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$3,749 - African Collection (big-game hunting)
$3,749 - African Collection (big-game hunting)
Complete 24-Volume set of the African Collection published by Briar Patch Press. Each volume is like-new, unread, only admired a time or two. Each volume is #96 and still retains its original wax-paper protection. 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.
I have an original advertisement from the publisher: "Bound in top-grain cowhide and individually numbered, the deluxe version sells for $. The regular version of the book, also bound in genuine leather, sells for $... All books are printed on high-quality, acid-free paper, featuring hand-marbled end papers, gold stamping and raised hubs and spines." Also, with silken page marker.
Charles J. Andersson, Lake Ngami. xl, 545 pages. Illustrated, index, folding map. Lengthy Foreword by Dorothy Middleton.
Sir Samuel White Baker, The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia. xxxvi, 606 pages. Illustrated. New Introduction by Jim Casada.
Sir Samuel White Baker, Wild Beasts and Their Ways. xxxii, 455 pages. Illustrated. New Introduction by Jim Casada.
Abel Chapman, On Safari. xxxiv, 336 pages. Illustrated. Foreword by Mary Zeiss Stange.
The Recollections of William Finaughty, Elephant Hunter, 1864-1875. xxviii, 272 pages. Illustrated by noted artist W. R. Leigh. New Foreword by Paul Rundell. The original book was done in an edition of only 250 copies.
F. R. N. Findlay, Big Game Shooting and Travel in Southeast Africa. xxviii, 313 Illustrated, index. New Foreword by Jim Casada.
Edouard Foa, After Big Game in Central Africa. xxxiv, 326 pages. Illustrated. New Foreword by Jim Casada.
Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming, A Hunter’s Life in S. Africa. xxvi, 352 pages. New Introduction by Gary Clendennen
William Cornwallis Harris, The Wild Sports of Southern Africa. xxxii , 359 pages. New Foreword by Tom Ofcansky.
Denis D. Lyell, The Hun ting & Spoor of Central African Game. Xxxvi, 225. Lengthy Foreword by John MacKenzie.
John Guille Millais, A Breath from the Veldt. xxviii, 345 pages. New Introduction by Frank R. Bradlow. Book in its original folio size. A gem, with the artwork by Millais being truly striking
Arthur Neumann, Elephant Hunting in East Equatorial Africa. xxxvi, 320 pages. Illustrated. New Foreword by Jim Casada
J. H. Patterson, The Man-Eaters of Tsavo. xlii, 351 pages. Introduction by Tom Ofcansky, Foreword by Frederick C. Selous
A. Blayney Percival, A Game Ranger’s Notebook. [xxvi], 409 pages. New Introduction by John Mackenzie
Count Josef Potocki, Sport in Somaliland. xx, 136 pages. Folding map. New Foreword by F. Phillips Williamson. Full folio size of original.
W. H. Powell-Cotton, A Sporting Trip Through Abyssinia. xxxvi, 521 pages. New Foreword by Jim Casada
Theodore Roosevelt, African Game Trails. xl, 559 pages. Illustrated. New Foreword by John Fair.
Frederick Courtney Selous, African Nature Notes and Reminiscences. xxxviii, 348 pages. Illustrated. Introduction by Jim Casada, Foreword by Theodore Roosevelt.
Frederick Courtney Selous, A Hunter’s Wanderings in Africa. xxxii, 455 pages. Illustrated, index. New Foreword by Jim Casada.
James Sutherland, The Adventures of an Elephant Hunter. xxxvi, 320 pages. Illustrated. Introduction by Jim Casada.
John Willoughby, East Africa and Its Big Game. xxviii, 303 pages. Illustrated, index. Foreword by Jim Casada.
W. D. M. Bell, The Wanderings of an Elephant Hunter. xxviii, 188 pages. Illustrated, index. New Foreword by Thomas Altherr.
F. Vaughn Kirby, In Haunts of Wild Game. xviii, 567 pages. Illustrated. New Foreword by Jim Casada.
Denis D. Lyell, Memories of an African Hunter. xxx, 268 pages. Illustrated, index. New Foreword by Jim Casada.
