BOOKS

First Wheel by Bunny Allen and A White Hunter’s Life by Angus MacLagan. Each is a leather-bound Amwell Press limited edition with matching numbers (130/1000) and signed by the respective authors. Condition is virtually new to the point of being unopened. The price is firm. $400 plus shipping.

Grouping of three Amwell Press big game hunting titles, each with a slip case. The Upper Yukon, Another Look at Wilderness Hunting by Dave Barnett, signed, limited edition number 460/1000, leather binding, gilded edges, marker ribbon and slip, excellent; North American Big Game Hunting in the 1800s, anthology compiled by John Howard, limited edition number 52/1000, signed, leather, gilded, ribbon, slip, chapters by the likes of Meshach Browning, Audubon, Forester, Roosevelt, Wister and Shields, excellent; Mountain Man, The Story of Belmore Browne by Robert Bates, cloth binding, 1988, illustrated slip case, excellent. The price is firm. $250 plus shipping.

Hunting the World’s Mountains. A two-volume set from the Amwell Press High Country Heritage Series as published in 1984, this is number 333/1000. An anthology, it includes a superb selection of works from great hunters and focuses on mostly sheep and goats in North America (Volume I) and then transitions to other mountain game in China, Africa and Europe (Volume II). Interiors are pristine and seemingly unread. Leather bindings, marker ribbons and slip case, with the slip being very good with some rubbing. The price is firm. $500 plus shipping. (649-F)

Four Amwell Press limited edition hunting titles, each with leather binding, bound-in marker ribbon and slip. Although published a generation ago, all remain in unhandled condition. Titles include The Best of John Jobson, 290/1000; The Best of Colonel Townsend Whelen, 725/1000; The Formidable Game by John Batten, signed, 301/1000 and The Forest and the Plain by John Batten, signed, 71/1000. The price is firm. $600 plus shipping. (649-C)

Grouping of seven premium Amwell Press titles primarily focusing on North American big game hunting including Hunting the North Country Volumes I & II, anthology, 873/1000, paired slip, excellent with very good slip; Hunting the World’s Mountains Volumes I & II, anthology, 822/1000, paired slip, excellent with very good slip; Taking Your Chances in the High Country, anthology, 230/1000, excellent; Skyline Pursuits, Batten, first trade, 1989, illustrated slip, excellent and Hunting the Southwest, Samson, 1985, trade, illustrated slip, excellent. The price is firm. $750 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Boone and Crockett Club. BCCS-19

Hunting the World’s Mountains Volumes I and II. A set from the Amwell Press High Country Heritage series as published in 1984, this is number 185/1000. An anthology, it includes a superb selection of works from great hunters and focuses on mostly sheep and goats in North America (Volume I) and then transitions to other mountain game in China, Africa and Europe (Volume II). Interiors are pristine and seemingly unread. Volume I has a very small crack at the top of the spine, with the exteriors being otherwise as issued. Leather bindings, marker ribbons and slip case, with the slip being good with some cracking and rubs at the corners due to the weight. The price is firm. $500 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Wild Sheep Foundation.

Five strong African Amwell Press hunting titles including A Game Ranger on Safari and A Game Ranger’s Note Book by Percival, limited editions 768/1000, common slip; Cat!, anthology, 1990, illustrated slip; The Formidable Game, Batten, first trade edition, 1989, illustrated slip, Sourdough and Swahili, Branham, 1989, illustrated slip. All excellent. The price is firm. $400 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Boone and Crockett Club. BCCS-18

Group of four desirable Amwell Press big game hunting books. Titles include: Skyline Pursuits by Batten, cloth binding with gold embossing and matching cloth slip, open edition, spine is very lightly sunned and slip is showing slight signs of distress;
Sourdough and Swahili by Branham, cloth binding with gold embossing and matching cloth slip, open edition; Journal of a High Country Hunter by Gilcrest, cloth binding with gold embossing and matching cloth slip, open edition; Cat! by Rikhoff (anthology), leather binding and cloth slip with cheetah print on face. Perfect condition, seemingly unopened. The price is firm. $500 plus shipping.

Hunting the Southwest by Jack Samson. Published in 1985 by Amwell Press with a cloth binding and illustrated slip. It appears unread. The price is firm. $100 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Wild Sheep Foundation.

Grouping of 14 Amwell Press limited edition big game hunting books, each numbered 866/1000, protected by a slip and complete with a marker ribbon. Most carry the author’s signature on a bound in signature page. All are in exceptional condition. Titles include Game, Glory & Bitter Blood by Maurice Randall, The Upper Yukon by Dave Barnett, An African Affair by Harry Tennison, Stalking Game From Desert to Tundra by Art Popham, Hunting the Southwest by Jack Samson, Silent Crossings by Jerry Lewis, Hunter’s Heartbeat by Lionel Hartley, Antlers Afield by John Roush, On Bears and Bear Hunting by Duncan Gilcrest, China Safari by Robert Lee, Sourdough and Swahili by Bud Branham, Alaskan Days and Mexican Nights by Russell Annabel and Hunting the North Country Volumes I & II edited by Lamar Underwood (these two books have a slightly musty smell from being in the very tight slip case. The price is firm and layaway is available. (TD-1) $1,350 plus shipping.

