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African Game Trails
by Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt declined to run for reelection as President of the United States in 1908. Partly as a vacation, partly to avoid the press as his friend Taft set up a new administration, (and partly for self-promotion), T.R. set out for Africa to hunt big game and collect specimens for a future exposition at the Smithsonian. Scribner's magazine underwrote the trip by paying $50,000 for twelve articles. It is these articles that eventually became African Game Trails.In April 1909, T.R. and his son...
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Death In the Long Grass a Big Game Hunter's Adventures In the African Bush
by Peter Hathaway Capstick
Big Game Hunting Books & Ephemera
AFRICAN GAME TRAILS
by Roosevelt, Theodore
New York: Syndicate Publishing Company, 1910. Early Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo, 583 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's decorated brown cloth with black lettering to spine. Rubbing to corners of boards. Mild fraying and wear to head and tail of spine. Light scuffing to decoration on front board. Age toning throughout textblock. Shelved in Case 8 1/2. 1377183. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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A$309.88
African Rifles & Cartridges (The Firearms Classics library)
by Taylor, John
Published for the National Rifle Association by Od, 1995. Leather Bound. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Erstwhile owner's bookplate, embossed stamp on title page; interior pages absent any extraneous marks....
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A$61.98
H.R.H. The Prince of Wales; Sport and Travel in East Africa, an Account of Two Visits 1928 and 1930. Compiled from the private Diaries of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales
by Chalmers, Patrick R. – Compiler
E.P. Dutton, New York, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic and Maps. publishers' foreword, list of illustrations, list of maps and index. Black-and-white photographic frontispiece, showing "130 lbs of ivory". The text is illustrated with black-and-white photography, gleaned from His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales own camera and by others. There are three foldout maps within the text, the first is a three-page...
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A$100.10
Big Game and Big Life
by Dowsett, J. Morewood
London: John Bale, Sons and Danielson, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. VG to vg+. 242 pp. 174 ill. Maps. Worldwide big game hunting by a man with more narrow escapes than most. Interesting reading. Splendid photos, especially of elephants & buffalo. Chapters on elephant, rhino, lion and leopard. Excellent chapters on the big five and more. VG to VG+ (one tiny nick on bottom front cover, some wear at corner cloth). Much nicer than it sounds.
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A$542.29
An African Holiday.
by Sutton, Richard L. , M. D
The C. V. Mosby Co. , St. Louis.. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1924. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. This is the author's first book, of several, highlighting his big game hunting adventures. Illustrated. 180 pages. 6 1/4 in. X 9 1/4 in. Book is referenced in Czech's Bibliography of Big Game Hunting, page 160. Blue cloth hardback with gold titles on front and spine. Head of Rhino in gold below the title on front cover. This book has a photograph of the author affixed to the back...
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A$457.07
North America's Greatest Big Game Lodges and Outfitters
by Ross, John E. Cassell, Jay
Willow Creek, 1999-01-01. Paperback, Trade. Very Good. 0 Paperback, Trade
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A$13.87
YOUNG YÄGERS & GIRAFFE HUNTERS
by Mayne Reid
Two Matched-Binding Books
by Mayne Reid
YOUNG YÄGERS & GIRAFFE HUNTERS
These are from the 1880s, but the novels were original published in the mid-1800s
Nicely illustrated Adventures in South Africa
Bindings are nice for their age, with some faults as shown in photos
(former owner writing, ffep cut, tender inner hinges)
by Mayne Reid
YOUNG YÄGERS & GIRAFFE HUNTERS
These are from the 1880s, but the novels were original published in the mid-1800s
Nicely illustrated Adventures in South Africa
Bindings are nice for their age, with some faults as shown in photos
(former owner writing, ffep cut, tender inner hinges)
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A$92.95
African Game Trails
by Roosevelt, Theodore
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910. Signed Limited First Edition. Near Fine. Signed limited first edition. Copy number 86 of a limited 500 sets signed by Theodore Roosevelt, and printed on Ruisdael paper at the De Vinne Press. Two volumes, bound in publisher's original half leather over boards. An unusually nice copy, Near Fine, with light wear to binding primarily at edges, pages lightly toned and with offsetting to prelims and terminals at edges from leather turn-ins. Subtle glue repair to spine of Volume...