$2,299 - The Asian Series (big-game hunting)
$2,299 - The Asian Series (big-game hunting)
Complete 20-Volume set of the Asian Series published by John Culler & Sons. Each volume is like-new, unread, only admired a time or two. Each volume is #233 of only 500 sets of the Limited Deluxe Edition, each volume in a slip-case. Many of the original first editions of these big-game hunting books are very expensive.
Cruises in the Bering Sea - Paul Niedieck
Big Game Hunting in the Himalayas and Tibet - Major G. Burrard
Shooting in the Himalayas - Colonel Fred Markham
Hindu-Koh - Donald MacIntyre
By Mountain, Lake and Plain - Major R.L. Kennion
Through the Highlands of Siberia - Major H.G.C. Swayne
Large Game Shooting - Alexander Kinloch
In the High Himalayas - Hugh Whistler
A Summer in High Asia - Capt. F.E.S Adair
My Big Game Hunting Diary - Count Henrik Apponyi
Sport and Folklore in the Himalaya - Captain H.L. Haughton
Sport and Life in the Further Himalaya - Major R.L. Kennion
In and Beyond the Himalayas - S.J. Stone
A Shooting Trip to Kamchatka - E. Demidoff
Sport in the Highlands of Kashmir - Henry Zouch Darrah
Across the Roof of the World - Lieut. P.T. Etherton
Innermost Asia - Ralph P. Cobbold
After Wild Sheep in the Altai and Mongolia - E. Demidoff
Across Asia’s Snows and Deserts - William J. Morden
Hunting Trips in the Caucasus - E. Demidoff
Published from 1992 to 1996; Limited Edition 233/500; Bound in Full Leather with Gilt Edges & Marbled Endpapers; The books are in excellent condition. Each book is numbered 233 out of 500 issued. The inside of each book is in pristine untouched condition. The leather covers are in excellent condition. There is very little sign of handling, if any, and no loss of gold. Linen Covered Slipcases; The pictures in this listing show the front and back covers of all 20 volumes. The gilt edges of the books are all shown in the pictures provided. They are in excellent condition. The slipcases have no damage and no staining.
One book has the signature of the previous owner, a big game hunter in his own right (see last picture). I noted that the book "Cruises in the Bering Sea" has a spot on the edge of the back cover where there is an abrasion of the leather.
$995 -- Travels in South Africa
$995 -- Travels in South Africa
Undertaken At the Request of the Missionary Society, Being a Narrative of a Second Journey in the Interior of That Country
Undertaken At the Request of the Missionary Society, Being a Narrative of a Second Journey in the Interior of That Country
by Reverend John Campbell
by Reverend John Campbell
Francis Westley, London, 1822. First edition, first printing
Francis Westley, London, 1822. First edition, first printing
With a hand-colored aquatint frontispiece to each volume, large hand-colored folding map and 10 additional hand-colored, aquatint plates.
John Campbell (1766-1840) was a Scottish missionary and traveler. He was passionate about Christian philanthropy, which led to his founding of the Magdalene Society in 1793 and the Missionary Magazine (Edinburgh) in 1796. He travelled to preach in neglected villages, promoting the establishment of Sunday schools. The Magdalen Asylum to help prostitutes in England and Glasgow, founded by Campbell, was one of several societies he created to help those in need. He opposed the slave trade and became involved in the Society for the Education of Africans. Through collaboration with James Alexander Haldane, he brought 30-40 African children to England to be educated. In 1812 he was sent by the London Missionary Society to inspect mission stations at the Cape. His account of the trip was published in 1815 on his return, titled "Travels in South Africa, undertaken at the request of the Missionary Society". Campbell returned to the Cape in 1819, this time to improve those mission stations that had fallen into neglect. In 1820, he travelled north from Cape to Mosega in Barotseland and the Kaditshwene settlement near the Limpopo River. He left Cape for England in 1821 and published two further volumes covering his journey.