Rickhoff, Jim, Fair Chase, Amwell Press (1984). A wonderful collection of Rikhoff’s works, taken most generally from the pages of American Rifleman. Hard bound, it rests in a linen slip with an overlay of flying bobwhite. Condition is nearly pristine, with only a slight indication of sunning on the reverse of the slip. The price is firm and layaway is available. $125 plus shipping.

Grouping of five noted hunting titles including: The Upper Yukon by David Barnett, signed, 1983, Amwell Press limited edition 97/1000, leather, gilt, ribbon, slip, as new; I Married Adventure by Osa Johnson, 1940, Lippincott, first, excellent; paired The Ruffed Grouse Book and The Woodcock Book by George Bird Evans, 1996, illustrated slip, as new and A Sportsman Artist’s Game Bag by Ray Ovington, signed, 1989, Amwell Press limited edition 545/1000, leather, ribbon, slip, as new. The price is firm. $200 plus shipping. (649-K)

Skyline Pursuits by John Batten. From the Amwell Press High Country Heritage Series and published in 1985, it carries limited edition number 393/1000. Features include leather binding, marker ribbon and slip, along with the author’s signature. The introduction is written by by Red Duke and art by the unequaled Carl Rungius. Nearly pristine inside and out, and possibly unread. The slip is very good. The price is firm. $300 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Wild Sheep Foundation.

Two signed limited editions by John Batten, each numbered 958/1000 and published by Amwell Press. Both have leather binding, a marker ribbon and a slip case. Each book is also signed by its illustrator, Peter Darro. The pair includes Forest and the Plain, published in 1984, and The Formidable Game, published 1983. Both remain in excellent and nearly unhandled condition. The price is firm. $500 plus shipping.

Pair by John Batten, consisting of The Formidable Game and The Forest and the Plain. Both titles are limited editions from the Amwell Press and numbered 136/1000. Each is signed by the author as well as the illustrator, Peter Darro, and features leather binding with gold foil titles, gilded ends, a marker ribbon and a matching slip. Condition is as new. The price is firm. $400 plus shipping.

The Forest and the Plain by John Batten. Published by The Amwell Press in 1984 as a limited edition of 1,000, this being numbered 475, it bears the author’s signature as well as that of illustrator Peter Darro. Bound in leather with a marker ribbon and slip, it remains in excellent condition in every respect. The price is firm. $250 plus shipping.

Paired sheep hunting books by John Batten published by Amwell Press. The Best of Sheep Hunting, 1982 2nd (Trade) edition for the Foundation of North American Wild Sheep, quarter bound with leather, anthology of stories by O’Connor, Roosevelt, Sheldon, Gates, Stone and many others, fine with slip; Skyline Pursuits, 1989, 2nd (First Trade) edition, illustrated, fine with illustrated slip. The price is firm. $250 plus shipping. (SL-1039)

Skyline Pursuits by John Batten. From the High Country Heritage Book series published by Amwell Press, this is a first trade edition published in 1989. The binding is cloth with gold embossing and the slip case is illustrated with Rungius print of five bighorn rams. Excellent condition overall and a great read. The price is firm. $150 plus media mail.

Craig Boddington books, lot of three including From Mt. Kenya to the Cape, 1987, Safari Press, Third Edition, excellent with slight chip to DJ; Campfires and Game Trails, Winchester Press, 1985, very good with light cover bumps and fair DJ; Shots at Big Game, Stackpole, First Edition (stated), 1989, excellent. The price is firm. $150 plus media mail.

Grouping of six big game hunting and safari rifle books by Craig Boddington including Where the Lions Roar, 1997, signed Safari Press limited edition 574/1000, slip, excellent; From Mt. Kenya to the Cape, 1977, signed Safari Press limited edition 77/500, excellent; Campfires and Game Trails, 1985, Winchester Press, excellent; Safari Rifles, 1990, Safari Press second edition, excellent; Safari Rifles II, inscribed, Safari Press second edition, excellent; Search for the Spiral Horn, 2002, signed Safari Press limited edition 1162/1250, cased, excellent. The price is firm. $500 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Boone and Crockett Club. BCCS-20.

Grouping of mostly Yukon and British Columbia big game hunting books including Yukon Trophy Trails by Brown, 1971, Gray’s, excellent; From Out of the Yukon, Bond, 1948, Binfords & Mort, very good with fair DJ; Campfires in the Yukon, Auer, 1916, Steward & Kidd, good with plate and minor notes; The Wilderness of the Upper Yukon, Sheldon, 1913, Scribner’s, very good; After Big Game in the Upper Yukon, Armstrong, 1937, Long, excellent, Camp-Fires in the Canadian Rockies, Hornady & Phillips, 1906, Scribner’s, signed by Phillips, poor (loose binding); Camp-Fires on Desert and Lava, Hornady, 1908, Scribner’s, poor (loose binding and staining); Game Trails in British Columbia, Williams, 1925, Murray, very good and Hunting in the Upper Yukon, Martindale, 1913, Jacobs, poor (loose binding). The price is firm. $500 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Boone and Crockett Club. BCCS-23

Records of North American Big Game, 1939. Published by the Boone and Crockett Club via Scribners, this first edition has an excellent exterior (no fading) and very good interior (other than a cracking in the gutter of the title page it would be excellent as well) with minimal pencil pricing and owner’s name. The price is firm. $225 plus shipping. (SL879B)

Records of North American Big Game by the Boone and Crockett Club. Lot of three includes: 1952, very good with removed book plate and no DJ; 1958, excellent with fair DJ and 1964, excellent with very good DJ. The price is firm. $250 plus shipping. (SL879E)

