21. Hawker, Lt. Col. Peter.

Instructions to Young Sportsmen in all that relates to Guns and Shooting.

Fifth Edition, corrected and improved with explanatory plates and woodcuts. London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1826. 15 cm x 21.5 cm. XXI, 456 pages with X plates and several woodcuts within the text. Original Hardcover (half leather on four raised bands with marbled paper-covered boards) with gilt lettering on spine. Very Good condition with some external signs of wear. Minor abrasion to one corner only. All plates and illustrations included as called for. One plate cleanly detached. Binding very firm and strong. Some spotting and occasional staining inside.

22. Herbert, Agnes [″The Authoress”].

Two Dianas in Somaliland. A Record of a Shooting Trip by Agnes Herbert / With Twenty-Five Illustrations Reproduced from Photographs.

Second Edition. London, John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1908. 15 cm x 22.5 cm. Frontispiece, 306 pages. 22 illustrations. Hardcover [publisher’s original red cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Excellent version of this rare book in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Occasional spotting but interior otherwise bright and clean. Foxing to edges. Some untrimmed pages throughout.

23. Himmelwright, A.L.A.

The Pistol and Revolver.

New York, J.J.Little & Co., 1908. 8°. 157 pages. With several illustrations. Original Hardcover (green cloth with gilt lettering and illustration spine and frontcover). The book in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Very few handwritten notes in the rear. Absolutely rare hardcover edition.

24. His Majesty’s Stationery Office.

Small Arms Training – Volume I – Includes 11 rare Pamphlets: Pamphlet I – Weapon Training (1937) / Pamphlet II – Application of Fire (1939)/ Pamphlet III – Rifle (1937) / Pamphlet No. IV – Light Machine Gun (1939) / Pamphlet No. V – Anti-Tank Rifle (1937) / Pamphlet No. VI – Anti-Aircraft (1937) / Pamphlet No. IX – Mortar (3-inch) (1937) / Pamphlet No. XII – Bayonet (1937) / Pamphlet No. XIII – Grenade (1937) / Pamphlet No. XVI – Annual Range Courses Regular Army other than Cavalry Regiments (Horsed and Mechanized), Infantry and M.G. Battallions and The Royal Tank Corps (1938) // For Official Use Only – NOT TO BE PUBLISHED.

Official Copy (Crown Copyright Reserved). London, His Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1938. 8°. 64, 36, 73, 70, 18, 40, 81, 22, 48, 24, 31 pages with several detailed illustrations of machinery as well as diagrams and range – tables. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Extremely scarce, top secret publication for official use only.

25. Holmes, F. Ratcliffe.

Through Wildest Africa – A Story of Travel.

London, Geoffrey Bles, no year (c.1925). 14.5 cm x 22.2 cm. Frontispiece, 318 pages. 20 photographic illustrations on 11 plates. Hardcover [publisher’s original red cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Map of the Kenya Colony on front pastedown and endpaper. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Very minor foxing to edges. Interior bright and clean and sharped cornered. Preowner’s name on front pastedown.

26. Hunter, J.A.

Hunter.

Seventh Impression. London, Hamish Hamilton, 1954. 14.5 cm x 22 cm. XIII, 242 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good condition with several small tears and fold-creases on the dustjacket, and an inscription by the pre-owner.

27. Johnson, Marti / [Osa Johnson].

Over African Jungles. [60000 Miles by Aeroplane over the Big Game Country of Africa]. The record from pen and camera of a glorious adventure over the big game country of Africa 60,000 miles by aeroplane.

Second Edition. Rare in original dustjacket. London, Harrap, 1935. 15 x 23 cm. 249 pages, including illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. The dustjacket with tear and some loss to upper front flap. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

28. Longfield, Robert.

The Game Laws of Ireland [With a Table of Cases and a chapter on ‘Remedies against Trespassers and Poachers’].

Second Edition – Revised and Enlarged. Dublin, E. Ponsonby, 1868. 8°. XI, 238 pages. Ephemera / Original advertising for the book loosely inserted. Original 19th century Hardcover. Very good condition with signs of external wear. Faded dampstain to inner boards and endpapers.

29. Morden, William and Irene.

Our African Adventure.

London, Seeley Service & Co., no year (c.1954). 16 cm x 23 cm. Frontispiece, 255 pages. 40 photographic illustrations including frontispiece. Fold-out map of Kenya and Uganda within book’s interior. Hardcover [publisher’s original brown cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. With the beautifully illustrated endpapers and pastedowns. Excellent / Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear.

30. Mulholland, Rosa (Lady Gilbert).

The Wild Birds of Killeevy.

Eleventh Edition. London, Burns, Oates & Washbourne, no year (c.1930). 8°. VIII, 311 pages. Original Hardcover. Good condition only with stronger signs of external wear.