$695 -- Through the Dark Continent by Henry Morton Stanley
$695 -- Through the Dark Continent by Henry Morton Stanley
An unusually nice set, internally near pristine.
2 volumes. The 1878 American first printing of the first edition in the original Deluxe Half-Leather and Marbled Boards binding.
Numerous illustrations and maps throughout, including 34 full page plates and two very large folding maps in rear pockets of each volume.
In 1874, the New York Herald and the Daily Telegraph financed Stanley on another expedition to Africa. Stanley's ambitious objective was to complete the exploration and mapping of the Central African Great Lakes and rivers, in the process circumnavigating Lakes Victoria and Tanganyika and locating the source of the Nile.$599 - Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon
$599 - Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon
by S.W. Baker, Esq.
by S.W. Baker, Esq.
Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London, 1855. First edition, first printing
Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London, 1855. First edition, first printing
Quarter-leather and marbled boards, gilded page edges
Quarter-leather and marbled boards, gilded page edges
With ALL 6 of the color lithographs.
With ALL 6 of the color lithographs.
The first editions are not very common at all.
The first editions are not very common at all.
$599 $499 African Hunting
$599 $499 African Hunting
From Natal to the Zambesi, including Lake Ngami, the Kalahari Desert, etc., from 1852 to 1860
From Natal to the Zambesi, including Lake Ngami, the Kalahari Desert, etc., from 1852 to 1860
by William Charles Baldwin, Esq., F.R.G.S.
by William Charles Baldwin, Esq., F.R.G.S.
Bentley, London, 1863. First edition, first printing
Bentley, London, 1863. First edition, first printing
The binding is new as of 2020; Quarter-leather and marbled boards, marbled page edges; rebound with 32-page catalogue of "Mr. Bentley's New Publications," which features this title prominently on the first page of the catalogue; Fold-out map in great condition considering its age
The binding is new as of 2020; Quarter-leather and marbled boards, marbled page edges; rebound with 32-page catalogue of "Mr. Bentley's New Publications," which features this title prominently on the first page of the catalogue; Fold-out map in great condition considering its age
With ALL 6 of the color lithographs. The color lithographs are NOT listed in the List of Illustrations
With ALL 6 of the color lithographs. The color lithographs are NOT listed in the List of Illustrations
The first editions are not very common at all, whereas the second editions are far more common.
The first editions are not very common at all, whereas the second editions are far more common.
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$570 - WANDERINGS AND ADVENTURES IN THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHERN AFRICA by Andrew Steedman
$570 - WANDERINGS AND ADVENTURES IN THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHERN AFRICA by Andrew Steedman
London, Longman, 1835, 2-volume First Edition set
London, Longman, 1835, 2-volume First Edition set
Beautifully rebound by hand (so expect imperfections, not machine-perfect results) in soft full leather. Each volume has a frontispiece and engraved title page. Illustrated with steel engravings on plates and a folded map at the end of volume 1. The text pages are generally creamy white and for the most part free of foxing. The illustrated plates, as is common with this edition, have foxing.
A narrative of Steedman's travels during his ten years of residence in the Cape during which he explored most of the Cape Colony and Kaffraria. The work also gives an overview of many early expeditions in South Africa with sketches of native races and their history and wars, the pioneer colonists of Natal. Steedman was a keen collector and naturalist, his name being given to a species of meerkat: Cynictis Steedmanii. During his travels Steedman collected over 300 animals, including some that had not yet been described, as well as ethnographic specimens. In 1833 he returned to England and arranged an exhibition of his animals in the Colosseum, Regent's Park, London. The Appendices (213 pages) include a letter and journal by Mr. A. G. Bain, who accompanied Dr. (afterwards Sir A.) Smith's expedition into the interior as far as Philippolis, and gives an account of the journey, and much valuable matter respecting the Kat River and other settlements in Kaffraria, and the Kaffir outbreaks and wars up to this period. There is also an account of the wreck of the Grosvenor in 1782. The narrative contains much information respecting the wreck of the vessel, the expeditions in search of the survivors, the descendants of shipwrecked Europeans on the Caffrarian Coast, there is also a steel engraving of the disaster, from a painting by Smirke. (Mendelssohn, Royal Geographical Society of London)
$495 - Travels in South Africa by John Campbell
$495 - Travels in South Africa by John Campbell
Undertaken At the Request of the Missionary Society, Being a Narrative of a Second Journey in the Interior of That Country
Undertaken At the Request of the Missionary Society, Being a Narrative of a Second Journey in the Interior of That Country
Reverend John Campbell
Reverend John Campbell
Francis Westley, London, 1822. First edition, first printing
Francis Westley, London, 1822. First edition, first printing
With a hand-colored aquatint frontispiece to each volume, 10 additional hand-colored aquatint plates, and large folding map.
