A SHORT BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BIG GAME SHOOTING, etc.
Reading edition
Since it seems impossible that any one man should have a thoroughly comprehensive knowledge of all forms of sport in any given district, it has been thought well to give here a short list of the best books known to the present writer upon most of the topics dealt with in these pages, in order that those specially interested may see at a glance where to turn for further information. There are, of course, a vast number of books written upon sport in different parts of the globe; but it is hoped that those quoted below will be found to cover most of the ground. Where opinions vary it is left to the reader to compare evidence, and judge for himself.
This seems an appropriate opportunity for acknowledging, in as brief a space as possible, but as heartily as can be conveyed by written words, the indebtedness of those employed upon these volumes for the invaluable assistance rendered by a host of friends too numerous for special mention, for information given, and photographs sent. It is hoped that the use made of their contributions will be a sufficient reward for the trouble they have taken.
Books recommended for perusal
Africa
Anderson, C. J.Notes of Travel in South Africa. 1875.
”The Okavango River. 1861.
Baker, Sir Samuel W.The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia. 1867.
”The Albert N’yanza.
”Wild Beasts and their Ways.
Baldwin, W. C.African Hunting from Natal to the Zambesi. 1863.
Bourke (Lord Mayo).Sport in Abyssinia.
Cumming, R. Gordon.Five Years of a Hunter’s Life in South Africa. 1850.
Harris, Capt. C.Wild Sports of South Africa. 1844.
Le Vaillant.Voyages, Chasses, Excursions en Afrique. 1869.
Selous, F. C.A Hunter’s Wanderings. 1881.
”Travel and Adventure in South-East Africa. 1893.
Willoughby, Sir John.East Africa and its Big Game.
North America
Baker, Sir Samuel W.Wild Beasts and their Ways. 1890.
Buxton, E. N.Short Stalks.
Caton.Antelope and Deer of America.
Dodge, Colonel R. J.The Hunting Grounds of the Great West.
Dunraven, Lord.The Great Divide.
Pike, W.Barren Grounds of Northern Canada.
Phillipps-Wolley, C.A Sportsman’s Eden.
Roosevelt, Theodore.The Hunting Trips of a Ranchman.
Rowan.Emigrant and Sportsman in Canada.
Van Dyke.The Still Hunter.
Williamson, A.Sport and Photography in the Rocky Mountains. 1880.
South America
Kennedy, W. R.Sporting Sketches in South America. 1892.
The Arctic Regions
Lamont, J.Seasons with the Sea-Horses. 1861.
”Yachting in the Arctic Seas. 1876.
Caucasus
Phillipps-Wolley, C.Sport in the Crimea and Caucasus.
”Savage Svânetia.
Ceylon
Baker, Sir S. W.Rifle and Hound in Ceylon. 1854.
India and Thibet
Baldwin, J. H.Large and Small Game of Bengal. 1876.
Forsyth, J.Highlands of Central India. 1871.
Kinloch, Colonel.Large Game Shooting in Thibet, the Himalayas, and Northern India.
McIntyre, D.Hindu Koh: Wild Sport in the Himalayas. 1889.
Rice.Indian Game. 1884.
Sanderson, G. P.Thirteen Years among the Wild Beasts of India. 1878.
Sterndale, R. A.Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon. 1884.
Northern Europe
Lloyd.Field Sports of Northern Europe. 1830.
”Scandinavian Adventures. 1854.
Spain and Portugal
Chapman, Abel, and Buck, W. J.Wild Spain. 1892.
Sardinia
Buxton, E. N.Short Stalks.[27]
Tyrol
Baillie-Grohman, W. A.Tyrol and the Tyrolese. 1875.
Taxidermy, &c.
H. C. A. J.The Sportsman’s Vade Mecum. (Field Office) 1891.
Lord, W. B., and Baines, T.Shifts and Expedients of Camp Life. 1871.
Ward, Rowland.Sportsman’s Handbook to Practical Collecting. 1882.
”Horn Measurements and Weights of the Great Game of the World. 1892.