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A$19,367.50
Sporting Scenes Amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa
by Captain Alfred W. Drayson (A.W. Drayson, Alfred Wilkes Drayson)
Sporting Scenes Amongst the Kaffirs of South Africaby A.W. Drayson (Alfred Wilks)First edition, first printing, but instead of with 8 chromolithographed color plates & 1 black and white plate by Harrison Weir after drawings by the author, this copy has the black and white illustrations on plates from the second issue and second edition by Dalziel after Joseph Wolf.In summary, this is a first edition, with first edition title-page, but with second edition illustrations instead of first edition...
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A$743.70
Adventure of an Amateur Hunter in Africa.
by Eagle, John H
The Chapple Publishing Co. , Ltd. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition published in 1915. Hardcover. "Eagle had this volume privately printed based on his diary and recounting his trips to Africa in 1911 and 1913. On his first trip, he hunted in British East Africa in the Guaso Nyero region for lion, roan antelope, topi, sable antelope, rhino, buffalo, and a variety of other game. Near Lake Natron , he bagged oryx and cheetah. On his second...
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A$697.23
Complete 24-volume African Collection: Lake Ngami, The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, Wild Beasts and Their Ways, On Safari, Big Game Shooting and Travel in Southeast Africa, After Big Game in Central Africa, A Hunter’s Life in South Africa, The Wild Sports of Southern Africa, The Hunting and Spoor of Central African Game, A Breath from the Veldt, Elephant Hunting in East Equatorial Africa, The Man-Eaters of Tsavo, A Game Ranger’s Notebook, Sport in Somaliland, A Sporting Trip Through Abyssinia, African Game Trails, African Nature Notes and Reminiscences, A Hunter’s Wanderings in Africa, The Adventures of an Elephant Hunter, East Africa and Its Big Game, The Wanderings of an Elephant Hunter, In Haunts of Wild Game, Memories of an African Hunter, The Recollections of William Finaughty, Elephant Hunter
by Charles John Andersson, Sir Samuel White Baker, Abel Chapman, William Finaughty, F. R. N. Findlay, Edouard Foa, Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming, William Cornwallis Harris, John Guille Millais, Arthur Neumann, J. H. Patterson, A. Blayney Percival, Count Josef Poto
Complete 24-Volume set of the African Collection published by Briar Patch Press. 22 volumes are #206, 2 are #105. Only 500 sets of the Limited Deluxe Edition, each volume in a slip-case, were produced / sold worldwide. Many of the original first editions of these big-game African hunting books are very expensive.This is a wonderful and beautiful set of books, far nicer than the leather used for the trade editions. The set is nearly like-new, with a few faults shown in the numerous photos of the books.I...
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A$4,646.65
African Rifles & Cartridges
by Taylor, John
Odysseus Edition, Inc, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes VERY GOOD hardcover, no dust jacket. Some spotting and minor wear along binding between half title and title page. Special edition privately printed for the members of The Firearms Classics Library. Clean pages. AEG. Sm4to. 431 pages.
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A$240.16
African Rifles & Cartridges
by Taylor, John
The Firearms Classics Library?. New. Hardcover. Octovo in full leather, still in glassine wrapper from the printer, NEW, unread and unworn. All about large bore rifles for hunting big game. A treasure ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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A$85.22
African Game Trails: An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist
by Roosevelt, Theodore
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition, Meets first edition/first printing criteria according to McBride. Big, heavy though 8vo 1st edition of T. Roosevelt's travels and huntings in East Africa in early 20th Century. The book is unmarked throughout but text block has repair at front hinge and some minor show through of bind threading at various pages especially pps 113 & 257. The spine is still firm and boards rigid. Tips still pointed...
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A$542.29
African Game Trails (2 volumes)
by Theodore Roosevelt
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920. Publisher's Cloth. near Fine/None. 1920 on Tile Page, 1909 and 1910 on copyright page, later printing in 2 volumes, Octavo: 7.75 inches in height by 5.24 inches in width. Vol1. 327 pages with 6 illustrations, Vol 2: 329 to 676 pages with 6 appendices and index, Books are near Fine, very clean publisher's ribbed green cloth with borders and TR brand in blind on front boards, bright gilt titles to spine, NO previous owner bookplate r writing, tad foxing on...