The folding map is a facsimile, as is 1 plate (see last photo)
London, Hurst & Blackett, 1856
London, Hurst & Blackett, 1856
Beautifully rebound by hand (so expect imperfections, not machine-perfect results) in soft full leather.
Charles John Andersson's first book, LAKE NGAMI, was published in London in a beautiful and expensive edition, but the American first edition published by Harper was less impressive in every way. This Hurst & Blackett London edition has been beautifully rebound by hand (so expect imperfections, not machine-perfect results) in dark brown soft full leather.
It looks beautiful and the pages are largely free of foxing, which is uncommon for a book that was published in London. A few pages have had professional repairs to edges, and the large folding map is a professionally-reproduced facsimile (see photos).
$385 - WANDERINGS AND ADVENTURES IN THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHERN AFRICA by Andrew Steedman
$385 - WANDERINGS AND ADVENTURES IN THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHERN AFRICA by Andrew Steedman
London, Longman, 1835, 2-volume First Edition set
London, Longman, 1835, 2-volume First Edition set
Beautifully rebound by hand (so expect imperfections, not machine-perfect results) in soft full leather. Each volume has a frontispiece and engraved title page. Illustrated with steel engravings on plates and a folded map at the end of volume 1. The text pages are generally creamy white and for the most part free of foxing. The illustrated plates, as is common with this edition, have foxing. In Volume 1, pages 7-10 and the plate at page 10 are in facsimile. In Volume 2, the plates at pages 46, 55 and 112 are in facsimile.
A narrative of Steedman's travels during his ten years of residence in the Cape during which he explored most of the Cape Colony and Kaffraria. The work also gives an overview of many early expeditions in South Africa with sketches of native races and their history and wars, the pioneer colonists of Natal. Steedman was a keen collector and naturalist, his name being given to a species of meerkat: Cynictis Steedmanii. During his travels Steedman collected over 300 animals, including some that had not yet been described, as well as ethnographic specimens. In 1833 he returned to England and arranged an exhibition of his animals in the Colosseum, Regent's Park, London. The Appendices (213 pages) include a letter and journal by Mr. A. G. Bain, who accompanied Dr. (afterwards Sir A.) Smith's expedition into the interior as far as Philippolis, and gives an account of the journey, and much valuable matter respecting the Kat River and other settlements in Kaffraria, and the Kaffir outbreaks and wars up to this period. There is also an account of the wreck of the Grosvenor in 1782. The narrative contains much information respecting the wreck of the vessel, the expeditions in search of the survivors, the descendants of shipwrecked Europeans on the Caffrarian Coast, there is also a steel engraving of the disaster, from a painting by Smirke. (Mendelssohn, Royal Geographical Society of London)
SOLD - The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia by Samuel White Baker
SOLD - The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia by Samuel White Baker
The first printing of the first edition, published in 1867
The first printing of the first edition, published in 1867
1867 first London edition published by Macmillan. Leather shows age and wear, title-page top portion trimmed, folding map with a couple of short tears.
Sir Samuel White Baker’s THE NILE TRIBUTARIES OF ABYSSINIA AND THE SWORD HUNTERS OF THE HAMRAN ARABS
This is one of the most exciting accounts of true exploration and adventure ever published.