Records of North American Big Game by the Boone and Crockett Club. Lot of five includes: 1952, excellent, no DJ; 1958, very good with poor DJ; 1964, excellent with very good DJ; 1971, very good with a few markings and good DJ and 1977, excellent with excellent DJ. The price is firm. $300 plus shipping. (SL879F)

Records of North American Big Game, 1958. Published by the Boone and Crockett Club via Holt. First edition, excellent inside and out. No fading. DJ is good to very good. The price is firm. $200 plus shipping. (SL879D)

Boone and Crockett Club 1981 limited edition Records of North American Big Game. Published as a limited edition of 750 copies, this being number 320, it has a oversize format, leather binding with gold embossing, a signature sheet of both authors and Club president, gilded edges, marker ribbon and a cloth slip. Condition is excellent. The price is firm. $250 plus shipping.

Boone and Crockett Club Big Game Awards limited edition books with leather bindings, linen slips and signature pages. The 1992-1994 (22nd Big Game Awards Period) is number 53 of 100, includes a marker ribbon and has gilt edge pages. The 1995-1997 (23rd Big Game Awards Period) is number 3 of 50. The 1998-2000 (24th Big Game Awards Period) is number 11 of 50. The 2001-2003 (25th Big Game Awards Period) is number 22 of 25 and has a half-leather binding. Each of the four remains in unread condition. The price is firm and layaway is available. $750 plus media mail. Proceeds benefit the Wild Sheep Foundation.

Boone and Crockett Club Big Game Awards limited edition 1992-1994 (22nd Big Game Awards Period) number 73 of 100 with leather binding, linen slip and signature page. It includes a marker ribbon, has gilt edge pages and is in unread condition. The price is firm and layaway is available. $200 plus media mail. Proceeds benefit the Wild Sheep Foundation.

The Acorn Series, its chronology designated by a corresponding number of tiny acorns appearing on the spines, includes the original publishing effort by the Boone and Crockett Club. Historically, the first six volumes were printed at least a generation prior to the original Records of North American Big Game. Each of the Acorn Series is an anthology of hunting adventures written by Club members and their contemporaries, and while the Club’s conservation efforts are specifically focused on North America, Acorn Series chapters cover the world. This particular set was collected by Mr. John Vernon Knox Wagar mostly in the 1940s. Wagar was noted professor and conservationist associated with Colorado State University and his name and pencil notes appear just inside each cover. American Big-Game Hunting, published by Forest & Stream in 1893, good condition with some exterior spotting, a small tear at base of the spine, some interior smudging and pencil marks and a bit of loosening to the binding; Hunting in Many Lands, published by Forest and Stream in 1895, excellent condition; Trail and Camp Fire, published by Forest and Stream / Harper & Brothers in 1897, very good condition, includes Wagar’s original purchase receipt from 1944; American Big Game In Its Haunts, published by Forest and Stream in 1904, very good condition; Hunting at High Altitudes, published by Harper & Bothers in 1913, very good with small corner bump on cover; Hunting and Conservation, published by Yale University Press in 1925, very good with two modest hints of separation; Hunting Trails on Three Continents, published by Windward House in 1933, very good condition. Encountering a complete set of Acorn Series books is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The price is firm and layaway is available. $3,000 plus shipping.

The African Book by Tom Brakefield with foreword and illustrations by Bob Kuhn, limited edition 866/975. Published in 1984 in landscape format with leather binding, heavy stock, gilded edges, marker ribbon and an exceptional folding slip with leather inset, this is one of the finest combinations of photography, natural history and hunting relating to African game ever published. Condition is nearly pristine. The price is firm. $250 plus shipping. (TD-5)

Safari – A Chronicle of Adventure by Bartle Bull. Published in 1988 by Viking, this is something of a masterwork on safari life from the late 1800s through the date of publication. The author understands Africa and had the means to do it up right, as he also filmed the movie “In The Blood” with the Roosevelts, Harry Manners and Robin Hurt. Very well written. The book itself is in excellent condition, the DJ good with minor tears. The price is firm. $200 plus media mail.

Horned Death – Hunting the African Buffalo by John Burger. Published by Safari Press in 1986 as a limited edition, this copy being 433/1000, it remains in exceptional condition with the original purchaser’s gift inscription appearing on the inside front cover. The slip is also in excellent condition. The price is firm. $125 plus media mail.

Little America by Richard E. Byrd. Published by Putnam’s in 1930, this stated first edition bears the author’s ink inscription. What appears to be an original New York Times clipping of Byrd’s obituary dated 3/12/57 is also included. Byrd was a pioneer aviator and extensively explored the Antarctic. CONDITION: Overall good. Exterior is very good and absent discoloration. Interior hinges are beginning to crack but remain well attached. Minimal pencil markings and notes are present. $350 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Boone and Crockett Club.

From the Congo Basin to the Highlands of Ethiopia and From the Okavango to the Plains of East Africa by Christenson, each a signed Safari Press limited edition with cloth binding and matching slip. Specific edition (copy) numbers differ. Both are in exceptional condition. The price is firm. $200 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Boone and Crockett Club. BCCS-15

The Great Arc of the Wild Sheep by James L. Clark in both hard and soft copies. The hard bound copy was published in 1967 by the University of Oklahoma Press and is a stated second edition. It remains in excellent condition with a good DJ. From the same publisher, the soft is a stated fourth edition from 1978 in good condition with a former owner’s gift inscription on the inside front cover. The price is firm. $200 plus media mail.

