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.....
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.....
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.....
John Culler & Sons. 1993-1996 South Carolina, 20 volume set, each volume limited to 500 leatherbound, numbered, slipcased copies. This is a COMPLETE set of all 20 books of the Asian Series as issued by John Culler and Sons some years back. Set contains Cruises in the Bering Sea, Niedieck;.....
Charles Scribner's Sons. 1882 New York, 1st edn, 438pp, fold-out map. An early North American big-game hunting title based on the authors hunting in Wyoming and Colorado for bighorn sheep and elk. One of the more desirable North American titles that is surprisingly hard to find. Author visited the canyons.....
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.
Amwell Press. 1981 Clinton, NJ, 1st edn, 318pp, illus, ltd to 1000 signed, leather bound, slipcased copies. John Batten was one of America's foremost sheep hunters, and this is the only book with his personal sheep hunting experiences. Enough sheep stories in this book to satisfy even the most ardent.....
Longmans, Green and Co. 1914 London, 1st edn, 312pp, illus, 2 fold-out pocket map. One year safari in the Tana River area, Kenya. Much on the big five and in addition it has excellent illustrations. A civil servant in India, Bennett spent a year-long furlough hunting in British East Africa.....
Jumpin' Buck Enterprises. 1996 Fort Worth, 1st edition, 191pp, color photos. Expansive photographic study of whitetail deer. Large format with lots of color photos. Great gift.
Safari Press. 1987 Long Beach, 1st edn, 274pp, photos, ltd edition of 500 signed, numbered copies. The FIRST edition of this popular title, which is long since sold out. Covers South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Namibia.
Boone & Crockett. 1983-2003, 7 volumes 1500PP plus, many photos. A set of 7 hard cover with jackets Big Game Awards books from the 19th edition till the 25th (24th is missing). In-between all-time record books the B&C club has been publishing these awards books that list all trophies form.....
Holt, Rhinehart & Winston. 1965 New York, 2nd printing, 398pp, illus, gilt sheep on cover. Fifth book in record books series. Includes chapters by Granzel Fitz and Art Popham.
Boone & Crockett Club & NRA. 1977 Washington DC, 1st edn, 367pp, illus. The 7th record book in the series. Issued jointly by the NRA and Boone & Crockett Club.
Holt, Rinehart & Winston. 1964 New York, 1st printing, 398pp, illus, photo end papers. The fifth book in the famous Boone & Crockett Record Book series.
Boone & Crockett. 1977, softcovers, illustrated.
Safari Press. 1996 Long Beach, 1st edn, 288pp, photos, drawings, and distribution maps, ltd to 1000 numbered, signed, & slipcased copies. Most hunting literature dealing with wild cattle centers on the African buffalo; few, if any, books deal exclusively with the horned giants of Asia and Europe. They are equally.....
Cecil Palmer. 1930 London, 1st edn, 268pp, illus. Author hunted mainly for ivory and the book deals a lot with elephants, but adventures with lions, hippos, buffalo and other dangerous game come into a story spiced with breathless thrills. Scarce book.
Chapman & Hall Ltd. 1894 London, 326pp, illus, foldout map. Author's real name was Henry Bailey but the natives called him Bula N'Zau (The Elephant Smasher) for good reason. He spent 4 years in Gabon, Congo and Zaire mainly pursuing elephant and buffalo. This book is scarce, and it is.....
Standard Publications. 1947 Huntington, WV, 1st edn, 342pp, illus, deco cover. This is the bible on the African buffalo. Just as Bell's name is associated with elephant hunting, Burger's name is associated with buffalo hunting. Burger hunted in the Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Read about adventures and close calls.....
Herbert Jenkins. 1951-1955 London, revised edn, 3 vol, 235pp, 317pp & 522pp, photos, drawings, charts. The classic manual for the double shotgun. Three volumes: THE GUN, THE CARTRIDGE and THE GUN AND THE CARTRIDGE. Describes mechanisms, actions, cartridges and the inter-relation between all the components. Never before has the sporting.....
Flagg and Gould. 1816 Andover, 398pp, frontis, 6 plates, fold-out map. John Campbell (1766-1840), Scottish missionary and explorer, arrived at the Cape in 1812. He inspected the settlements of the London Missionary Society and returned to England with his reports of the colony and its hinterland in 1814. Campbell was.....
Roycrofters. 1937 New York, 34pp, illus, marker, map. Rare, small book on Carpenter's African hunt, privately printed for him. Certainly the rarest of all his titles. Very hard to get and a fine addition to an Africana library.
John Murray. 1856 London, 1st edn, 401pp, 6 folding maps/plans. Sir George was well-respected as a soldier and a statesman, and his short rule over the Cape Colony was recognized as beneficial to the country. "This work gives a full account of the Kaffir War with Sandilli during the period.....
Harper & Brothers. 1923 New York, 1st edn, 286pp, illus, endpaper map. Big-game hunting in Portuguese East Africa. Author was the first to bring a common nyala back to the US.
Rivingtons. 1901 London, 1st edn, 207pp, illus, color fold out-map. Church was a British explorer/hunter. In this book he pursues maral (Asian elk), ibex and Siberian roe. Author traveled from Srinagar in two directions; first North of Lake Issik Kul and then west to Chimkent and Tashkent, then back via.....
