measurements of heads and lists the, then, members of the club.
Boone & Crockett Club. 1999 Missoula, MT, 1st edn, 712pp, photos, ltd to 100 half-leatherbound copies, slipcased, signed by 4 B&C executives. The 11th edition of this famous series. Listing all North American big-game animals according to the Boone & Crockett measuring system. This book is one of only 100.....
East Africa Ltd. 1928 London, 1st edn, 318pp, photos, map. The following is a direct quote from the publisher promoting the book back in 1928. "John Boyes, the author, fought in the Matabele War, and then, seeking further adventure, made his way up the East Coast of Africa by Arab.....
Sampson Low, Marston & Co. 1899 London, 430pp, illus, 2 fold-out maps. Initially arriving in Cape Town the author wanted to undertake an expedition to Angola to collect specimens for a US museum but got embroiled in Mashona and Matabele uprisings in Southern Rhodesia. His Angola plans severely curtailed he.....
George G. Harrap & Co. 1936 London, 1st edn, 283pp. A book of information and anecdotes for sportsmen about big-game in South Africa. Informative work on that part of Africa.
Frederick A. Stokes Co. 1925 (circa, nd) New York, 1st US edn, 320pp, illus, 8 maps. Much on the sheep, ibex, blue sheep, markhor, goral etc. Maps and photos are especially good. This book has been for years and still is the standard reference work on the Himalayas for hunters.....
Ackerman and Co. 1841 London, 15pp, plus 15 hand-colored plates, 15 sketches, folio. Capt. Butler arrived in the Cape Colony in the 1830's and described his travels and hunts in the interior. One of the very earliest books on African hunting together with Harris. This scarce volume combines lithographed line-drawings.....
E.P. Dutton & Co. 1934 (circa nd) New York, 273pp, 37 illus, 3 color, fold-out maps. Compiled from the diaries of the Prince of Wales. Safaris in pursuit of the Big Five and in company with Bror Blixen von Finecke, Denys Finch-Hatton, and Pete Pearson and Capt. Ritchie and others.....
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.....
Edward Arnold. 1908 London, 1st edn, 340pp, 170 drawings and photos. Another fine Abel Chapman book. Hunting for the buffalo, lion elephants and plains game. Possibly the most sought after Chapman title. With illustrations by Edmund Caldwell.
Gurney & Jackson. 1921 London, 1st edn, 452pp, 248 illus, map, gilt decorated covers. A fine book on the Sudan with many, many illus by the author. Chapman, a hunter and naturalist, describes his encounters with the wild fauna of savage Sudan as a firsthand witness during seven strenuous expeditions.....
Gurney and Jackson. 1893 London, 1st edn, 472pp, with 174 photos and drawings, color map. 10.75 x 7 inch large paper edition. Most comprehensive early English language Spanish big-game hunting book we know of. Contains all its game, ibex, boar, stag, roe deer, chamois and bear. Also contains a fair.....
William Heinemann. 1900 London, 1st edn, 354pp, illus, fold-out map. Hunting for Marco Polo sheep in highest Asia. This most noble game is only found "where the three Empires meet" (China, Russia, and Britain). Since hunting for Marco Polo in both Russia and China are once again in full swing.....
John Culler & Sons. 1995 No Place, 6 volumes, limited to 1500 numbered copies. Complete LEATHERBOUND set of 6 works by/about Jim Corbett's including: TEMPLE TIGER, JUNGLE LORE, MAN-EATING LEOPARD OF RUDRAPRAYAG, MAN-EATERS OF KUMAON, and MY INDIA. Contains all of his works on man-eating tigers and leopards that have.....
Bell & Daldy. 1867 London, 385pp, frontis, 15 plates. A delightfully illustrated instructive work on English sports for young men, written under the pseudonym 'Craven'. This work is an instructive guide for young sportsmen in the nineteenth century who were interested into exploring various sports. Including deer stalking, grouse shooting.....
Quiller Press. 1995 London, 1st edn, 262pp, hundreds of photos in b&w and color, Limited edition 1/2 leather binding issue. The famous London gun maker Boss & Company has been in continuous existence for two centuries. During this period, it has remained a family firm. Considered one of the "Big.....
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.....
William Heinemann. 1906 London, 2nd edn, 360pp, 183 b&w photos.
Hearst and Blackett, Ltd. 1912 London, 334pp, 74 illus and map, decorated cover. Excellent descriptions of the country, Somali ethnography, flora and fauna (Drake-Brockman also published "The Mammals of Somaliland". Livestock, economy etc. Author considerable amounts of time in Somaliland and is a recognized authority on this region.
A. & C. Black. 1899 London, 1st English edn, 273pp, illus, map. Edouard Foa was a collector for the Paris National Museum. Much on the Big Five and other classic animals. Lots on the elephant. The book is very well produced and has first-rate illustrations. Foa looks like a great.....
Horace Cox. 1891 London, 120pp, 42pp of advertisements, illus, cover decorated with markhor. Early guide for the hunter seeking game in the Himalayas. Very scarce work that was likely produced in limited numbers. Covers urial, markhor, ibex, goral, thar, bears, etc. Author wrote under pseudonym of K.C.A.J. Czech/Asia: "The first.....