Grouping of four Colt books including: The Colt Gun Book by Carey, 1961, Fawcett, gift inscription, excellent with very good DJ; The Story of Colts Revolver by Edwards, 1957, second edition, excellent, no DJ; Colt Firearms From 1836 by Serven, 1969, sixth edition, excellent, includes promo flyers; Colt, An American Legend by Wilson, fifth edition, excellent with excellent DJ. The price is firm. $250 plus shipping.

Five Years of a Hunter’s Life in the Far Interior of South Africa by Roualeyn Gordon Cumming. Published by Harper & Brothers (New York) in 1851, this two-volume set is among the earliest versions of what is certainly a classic work on hunting Africa’s dangerous game. Volume I condition – the cloth binding is bumped at the corners and has some smaller missing pieces in the folds. The pages are solid, with a bit of browning (moisture spots) tearing at the binding threads (horizontal). Former owner’s library impression appears on the title page. Volume 2 condition – similar to above with the front cover nearly separated. The price is firm. $500 plus shipping.

Two bibliographies of hunting books by Dr. Kenneth Czech. An Annotated Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books 1785-1999, Trophy Room Books, 2011, stated first, excellent; An Annotated Bibliography of Books Related to Hunting the Wild Sheep and Goats of the World, author signature, Safari Press, 2016, stated first, excellent. The price is firm. $100 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Dallas Safari Club Foundation.

Big Game Hunting in Central and Southern Europe by Valentin de Madariaga. Published as an oversized limited edition of 500 copies, this is hand-numbered as 316. Appointments include fine leather binding with gold titles and beveled ends, gilding and a slip. Condition is virtually new. The price is firm. $300 plus shipping. (649-E)

Big Game Hunting in Central and Southern Europe by Valentin de Madariaga. Published as an oversized limited edition of 500, this signed copy is hand-numbered as 266. Appointments include fine leather binding with gold titles and beveled ends, gilding and a slip. Condition is virtually new. The price is firm. $300 plus shipping.

Falling Leaves by Philip Babcock. Published in 1937 by the Derrydale Press and hand-numbered as 745/950, it remains in excellent condition with only minor price markings and modest wear to leather binding. The price is firm. $200 plus media mail.

Grouping of three important wing-shooting titles by Horatio Bigelow. Flying Feathers, Garrett and Massie, 1937, wonderful woven cloth binding with glued paper titles and “Knoxville College” stamps on page ends, gift inscription, very good; Gunnerman, Derrydale Press, 1939, 360/950, book plate, some staining (water) at the edges, fair; Gunnerman’s Gold, Standard Publications, 1943, inscribed by author, additional gift inscription, very good with beginning of separation inside. The price is firm. $400 plus shipping.

Falling Leaves by Philip Babcock. Published in 1937 by the Derrydale Press and hand-numbered as 883/950, it remains in very good condition with only pencil price markings and a bit of wear to leather binding. The price is firm. $175 plus shipping.

Grouping of four hunting books with leather bindings. Bloodlines by Nash Buckingham, Derrydale, 1/2500, 1989, excellent; Backtrack by Charley Dickey, Amwell, 1/1000 copies with number “RGS-1”, signed, slip, excellent; The Complete Wildfowler, Grits Gresham, Amwell, 309/500, signed, slip, excellent and The Bottoms, David Hagerbaumer and Dwight Schuh, Amwell, 166/200, signed, folding slip, excellent. The price is firm. $250 plus shipping. (TD-6)

Colonel Hawker’s Shooting Diaries edited by Eric Parker. Published as a limited edition of 2,500 copies in 1990 by the Derrydale Press, this work presents quite well owning to the gold-embossed titles, gilt edges, ribbon and slip. Easily excellent overall. The price is firm. $100 plus shipping.

Gunnerman by Horatio Bigelow. Published in 1939 by the Derrydale Press in an edition of 950, and for some reason remaining unnumbered, it stands in excellent condition with only minor price markings. The price is firm. $250 plus media mail.

Derrydale Press, four titles by Edmund Ware Smith. One-Eyed Poacher of Privilege, 374/750, excellent with solid binding, minor price markings and slight darkening on end edges; The Further Adventures of the One-Eyed Poacher (Crown Publishers), signed, 301/750, excellent; Tales Tall and Short, 756/950, excellent with minor price markings and A Tomato Can Chronicle, 812/950, excellent with minor price marking. The price is firm and layaway is available. $750 plus media mail.

After Big Game in Central Africa by Edouard Foa. Published as part of the Deluxe Edition of the African Collection by the Briar Patch Press in 1987, this is number 402 of 500. A special presentation, the Deluxe Edition includes gilded leather, marker ribbon and a linen slip. Condition is excellent in every respect and this work is a fine read at that. The price is firm. $250 plus media mail.

The Elephant Hunters of the Lado by W. Robert Foran and signed by Anthony Dyer, along with the signed two-volume set A Tear for Somalia / Another Tear for Somalia by Douglas Collins are both limited editions bearing numbers 180/1000. Excellent reads in every respect, they are bound in leather, outfitted with marker ribbons and housed in proper slips. In excellent condition, the only observation is a slight sunning to the Lado slip. The price is firm. $450 plus shipping.