Baker and his young wife, whom he purportedly stole from a slave auction in the Ottoman Empire when he was not the winning bidder, for an entire year explored the many tributaries of the Nile and learned Arabic in preparation for exploring for the source of the Nile. The Bakers’ subsequent Nile explorations, and meeting John Hanning Speke and James Augustus Grant on their way back from discovering the source of the Nile, is covered in Baker’s THE ALBERT N’YANZA, which was published in 1866 even though the events occurred AFTER the events of THE NILE TRIBUTARIES.
$349
$349
The Kafirs of Natal and the Zulu Country
The Kafirs of Natal and the Zulu Country
by Rev, Joseph Shooter
by Rev, Joseph Shooter
E. Stanford, London, 1857. First edition, first printing
E. Stanford, London, 1857. First edition, first printing
One of the best works on the native races of Natal and Zululand published up to the middle of the nineteenth century. The volume contains a history of Chaka (Shaka) and his successors, togther with a complete account of the personal appearance, mode of life, and the political, social, and domestic institutions of the natives, with information respecting their superstitions, laws, warfare, and manufactures. (Mendelssohn). In presenting an accurate ethnography of these tribes, Shooter's work lay the foundation on which Doehne and others built. The appendix includes a grammar of the Kaffir langage. Theal, p271; Mendelssohn, p315.
One of the best works on the native races of Natal and Zululand published up to the middle of the nineteenth century. The volume contains a history of Chaka (Shaka) and his successors, togther with a complete account of the personal appearance, mode of life, and the political, social, and domestic institutions of the natives, with information respecting their superstitions, laws, warfare, and manufactures. (Mendelssohn). In presenting an accurate ethnography of these tribes, Shooter's work lay the foundation on which Doehne and others built. The appendix includes a grammar of the Kaffir langage. Theal, p271; Mendelssohn, p315.
$399 - Missionary Travels in South Africa by David Livingstone
$399 - Missionary Travels in South Africa by David Livingstone
Rebound in a handsome style. 1857, Murray, London No extra Page 8. One folding map is a professionally-reproduced facsimile, but the other is original. At the end of the book is a catalogue of additional publications by Murray dated November 1, 1857.
Rebound in a handsome style. 1857, Murray, London No extra Page 8. One folding map is a professionally-reproduced facsimile, but the other is original. At the end of the book is a catalogue of additional publications by Murray dated November 1, 1857.
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The Man-Eaters of Tsavo by J.H. Patterson
The Man-Eaters of Tsavo by J.H. Patterson
This is a handsome special deluxe edition limited to only 500 copies worldwide, hand-numbered on the limitation page and with slipcase. The leather and decorative gilt is beautiful.
This is a handsome special deluxe edition limited to only 500 copies worldwide, hand-numbered on the limitation page and with slipcase. The leather and decorative gilt is beautiful.
I have an original advertisement from the publisher: "Bound in top-grain cowhide and individually numbered, the deluxe version sells for $. The regular version of the book, also bound in genuine leather, sells for $... All books are printed on high-quality, acid-free paper, featuring hand-marbled end papers, gold stamping and raised hubs and spines." Also, with silken page marker.
This is an exciting account of real events that transpired during the construction of an East-African railway in the late 1890s, and the basis for the Val Kilmer & Michael Douglas movie, THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS.
This is an exciting account of real events that transpired during the construction of an East-African railway in the late 1890s, and the basis for the Val Kilmer & Michael Douglas movie, THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS.
Foreword by F. C. Selous. Patterson was assigned the task of killing two man-eating lions that stopped the advance of the British Empire by terrorizing hundreds of rail workers, at Tsavo, Kenya. When it first appeared in 1907, Patterson's The Man-Eaters of Tsavo gained instant recognition as one of the greatest adventure stories ever told; in fact, this book went through 26 editions by World War II. This is a truly beautiful reprint of this popular title.
