About this title: The story of the author and his wife's two-month safari in East Africa in the 1950s. Ruark's philosophies are intertwined in the hunting stories to make unforgettable reading.
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Description: Fair. B000RKWVA0 Paperback as pictured, Rare book, in OLDER Used Condition with age discoloration, rough cover edge, and crack to back edge, Brittleness which suggests care when reading. Though it's still holding together well for it's age. Still has original 75 cent price on cover, but is priced due to rarity. Owner's name on cover, sold for content. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Safari Press
Date Published: 1997-01-28
ISBN-13:9781571570246ISBN:1571570241
Description: Used-Like New. LIKE NEW-Looks almost new, some light shelfwear. an owners name on inside page, otherwise very clean. Tight and solid. Trade paperback. read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Doubleday, Garden City, N.Y.
Date Published: (1953)
Description: Good plus or better, light general wear, corners lightly bumped. Worn, soiled, edgetorn jacket, price clipped. Pages lightly browned, prev owner's name and inscription on front fly. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, N.Y.
Date Published: 1953
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. VG+, in a Good, mylar-protected dust jacket.1953 Doubleday & Company later printing. Hardcover, size: octavo. Black cloth with gilt stamped spine titles and rules; gilt stamped vignettes on front board and spine. Pictorial endpapers. 315 pages, with photographs, plus outstanding illustrations by the author. Book has scant wear, and a small sticker-shadow on the front free endpaper. Bright jacket has light soiling, and a touch of spine tanning. Moderate edge-chipping, ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc, Garden City, New York:
Date Published: 1955
Description: Good + copy in spine faded hardcover boards, no dust jacket. 315, Illustrated throughout with black & white photographs and illustrations. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Doubleday & Company Inc., Garden City, New York
Date Published: 1953
Description: Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall The covers are lightly rubbed and lightly soiled. The spine is evenly faded (sun darkened) and so it is a bit lighter than the boards. The back board has somelight scratches. There is a small Christmas inscription dated 1953 on the FFE. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Doubleday, NY
Date Published: 1953
Description: Illustrated by B/w Photo Illus. Good in Poor Dust Jacket; In Dustjacket. DJ large portion (40%) missing from bottom front plus other small chips. 8vo. read more
Binding: Black cloth
Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, N.Y.
Date Published: 1953
Description: Octavo. First Edition. 316 pages. Illustrated with 32 drawings by the author and 32 pages of photographic reproductions. Spine is sunned, light freckling on top and fore edges and end pages, previous owner's bookplate on front free fly, back inner hinge cracked, else a good copy. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday 1955 1st ed. 3rd p
Description: VERY GOOD+ CONDITION-NO DUST JACKET-Hard Cover- Neat gift inscription on second end paper-Otherwise the book is in crisp fine condition with no other writing or marks- Doubleday 1955, First Edition 2nd printing-Very nice copy-Shipped in a sturdy box with padding-Scan sent upon request- read more
Description: 1989, 1st Safari Press edition, fine condition, with a fine dust jacket, published by The Safari Press, 315 pages. The authors classic African Big Game Hunting book on Safari in Kenya with professional White Hunter Harry Shelby. Illustrated with photographs and drawings by the author. see Hand p.702 #328. A fascinating Big Game Hunting read! read more
Description: Good. Alot of small white marks on front cover, check out my other safari book for combined shipping, pages are clean and easy to read, ships next day. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc.
Date Published: 1953
Description: Very Good. Black cloth hardcover, 315 pages. Front board stamped with an elk head. Some rubbing to covers. Pages and text are clean, unmarked. Binding is sound and square. Includes illustrations in black and white, a few pages of photographs. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Fawcett Publications, Inc
Date Published: 1965
Description: Good. Remainder mark top edge. Previous owner's name written with date (1967) inside. No other markings. Pages are clean and tightly bound. read more
Description: Dust Jacket Included. HORN OF THE HUNTER. Doubleday, Garden City 1953, 315 pages, illustrated. "The Story of an African Safari. " The unclipped dust jacket has been repaired including a large chip on the spine. Early printings like this have become hard to find. The book is Fine. read more
Description: HORN OF THE HUNTER. Doubleday, Garden City 1953, stated first edition, 315 pages, illustrated with 32 drawings by the author and 32 pages of photographs. "The Story of an African Safari. " The spine is slightly sunned. No internal marks or inscriptions and the contents are tight and clean. No dust jacket. Very Good Plus. $125.00. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday, Garden City
Date Published: 1953
Description: Illustrated By Robert C. Ruark, Photographs. Fine in Near Very Good jacket. First Edition. Original cloth, fine. "First Edition" stated on the copyright page. In near very good dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap, missing a chip on bottom of spine, wear to spine. "With illustrations by the author and 32 pages of Photographs. " One of the most important books on African Safaris and possibly Ruark most important book. read more
Description: Dust Jacket Included. HORN OF THE HUNTER. Doubleday, Garden City 1953, stated first edition, 315 pages, B & W photos. "The story of an African Safari. " Dust Jacket is not price clipped and is complete and nice with some repairs. The book has no marks or inscriptions and is Fine. Scarce in the stated first edition. $200.00. read more
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