Published by the Foundation for North American Wild Sheep, both works are well written and have superb photography. Putting Sheep on the Mountain – published in 1999, is a stated first edition signed by past FNAWS presidents. It is also a limited edition (44/100). The book was edited and signed by Schultz, Pedrotti and Reneau, along with artist Garry Swanson. Leather & cloth with marker ribbon. Subject matter includes hunting stories and FNAWS information. It remains in very good condition. A Portrait of Sheep and Sheep Hunting – published in 1980, this is the first printing. A tremendous anthology of sheep hunting through the years, including some of the stories behind the greatest rams of all time. This copy remains in exceptional condition, although DJ is tattered. The price is firm. $300 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Wild Sheep Foundation.

Trophy Hunter in Asia by Elgin Gates. Published in 1982 by Charger Productions as a stated second printing, it remains in exceptional condition with only a price-clipped DJ. The author’s signature appears on the title page. The price is firm.

Grouping of Asian hunting books including Across Asia’s Snows and Deserts, Morden, 1927, Putnam’s, very good; Obsessed!, Golabchi, 2008 Safari Press, second, excellent; East of the Sun and West of the Moon, Roosevelt, 1926 Scribner’s, ex libris, fair; Trophy Hunter in Asia, Gates, inscribed 1982 Charger Productions, second, excellent; Lords of the Pinnacles, Valdez, signed 1985 Wild Sheep and Goat International limited edition 316/1000, also signed by Bert Klineberger, excellent; China Safari, Lee, signed 1986 Amwell Press limited edition 698/1000, leather, slip, excellent; With a Rifle in Mongolia, Hoyos-Sprinzenstein, 1986 Safari Press limited edition 77/500, slip, excellent. The price is firm. $350 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Boone and Crockett Club. BCCS-22

The Compleat Brown Trout by Cecil Heacox. Published as a Special Centennial Edition of 1000 copies by the Amwell Press, this being copy number 872. Features include leather binding, gilt edges, marker ribbon and an embossed slip. Other than a smaller and quite faint stain (glue?) on the inside front, the book is in new condition. The price is firm. $100 plus shipping.

Sheep and Bear Trails by John Holman. Published in 1933, this is one of 75 copies of the first edition “printed on fine paper, bound uncut and autographed by the author” and hand-numbered as “8”. Approved by the Boone and Crockett Club and published by Frank Walters, it shows in good to very good condition with both public and private library markings and plates. The price is firm. $300 plus media mail.

Memories of an African Hunter by Terry Irwin. Published by Safari Press in 1998 as a stated first and limited edition of 1,000 copies, this is number 919. Signed by the author, with linen binding and slip. A most interesting and detailed account of a fortunate hunter’s life and experiences. The price is firm $175 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Dallas Safari Club Foundation.

Memories of a Sheep Hunter by Rashid Jamsheed. Printed by Safari Press in 1996, this second edition remains in exceptional condition. The price is firm. $250 plus media mail.

The Best of John Jobson. From the Amwell Press Big Game Heritage series, this is copy 644/1000 as published in 1982. It includes leather binding, marker ribbon and slip. The interior is pristine while the exterior has a few small imperfections in the leather (some Amwell editions have a problem with the leather sticking to the inside of the slip). The price is firm. $150 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Wild Sheep Foundation.

Elmer Keith’s Big Game Hunting by Elmer Keith. The 1954 reprint of the 1948 classic work. Good overall condition, with spotting on the spine and some bumps at the corners. A former owner’s name is written inside. The price is firm. $150 plus shipping.

Elmer Keith’s Big Game Hunting by Elmer Keith. Published in 1954 by Little, Brown and Company, the book is the second edition and remains in excellent condition with a tattered DJ. The price is firm. $200 plus shipping.

Two African hunting books. African Adventure by Donald Ker, 1957, Telegraph Press, stated first, excellent with good DJ and Lion by Martin Johnson, 1931, Cornwall Press, stated fourth, good to very good with author’s signature. The price is firm. $200 plus shipping. (TD-4)

Hunting the Dangerous Game of Africa by John Kingsley-Heath. Published by Sycamore Island Books in 1998, this is the stated first edition. New condition, including DJ. The price is firm. $250 plus shipping.

Five big game hunting anthologies including The Greatest Hunting Era, Klineburger, 1986, Trophy Room Books, stated first, excellent; One Man One Rifle One Land, Jones, 2001, Safari Press, excellent; One Man’s Wilderness, Page, 1973, Holt/Rinehart/Winston, stated first, excellent; Dreaming the Lion, McIntyre, signed Countrysport limited edition 154/250, leather, ribbon, excellent and Horned Moons & Savage Santas, anthology, stated first, LiveOak Press, excellent. The price is firm. $300 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Boone and Crockett Club. BCCS-21

The Winchester Book by George Madis. Stated first edition(61/69/71) as published by Art and Reference House. Excellent condition. The price is firm. $200 plus shipping.

First edition (1975) African Hunter by James Mellon. One of the cornerstones of any hunting library and a most fortunate find in this high condition, it bears but a private library embossing and small pencil pricing notation. The DJ has, owing to its protective cover, remained in excellent condition as well. Published by Harcourt, Brace and Jovanovich, it also includes an original promotional flyer from Trophy Room Books. The price is firm. $500 plus shipping.