$199 - The Reminiscences of an Albany Settler
$199 - The Reminiscences of an Albany Settler
A Lecture Delivered in Graham's Town, at the British Settler's Jubilee, May 1870
A Lecture Delivered in Graham's Town, at the British Settler's Jubilee, May 1870
A rare first edition beautifully rebound.
A rare first edition beautifully rebound.
An account of the 1820 Settlers in Albany South Africa by one of the emigrants and one of the few survivors in 1870.
An account of the 1820 Settlers in Albany South Africa by one of the emigrants and one of the few survivors in 1870.
Mendelssohn I, 491. "When the Jubilee of the British Settlers was celebrated in Grahamstown in 1870, the Rev Henry Hare Dugmore was chosen to tell the story of the Settlement, and the lecture he gave was later published . . . Dugmore had come as a child with the emigrants of 1820, and had shared fully in both the hardships and the achievement of the critical fifty years that followed . . . He was chosen to speak to them, because he had earned the right to speak for them"
Henry Hare Dugmore (1810 1896) was an English missionary, writer and translator. He was born in England to Isaac and Maria Dugmore and baptised in Birmingham on 5 June 1810. The family emigrated when his father was financially ruined after being forced to pay the debts of a relative for whom he had stood surety. The Dugmore family sailed to South Africa on the vessel Sir George Osborn in 1820 as part of the Gardner party of 1820 Settlers. In 1830 Dugmore became a committed member of the Wesleyan Methodist church, and began to study for ordination. In the late 1830s he was appointed as the successor to the missionary William Boyce, who ran a Wesleyan mission station in the rural Eastern Cape at Mount Coke, near King William's Town. Dugmore became fluent in the Xhosa language, and spent the next twenty years undertaking missionary work. He was jointly responsible for the first translation of the Bible into the Xhosa language, and composed a large number of Xhosa hymns, some of which are still sung today. In 1860, Dugmore moved to the town of Queenstown where he spent the rest of his life. He continued to write and became involved in a large number of clubs and societies. In addition, he became the focus of many visits by missionaries from Europe and North America, and he was noted for his oratory and public speaking on sacred and secular subjects in both English and Xhosa.
$325 - KING SOLOMON'S MINES
$325 - KING SOLOMON'S MINES
1886, Cassell, London, with date-code of 20.286 (February 1886) at the bottom of the last page, and ads with the date-code of 186 (January 1886).
1886, Cassell, London, with date-code of 20.286 (February 1886) at the bottom of the last page, and ads with the date-code of 186 (January 1886).
Rebound, leather spine and original cloth front and rear panels retained.
Rebound, leather spine and original cloth front and rear panels retained.
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4 books about Exploration for the source of the Nile River
4 books about Exploration for the source of the Nile River
$150
$150
THE OKAVANGO RIVER
THE OKAVANGO RIVER
by Charles John Andersson
by Charles John Andersson
Harper, New York, 1861. First edition, first printing
Harper, New York, 1861. First edition, first printing
Beautifully rebound in full leather, but the book was well-read and has signs of much use. The map is missing 2/3, but a facsimile is supplied, as well as a facsimile of one of the illustrations (see the last photo of the elephant).
Andersson, "perhaps the most extraordinary visitor to Namibia in the 19th century" (Tonchi, p. 24), traversed the difficult country between South Africa and Namibia, obtaining "much valuable information" (Mendelssohn). A description of a hunting expedition through Namaqualand and Damaraland. Andersson intended to explore these countries right up to the Cunene or Nourse River, but the difficulties of the expedition, though encountered with indomitable courage, proved to be insuperable, and he had to turn back. He obtained, however, much valuable information, and his success as a hunter and collector was unique in this part of the continent. The coast-line of South-West Africa is carefully described, and there is an interesting account of the once-famed guano island, Ichaboe. Wallis (J.P.R.) Fortune My Foe (1936), pages 256-258.