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A$232.41
African Game Trails: An Account of the African Wanderings 1922
by Theodore Roosevelt
1922 two volume set of blue hardcovers in very good condition; some wear to covers, good binding, no marks inside. US media mail only for shipping. Foreign delivery is possible through ASCENDIA with biblio.com.
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A$100.71
African Game Trails
by Roosevelt, Theodore
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910. Signed Limited First Edition. Very Good. Signed limited first edition. Copy number 430 of a limited 500 sets signed by Theodore Roosevelt, and printed on Ruisdael paper at the De Vinne Press. Two volumes, bound in publisher's original half leather over boards. Very Good with uneven toning to leather, bindings lightly rubbed, a short tear to the head of Volume I; pages lightly toned and with offsetting to prelims and terminals at edges from leather turn-ins. An account of...
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A$11,620.50
African Rifles & Cartridges (The Firearms Classics library)
by Taylor, John
Published for the National Rifle Association by Od, 1995. Limited Edition. Leather Bound. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Limited edition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Satin endpapers, satin ribbon. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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A$79.02
African Game Trails; An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist
by Roosevelt, Theodore
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924. Limited edition. Hardcover. Very good. 1/1000 copies. Octavo; pp. xxix, (3), 4-484 with bibliographic statement and appendices; Frontispiece of Elephants; burgundy cloth, top edge gilt, with a spine lettered in gilt. Partially unopened. Limited edition, a volume from the Memorial Edition. Introduction by Carl Akeley; "Roosevelt In Africa". Beautifully printed. TR's post-presidential safari that captivated the world.
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A$154.94
African Game Trails
by Roosevelt, Theodore
Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press. Near Fine. 1992. Hardcover. Originally published in 1910 African Game Trails is Theodore Roosevelt's account of his famous African Safari sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and financially underwritten by Andrew Carnegie. In addition to hunting all the big game, TR met just about every important professional hunter, landowner, and politician in the region. This is the Easton Press 1992 reprint bound in full brown leather with real gold decorations. NF...
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A$154.94
AFRICAN GAME TRAILS : AN ACCOUNT OF THE AFRICAN WANDERINGS OF AN AMERICAN HUNTER-NATURALIST; (With Illustrations from Photographs by Kermit Roosevelt and Other Members of the Expedition, and from Drawings by Philip R. Goodwin
by Roosevelt, Theodore
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. After his presidency, Theodore Roosevelt traveled to Africa to collect specimens for the Smithsonian Institution. Small quarto (10 in. x 7 in.). gilt lettering with dual (bordering) elephant graphics in gilt to front board. One or two light scores to rear board. Some spotting and fading to spine. Several corners gently nudged. Map frontis. 48 pp. of illustrations, predominantly photography, but with some drawings.Tight,...
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A$766.95
African Game Trails
by Theodore Roosevelt
Easton Press, 1992. Leather Bound. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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A$148.74
African Game Trails
by Roosevelt, Theodore
NY: Scribners, 1910. Deluxe Ltd 500 Copies. Orig half Leather. Near Fine. Deluxe Limited. An account of the African Wanderings of the American Hunter-Naturalist. 1910 Scriber's New York. DELUXE signed, numbered two volume limited edition of 500 copies this #398. Printed on Ruisdael paper by the Devinne Press. Two volumes totaling 529 pp. Ill. w tissue guards. Classic work by the American President on his tremendous African trip throughout East Africa. Bound in half pigskin over paper boards. the deluxe...
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A$13,169.90
African Game Trails
by Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) - Related Name: Bishop, Joseph Bucklin (1847-1928) Ed
New York, C. Scribner's Sons, 1910. First Edition. Hardback. Bound in paper-labelled buckram. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 1 pages; Description: 12 v. : ill. ; 24-30 cm. Subjects: Subjects: Hunting--Africa, East. Africa, East--Description and travel. American periodicals. Abundantly photo illustrated throughout.
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A$1,013.31