African Hunter by James Mellon, a stated first edition published by Harcourt, Brace and Jovanovich in 1975. Excellent inside and out, with a minor pencil-marked date in the gutter of the dedication page and a dealer’s sticker on inside back cover. I Married Adventure by Osa Johnson, this with zebra-pattern cover as published by Lippincott in 1940. Very good condition with previous owner’s bookplate. Another, published by Garden City in 1940, in good condition with a chipped DJ. The price is firm. $300 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Wild Sheep Foundation.

Trio of important African hunting works including African Hunter by James Mellon, Safari Press, second edition; African Hunter II by Boddington and Flack, Safari Press, second edition, 2004 and Safari by Bull, Viking, first edition, 1988. All are in excellent condition. The price is firm. $300 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Boone and Crockett Club. BCCS-16

Game in the Desert by Jack O’Connor. Published by the Derrydale Press in 1993 as a limited edition of 2,500 copies with gold-embossed leather binding, it remains in pristine condition. The price is firm. $200 plus shipping. (SL879A).

Game in the Desert by Jack O’Connor, Published in 1939 as a limited edition of just 950, this being copy number 331. Condition is very good to excellent inside and out. No odor, markings or book plates. The price is firm. $600 plus shipping.

Paired Jack O’Connor books from Amwell Press, each with an illustrated slip. Game in the Desert Revisited, 1984 second printing (trade edition), excellent; The Best of Jack O’Connor, 1984 second printing (trade edition), excellent. The price is firm. $250 plus shipping.

A desirable grouping of Jack O’Connor books and magazines. Books include Hunting In the Southwest (previously published as Game In the Desert by Derrydale Press in 1939), Knopf, 1945, first, excellent; Sheep and Sheep Hunting, Winchester Press, third, excellent; The Last Book, Amwell, 1984, illustrated slip, excellent; Game In the Desert Revisited, Amwell, 1984, second, illustrated slip, excellent; The Best of Jack O’Connor, Amwell, 1984, second, illustrated slip, excellent; Complete Book of Shooting, Outdoor Life, 1965, very good; The Shotgun Book, Knopf, 1965, first, excellent, no DJ; Complete Book of Rifles and Shotguns, Outdoor Life, 1961, very good; Best of Sheep Hunting, anthology including JOC chapters, Amwell for FNAWS, 1981, second, leather, slip, excellent and Rifle and Shotgun Shooting Basics (pamphlet), Outdoor Life, excellent. Outdoor Life magazines include the four 1960 issues that carried JOC’s famed features on each of the four subspecies of North American Wild Sheep (all in good condition) as well as bonus vintage copies (2x 1901 and 4x 1917). The price is firm and the group will not be separated. $750 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Boone and Crockett Club. BCCS-25

Six Jack O’Connor titles, including: Sheep and Sheep Hunting, Winchester Press 1974, excellent with excellent DJ; Hunting in the Rockies, Knopf, 1947, stated first, very good with a bit of fading over the spine and bumping at the corners; Hunting in the Southwest, Knopf, 1945, very good with fair DJ; Jack O’Connor by Anderson & Buckner, biography, Safari Press, 2002, second edition, excellent; Hunting on Three Continents with Jack O’Connor Volume I, Safari Press, 1987, third edition, excellent; Hunting on Three Continents with Jack O’Connor Volume II, Safari Press, 1987, third edition, excellent. The price is firm and layaway is available. $500 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Dallas Safari Club Foundation.

A grouping of seven Jack O’Connor titles, including: The Shotgun Book from Knopf in 1965, a stated first edition. Light water damage renders it but a viable working copy. Complete Book of Shooting from Outdoor Life in 1965. It shows as excellent with a fair DJ. Hunting in the Rockies published by Knopf in 1947 as a stated first edition. It remains in good to very good condition, with a sunned DJ (bled through slightly to cover) and a small dealer’s bookplate on inside back cover. Big Game Animals of North America from Outdoor Life, this version published in 1961. It shows excellent inside and out, with small dealer’s bookplate on inside back cover. The DJ is fair. Big Game Animals of North America, the later version from Outdoor Life as published in 1977 and a stated third printing. It has light wrinkling to first few pages, but otherwise is excellent. The DJ very good, and a former owner’s name is written on inside front cover.Jack O’Connor’s Big Game Hunts published by Outdoor Life in 1963. Excellent condition including DJ, with two small pencil price markings in pencil inside. The Lost Classics of Jack O’Connor from Liveoak Press in 2004, a stated fourth printing. Essentially new, save a small corner bump. The price is firm. $450 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Wild Sheep Foundation.

Four vintage rifle books by Jack O’Connor. The Hunting Rifle as published by Winchester Press in 1970, the first edition. The book itself is in excellent condition with a good DJ. The Big Game Rifle from Knopf in 1952, a stated first edition. It remains in excellent with a very good DJ. The Rifle Book from Knopf in 1949, another a stated first edition. The condition is excellent, with a fair DJ. Complete Book of Rifles & Shotguns – published by Harper in 1961. This one is inscribed and shows as excellent with a fair DJ. There are a few pencil markings on the inside of the front cover. The price is firm and layaway is available. $500 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Wild Sheep Foundation.

The Shotgun Book by Jack O’Connor, a stated first edition from Knopf in 1965. An inscribed copy, It remains in very good condition with a lightly bumped cover and good DJ. The price is firm. $250 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Wild Sheep Foundation.