$145
$145
THE FAR INTERIOR
THE FAR INTERIOR
by Walter Montagu Kerr
by Walter Montagu Kerr
Facsimile reprints of the Sampson Low, London, 1886 First Edition: 2 volumes: bound by hand, with hand-marbled end papers. Sepia-toned color frontispiece portrait of Kerr tipped-in, as well as a large facsimile fold-out map; facsimile of original cloth front cover also tipped-into each volume. Since the volumes are hand-made they have imperfections, so expect such.
The original first editions are scarce and expensive, so this facsimile reprint is the next best thing.
An account of Kerr's journey from Cape Town through the Transvaal, Matabeleland and Mashonaland to the south shore of Lake Nyassa and the Livingstonia Mission, which he found deserted.
"Fans of F.C. Selous know that Kerr was one of Selous' favorite hunting partners. Kerr is further credited by historians with being the first white man to actually traverse the central and equatorial lake regions of Africa. His book spurred many, including Selous, to hunt in these regions. A deservedly sought after title." (Herring)
"Kerr traveled to the South African diamond fields to seek his fortune. He met Frederick Selous, the pair venturing into the interior of Matabeleland. In the river country leading to the Zambesi, he hunted elephant with his .500 Henry rifle which he fondly refers to as 'C.L.K' after his father's initials carved into the stock. There are instances of hunting lion near the Matua River, buffalo near Lake Nyassa, and more elephant on the Shire River." -- Czech
$75 - A narrative of four journeys into the country of the Hottentots, and Caffraria: in the years one thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven, eight, and nine
$75 - A narrative of four journeys into the country of the Hottentots, and Caffraria: in the years one thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven, eight, and nine
by William Paterson
by William Paterson
Facsimile reprint of the London: J. Johnson, London, 1789 First Edition: bound in forest-green leather and marbled paper, marbled end papers. A handsome copy, as-new and unread, well-made and ready for your reading pleasure and collection.
Facsimile reprint of the London: J. Johnson, London, 1789 First Edition: bound in forest-green leather and marbled paper, marbled end papers. A handsome copy, as-new and unread, well-made and ready for your reading pleasure and collection.
The original first editions are very rare, and very expensive; so, this facsimile volume is the next best thing.
The original first editions are very rare, and very expensive; so, this facsimile volume is the next best thing.
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SPORT AND WAR,
SPORT AND WAR,
or, Recollections of fighting and hunting in South Africa from the years 1834 to 1867
or, Recollections of fighting and hunting in South Africa from the years 1834 to 1867
by Major-General Bisset (John Jarvis)
by Major-General Bisset (John Jarvis)
Beautiful Facsimile of the First Edition, originally published in London by John Murray in 1875.
Beautiful Facsimile of the First Edition, originally published in London by John Murray in 1875.
Bound in leather by hand. With color facsimile folding map included, and a color facsimile of the original decorative front board.
Bound in leather by hand. With color facsimile folding map included, and a color facsimile of the original decorative front board.
Sport and War is a rare 19th-century memoir recounting hunting experiences in Africa. Bisset was a general in the British Army who served the army while in South Africa while living there, went on many hunting excursions for big game. His adventures were thoroughly described in this memoir including his encounters with lions, witch-doctors, and elephants, as well as numerous military engagements.
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$85
$85
NOTES OF TRAVEL IN SOUTH AFRICA
NOTES OF TRAVEL IN SOUTH AFRICA
by Charles John Andersson
by Charles John Andersson
Facsimile reprint of the 1875 Hurst & Blackett, London, First Edition: bound by hand in half-leather, marbled end papers. A handsome volume, as-new and unread, and ready for your reading pleasure and collection.
Facsimile reprint of the 1875 Hurst & Blackett, London, First Edition: bound by hand in half-leather, marbled end papers. A handsome volume, as-new and unread, and ready for your reading pleasure and collection.
The original first editions are very, very rare, so this facsimile reprint is the next best thing.
The original first editions are very, very rare, so this facsimile reprint is the next best thing.
$85
$85
THE LION AND THE ELEPHANT
THE LION AND THE ELEPHANT
by Charles John Andersson
by Charles John Andersson
Facsimile reprint of the 1873 Hurst & Blackett, London, First Edition: bound by hand in half-leather, marbled end papers. A handsome volume, as-new and unread, and ready for your reading pleasure and collection.
