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James Ginther Books,
Book Binding and Restoration LLC
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A book is a first edition if it is so stated on the copyright page, and, usually, if the year on the title page is that of the copyright. Some first editions were printed several times during the first year of publication. If a volume is the first of several printings of the first edition that will be noted in the description.
Examine the photos carefully as they are an integral part of the description.
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Seery-Lester, J. Legendary Hunters and Explorers |
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2021 First Edition. Deluxe Limited Edition bound in Dark Blue Leather. #64/400. Near Fine. Slight bumping to the upper corner of front cover. Signed and inscribed by author's wife. John died before this, the last book of the series, was published. Stories about Hugh Glass (on whom The Revenant movie was based), William Cornwallis Harris (who undertook the first hunting safari in South Africa), Theodore Roosevelt, Stanley, Winston Churchill (who hunted Africa), W.D.M. Bell (the famous elephant hunter), Jim Corbett (the hunter of man-eating tigers in India), and others, accompanied by Seery-Lester's amazing artwork. This final book, like The Legendary Hunts of Theodore Roosevelt, was not published with a separate print. This is a large book: 11 in X 12 in. |
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Seery-Lester. Legends of the Hunt |
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2009 First Edition. Elephant Limited Edition bound in Leather, #418/950. Signed by author. New. Stories of famous hunters including Roosevelt, accompanied by Seery-Lester's amazing artwork. Includes separate signed/numbered print and a card with a 'thank you' note from the author. This is a large book: 11 in X 12 in. There is another copy offered on-line for $400. The trade edition is selling for over $100. |
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Capstick, Peter. SCI Silver Anniversary Collectors Edition |
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SCI Special Limited Editions from Derrydale or Buckingham Mint of all of Capstick's books. Each volume signed by Capstick and bound in leather and all text edges silver gilt, with silk ribbon. In Like New condition. No sets available on line.
Derrydale 2160/2500: Last Horizons, Death in the Lonely Land, The Last Ivory Hunter, Sands of Silence.
Buckingham Mint 2160/5000: Death in the Long Grass, Death in the Silent Places, Maneaters, Death in the Dark Continent, Safari: The Last Adventure, Peter Capstick's Africa. Capstick was one of the most read authors of African hunting lore in the late 20th century. though he was criticized for sensationalizing the danger of safari. |
Price: $825.00 FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.! |
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Lyell, Denis The Hunting and Spoor of Central African Game |
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1929 First Edition. Interior Very Good. Covers would be very good except for discoloration of rear cover (see photo). Hunting, tracking and choice of rifles for African game. 234 pages with four pages of advertisements and 38 plates. Life size illustrations of the tracks of most of the African game animals. Elephant, rhino, and hippo tracks are reduced in size (obviously). First edition published by Seeley Service and Co. (first printing). Price reduced because of discoloration of rear cover. |
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Buxton, Edward North. Short Stalks |
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1893. Second Edition. SCARCE in either edition. Head of spine cloth frayed. About one half inch loss of tail of spine cloth professionally repaired. Spine darkened, which is usual for this book but title is legible. Original decorative end papers with discoloration of FFEP. Scattered foxing of pages. Overall Good. 405 pages with index. 25 full page and 43 in-text illustrations. Buxton was a conservationist and hunter who traveled the world to enjoy his sport. Stories of hunting in the Rocky Mountains, Sardinia, the Atlas Mountains, Europe, and Turkey. Discover the trials and tribulations attendant to hunting in remote areas one hundred and thirty years ago. |
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Dinesen, Isaac. Out of Africa |
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1938. First Edition. 389 pages. Very good. Previous owner's signature and stamp on pastedown and FFEP. Many have seen the movie with Robert Redford and Meryl Streep; now read the book on which the movie was based.
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Howard, J. North American Big Game Hunting in the 1800's |
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1982 Limited First Edition. JH#1/1000. Fine in fine slipcase. Full leather binding. Great stories of hunting big game in the 19th century by noted hunters such as Roosevelt, Forrester, Shields, Browning, etc. These early hunters endured considerable hardship at times in pursuit of game. |
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Gillmore, Parker. Prairie and Forest |
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1874 First Edition. Covers good with slight bubbling of cloth. Blind stamped designs on covers. Restored with new spine cloth with gilt lettering and new end papers. Pages with age toning. A great description of hunting in the U.S. in the mid-nineteenth century. Parker was a great author of sporting books. His descriptive abilities are vivid and his sense of humor is typically British. He is one of my favorite authors. |
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Godfrey and Dufresne. The Great Outdoors |
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1947. First Edition. 376 pages. Gilt text block. Leather binding with moose on front cover, numerous color illustrations. Outer hinges showing some wear but holding firm. Everything about big game, upland birds, waterfowl, and freshwater fish. A great gift for a young or neophyte outdoorsman. Overall good condition. |
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Herbert, H.W. Frank Forester's Field Sports Vol. I and II |
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1852 New and revised edition of 1849 original printing. Big game and bird hunting in the United States and Canada. This was one of the FIRST books written on hunting in America and is desirable for that fact. Herbert was a professor of English and a very capable pen and ink illustrator. Good condition for their more than 170 year age. Wear at head and tail of spines and corners. Foxing, mostly of endpapers and frontis. Pages age-toned. Bookplate in Vol I and book seller's label in Vol II. |
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Hutchinson (ed.) Big Game Shooting Vol. 1 and 2. |
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1905. First Edition. Good plus. Some wear of head and tail of spine cloth. Vol 1. 301 pages with index: Shooting in Europe and America. Chapters by Phillips-Wolley, Pike, Hutchinson, Chapman, Seton-Karr and others. Vol 2. 355 pages with index: Shooting in Africa and Asia. Chapters by Bryden and Cumberland. Note that the British use the term "shooting" instead of "hunting". For them "hunting" was coursing animals with dogs on horseback. A great read on hunting the world in the late nineteenth century.
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Roosevelt, Kermit. The Long Trail |
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1921 Autographed Edition. Very good. This book is an expansion of a chapter from Kermit's book The Happy Hunting Grounds, which was written as a tribute to his father. New material was added to that chapter and published. 79 pages with four illustrations. Foxing of front and rear free end papers with a signature on the front. Text is clean without stains or foxing. With box. |
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Selous, F.C. A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa |
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1907 5th Printing of 1881 first edition. Selous' first and, arguably, best book. Good boards with some wear and spotting, and very good text. Prior owner's inscription on front pastedown and FFEP. Describes his first five years' hunting in Africa. Several in-text illustrations. Seven full page plates of African animals. Foldout map. 498 pages including index and list of animals taken. |
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Wheeler, W.W. Our Holiday in Africa |
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1912. First Edition. 173 pages. Very good, minor bumping of corners. Not a hunting book but an excellent description of travel through and the sights of Africa in the early 20th century. Leather bound soft covers. Has the foldout map. |
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