Hunting in the Southwest by Jack O’Connor. Published by Knopf in 1945, this is what amounts to the reprint of the Derrydale Press classic Game in the Desert from 1939. The book is in good condition, with a binding crack along the inside of front cover gutter. A former owner’s name appears in pencil on the inside of the front cover and a dealer’s bookplate is on the inside back cover. The price is firm. $200 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Wild Sheep Foundation.

Grouping of North American big game hunting titles published by the Amwell Press. All are in superb condition and in fact appear unhandled. Jack O’Connor titles include The Last Book, 1984, first trade edition with illustrated slip and Game in the Desert Revisited, 1984, second (trade) edition with illustrated slip. Jack Samson titles include Hunting the Southwest, 1985, first trade edition with illustrated slip and paired versions of The Grizzly Book and The Bear Book, both published in 1982 as second trade editions in a shared slip. The price is firm. $300 plus shipping.

Grouping of ten premium African hunting titles including Tuskers in the Dust by Fred Everett, 2008 Safari Press, limited first edition 185/1000, signed by author, slip, excellent; Cottar – The Exception was the Rule, autobiography, 1999 Trophy Room Books limited edition 217/1000, excellent; Out in Africa by Andrew Holmberg, 2000 Trophy Room Books limited edition 562/1000, signed by author, excellent; Heat, Thirst and Ivory by Fred Everett, 2002 Safari Press, limited first edition 256/1000, signed by author, slip, excellent; Hunting the Dangerous Game of Africa by John Kingsley-Heath, 1998 Sycamore Island Books limited first English edition 424/500, signed by author, excellent; African Hunter by James Mellon, 1975 HBJ stated first, excellent with fair DJ; Incidents From An Elephant Hunter’s Diary by W.D.M. Bell, 2017 Safari Press, limited first edition 34/1000, slip, excellent; A Game Ranger’s Note Book and A Game Ranger on Safari by A. Blayney Percival in common slip, 1985 Amwell Press limited edition 651/1000, very good (slight must) and In The Grip of the Nyika by J.H. Patterson, 1909 MacMillan, unrelated gift inscription, fair (cracking spine). The price is firm and layaway is available. $1,000 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Boone and Crockett Club. BCSL-2

The Adventurous Bowmen by Saxton Pope. Published in 1926, this first edition is a chronicle of Pope’s bowhunting experiences in Africa. Condition is very good (cover, with some fading to the spine) and excellent (inside). The price is firm. $500 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Boone and Crockett Club. BCCS-8

Pope & Young Club Bowhunting Big Game Records of North America books first four editions. First Edition, 1975, fine interior and cover, creased DJ, handwritten name inside front cover; Second Edition, 1981, fine interior, cover and DJ, handwritten name (same as appears in the 1975 edition) inside front cover; Third Edition, 1987, fine interior, cover and DJ; Fourth Edition, 1993, fine interior and DJ, small cover corner bump. The price is firm. $400 plus media mail. Proceeds of this sale benefit the Wild Sheep Foundation.

Stalking Game From Desert To Tundra by Art Popham, 1985 Amwell Press limited first edition of 1000 copies with unique sequence number “J.P. #1”, signed by author, leather, slip, excellent. The price is firm. $150 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Boone and Crockett Club. BCSL-4

Stalking Game From Desert to Tundra by Art Popham. Published in 1985 by The Amwell Press, this wonderful and oft-overlooked title is one of the better big game hunting books written to date. A friend of Jack O’Connor and uncle of Craig Boddington, Popham was fortunate to hunt much of the world and found the time to tell about it. Excellent condition with leather binding, ribbon and slip. The price is firm. $225 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Boone and Crockett Club. BCCS-24.

Sport in Somaliland by Count Joseph Potocki. Published as part of the Africa Collection by The Briar Patch Press in 1988, this wonderful book features leather binding, embossing and a marker ribbon. It remains in fine condition inside and out. The price is firm. $125 plus shipping.

Jungle Man, the Autobiography of Major P.J. Pretorius. Published by Dutton in 1948, it chronicles the extraordinary African big game hunting adventures as well as his lead role in the location and destruction of the German battleship Konigsberg. The condition is excellent, but a very good DJ. The price is firm. $150 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Dallas Safari Club Foundation.

Robinson, Jimmy, The Best of Jimmy Robinson. Published in 1980 by Lakes Publishing, it features the author’s inscription to a retired industry executive. A selection of the author’s most popular stories supported with fantastic period photography. Very good condition, chipped DJ. The price is firm and layaway is available. $100 plus shipping.

Seven African hunting titles including African Game-Lands by Gray, Boone and Crockett Club, 1995, excellent; The Last of a Few by Sanchez-Arino, Safari Press limited edition 140/1000, 1995, signed, excellent; Quest for Africa’s Tomorrows by Duckworth, Safari Press limited edition 553/1000, 2013, excellent; African Game Trails by Theodore Roosevelt, Scribner’s, 1910, fair; White Hunter, Safari Press limited edition 77/1000, 1986, excellent; Hunter’s Tracks by Hunter, Appleton Century Crofts, 1977, very good and Hunter by Hunter, Harper & Brothers, 1952, very good. The price is firm. $350 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Boone and Crockett Club. BCCS-17

Rowland Ward Records of Big Game. This 15th Edition (1973) focuses entirely on African game and remains in very good condition. The price is firm. $50 plus shipping.