Facsimile reprint of the 1873 Hurst & Blackett, London, First Edition: bound by hand in half-leather, marbled end papers. A handsome volume, as-new and unread, and ready for your reading pleasure and collection.
The original first editions are rare, so this facsimile reprint is the next best thing.
The original first editions are rare, so this facsimile reprint is the next best thing.
$125
$125
Travels in Central Africa, and Explorations of the Western Nile Tributaries
Travels in Central Africa, and Explorations of the Western Nile Tributaries
by Mr. and Mrs. (John and Kate) Petherick
by Mr. and Mrs. (John and Kate) Petherick
Facsimile reprints of the Tinsley Brothers, London, 1869 First Edition: 2 volumes: bound by hand in red leather, with hand-marbled papers. A handsome set, as-new and unread, well-made and ready for your reading pleasure and collection. Since the volumes are hand-made don't expect them to be machine-perfect. Facsimile of original decorated cloth cover tipped into each volume. Facsimile map with red routes tipped into each volume. Multiple facsimile illustrations tipped into the volumes.
The original first editions are very rare, and very expensive; so, these facsimile volumes are the next best thing.
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TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR OF SOUTH AFRICA:
TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR OF SOUTH AFRICA:
Comprising Fifteen Years' Hunting and Trading; With Journeys Across the Continent From Natal to Walvisch Bay, and Visits to Lake Ngami and the Victoria Falls
Comprising Fifteen Years' Hunting and Trading; With Journeys Across the Continent From Natal to Walvisch Bay, and Visits to Lake Ngami and the Victoria Falls
by James Chapman
by James Chapman
Facsimile reprint of the 1868 Bell & Daldy, London, First Edition: 2 volumes: bound by hand in half-leather, marbled end papers. A handsome set, and ready for your reading pleasure and collection. One large fold-out color facsimile map tipped into these facsimile reproduction volumes.
Facsimile reprint of the 1868 Bell & Daldy, London, First Edition: 2 volumes: bound by hand in half-leather, marbled end papers. A handsome set, and ready for your reading pleasure and collection. One large fold-out color facsimile map tipped into these facsimile reproduction volumes.
The original first editions are very, very rare, so this 2-volume facsimile reprint is the next best thing. No set of the first editions is for sale anywhere that I can find.
The original first editions are very, very rare, so this 2-volume facsimile reprint is the next best thing. No set of the first editions is for sale anywhere that I can find.
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TEN YEARS IN SOUTH AFRICA:
TEN YEARS IN SOUTH AFRICA:
Including a Particular Description of the Wild Sports of that Country
Including a Particular Description of the Wild Sports of that Country
by Lieutenant J.W.D. Moodie (21st Fusiliers)
by Lieutenant J.W.D. Moodie (21st Fusiliers)
Facsimiles of the Richard Bentley, London, 1835 First Edition: 2 volumes: bound in navy blue, marbled end papers. A handsome set, as-new and unread, well-made and ready for your reading pleasure and collection.
The original first editions are extremely rare, and as of this listing, I could not find any sets available for sale anywhere. These facsimile volumes are the next best thing to owning the first editions.
Dictionary of South African Biography, volume 3, page 626: Moodie arrived in South Africa to join his brother Benjamin who was farming at Grootvadersbosch near Swellendam. In 1821 he obtained land at Sir Rufane Donkin's abortive Fredericksburg settlement but the following May found himself to be almost the last person left there. It was a plan of which Lord Charles Somerset had thoroughly disapproved and with Moodie's departure the scheme came to an end. He went to join Benjamin on Long Hope, the latter's new property on the west bank of the Lower Bushman River. In 1828 he tired of farming and set out on a long journey through Kaffraria before settling in Grahamstown, leaving South Africa in 1832. A prolific writer, Moodie vividly describes his various activities and travels and in, 'Ten Years in South Africa', leaves an important record of the country at that time.’
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