Two editions of Rowland Ward Records of Big Game. The 1984 (19th Edition) focuses entirely on Africa. It has a leather cover with gold embossing. The binding is cracked along the inside front cover as is common to this edition, and the inside remains excellent. The 1989 (22nd Edition) includes big game species from around the world (the first since the 1928/Ninth Edition to do so). It remains in exceptional condition. $100 plus shipping.

Four editions of Rowland Ward Records of Big Game. 1914 – Loose but intact binding, enough so that it will serve with care. The best thing about this book is not the condition,which is but fair. Rather, the inside back cover has a pocket, and in that pocket is an original and unused personal trophy records tablet, a price list of other RW titles and a field care pamphlet. 1928 – Somewhat loosened binding but good condition otherwise. 1975 (Africa) – Very good, with removed bookplate. A gift inscription appears on inside front cover. 1981 (Africa) – Pristine, including the DJ. The price is firm and layaway is available. $500 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Wild Sheep Foundation.

Something of Value by Robert Ruark. This stated first edition bears the library binding, plate and stamp of the University of North Carolina (Ruark graduated UNC in 1935). Binding is very good. Interior is good, with writing (pen) inside the front cover and a few scattered pencil markings throughout. The price is firm. $150 plus shipping.

Pairing by Robert Ruark. Something of Value, Doubleday, 1955, very good sans DJ; The Honey Badger, McGraw-Hill, 1965, excellent with very good DJ.
The price is firm. $75 plus shipping.

Claws & Fangs by Tony Sanchez-Arino. Published as the first English edition in 2011 by Safari Press in a limited edition of 1,000 copies, this is number 970. The authors signature appears. A superb book on hunting Africa’s great game by someone who has spent his lifetime in this grandest of pursuits. The linen binding and slip, along with the pages, remain in excellent condition. The price is firm. $150 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Dallas Safari Club Foundation.

Trio of limited edition African hunting anthologies from Safari Press and edited by Tony Sanchez-Arino. Each is oversized, with a linen binding and slip, marker ribbon and signed by both author and illustrator. They remain in excellent condition. Tremendously interesting, both from a historical and recent perspective. Hunting in Kenya, 2000, 363/1000, stated first; Hunting in South Africa, 1998, 887/1000; Hunting in Ethiopia, 1995, 161/1000. The price is firm. $500 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Dallas Safari Club Foundation.

Travel and Big Game by Percy Selous and H.A. Bryden. Published in London by Bellairs and Company in 1897, this is an interesting work recounting the author’s expeditions to North America and Africa. Overall condition is good, with some areas of loosening to the binding. The price is firm. $250 plus shipping.

The Wilderness of Denali by Charles Sheldon. Published by Scribners in 1930, this spectacular book stands as the Alaska equivalent of Roosevelt’s African Game Trails in hunting literature. Near excellent, with price mark and a few light stains. The price is firm. $500 plus shipping.

The Game of British East Africa by Captain C. H. Stigand. Published in 1909 by Cox, this extensive work relates as much to hunting as it does field observation and natural history. It is also ahead of its time in one respect, that being a discussion of hunter ethics. CONDITION: Overall fair-to-good. The exterior of the binding is very good, with a few cracks at the edges. Interior binding is cracking along some signature lines. A bookplate, stamp and some scattered pencil markings are present. The price is firm. $400 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Boone and Crockett Club.

Grouping of four desirable books on mountain hunting in North America and Asia. Titles include: Obsessed! by Hoosein Golobchi, 2008, Safari Press, second edition, excellent; From The Himalayas to the Rockies by Mitchell & Frisina, 2007, Safari Press, stated first, excellent; Wild Sheep and Wild Sheep Hunters of the Old World by Raul Valdez, 1983, Wild Sheep and Goat International, signed, limited edition 45/750, anthology of stories from some of the great sheep hunters and their adventures in Asia and China; excellent; With A Rifle in Mongolian in the Altai and the Tian Shan, Hoyos-Sprinzenstein, 1986, Safari Press, limited edition 129/500, first English edition, excellent with good slip. The price is firm. $500 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Dallas Safari Club Foundation.

Hunting Big Game Volumes I & II by Townsend Whelen. Published in 1947 (second edition) as a NRA Library Book in association with The Military Service Publishing Company, this two-volume set forms an anthology of great hunting adventures in both the Americas and Africa/Asia. Condition is excellent, with the former owner’s ink stamp and pencil note pricing from the Fort Bliss bookstore in 1957. The price is firm. $250 plus shipping.

The Best of Colonel Townsend Whelen from the Amwell Press. Published in 1984 as a limited edition of 1,000 copies, this is number 30. More importantly, it is comprised of some of Whelen’s finest work on rifles, hunting what The Colonel reckoned it took to be a man. Bound in leather with gilded edges and dressed with a marker ribbon, it rests in a black slip. Condition remains excellent. The price is firm. $225 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Dallas Safari Club Foundation.

Four strong African hunting works including The Shamba Raiders, Kinloch, revised edition, Ashford Press Publishing, 1988, new; Campfire Tales, Rohwer, signed Safari Press limited edition 602/1000, slip, new; Lions in the Path, White, first edition, 1926, good; Spiral Horn Dreams, Wieland, signed Trophy Room Books limited edition 318/1000, new. The price is firm. $200 plus shipping. Proceeds benefit the Boone and Crockett Club. BCCS-13