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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1997). (1997) later reprint. Large format. Folio (220 x 285mm). Ppxvi,410. B/w photographs, illustrations, end-paper maps. Red cloth, spine titled in gilt. Fine copy in dust-wrapper. "It was more than the hunt for ivory that led Ian Nyschens to his remarkable career. His quest for adventure was of the most intense kind, the sort of search that led him to hunt elephants in the dense, razor-sharp thickets of Mozambique and crocodiles in some of Africa's most hazardous waters." Nyschens shot over one thousand elephants during the 1950s. Chapters include: Bull elephant, learning the hard way, 1947; Gold fever, the folly of youthful ignorance, 1947; Cow elephant, encounters and dangers, 1948; Kabora Bassa, the roaring Zambezi River, 1948; Jailbird, civilization bush style, 1948; Portuguese Corridor, encounters and learning the wild ways, 1948; Tet-Zambezia, elephants and man-eaters, 1949; Mapata Gorge, the storm unleashed, 1949; Wadoma, bitter reward, 1950; Rio ruvuma, elephant men, man-eaters, and revenge, 1951; East African Coast, a pilgrimage through history, 1951; Zambezi crocodiles, river adventures and a parting of the ways, 1951; Zambezi Valley, paradise of adventure, 1952; Disasters, wild river setbacks, 1953; Zambezi Kariba Basin, shadows of progress, 1953; Game Department, civilization's impact on the wilds, 1954-1958; Zambezi Valley, the coming of Kariba, 1958; Afterthoughts. Appendices include: Wildlife Areas; People and whereabouts; Names, flora, and fauna. .

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Ian Nyschens (pronounced "nations") shot as many elephants as Walter Bell didwell over 1,000and under much more difficult circumstances. His book will rank or surpass the best elephant-ivory hunting books published in the twentieth century. Remarkably, his adventures took place much later than the likes of Bell, Sutherland, Neumann, and others. The stories of his hunts with his double rifle are sure to impress. Ians career as an elephant hunter began in 1947 in Southern Rhodesia when he found a companionFaanie Joostenand the pair of them started hunting for ivory for a living. They roamed far and wide, often outside of the law, as far north as southern Tanzania and as far east as the coast of Mozambique. But Ian's stronghold was the thick jess bush of the Zambezi Valley, a place he loved more than any other. There, visibility was so poor that sometimes a hunter could be close enough to touch an elephant with the barrel of his rifle before he could see it. Ians life was one fantastic epic adventure after another. He once faced a stampede of seventeen furious elephants in reeds over twelve feet tall and had to shoot a wall of elephants to prevent him and his companions from being overrun. On another occasion Ian and Faanie developed a method of hunting crocodiles for their skins that entailed walking chest-deep into the Zambezi River at night. They would stand next to an anchored hippo leg and "brain" the crocs. In the end that got a bit too much even for Ian, and he gave it up as being too hazardous. Ian was married for a time, but his lifestyle was not conducive to domestic bliss, and the marriage did not last. Once the Kariba Dam was completed in 1959, it flooded a great deal of his beloved Zambezi Valley, and Ian's world began to shrink. He continued to shoot elephant under the control scheme set by Rhodesian authorities, but his footloose days were at an end. He joined the wildlife department as a game ranger for a while, but his unsociable character made for a short career. He shot most of his elephants with a Rigby .450 3. He used the Rigby so much that the barrels separated from use (the solder disengaged), and he had to send it back to London to have it repaired. Not many people use a double rifle to that extent! Ian Nyschens was the most notorious elephant poacher in Rhodesia until the time he was finally appointed a warden to help protect the game. This is a highly entertaining story of an irascible loner whose violent adventures make Jesse James sound like a Sunday school teacher! Footnote: Sadly, Ian Nyschens died on 6 December 2006 in Harare, Zimbabwe. May he now tread in the eternal hunting grounds where all elephants carry tusks of a minimum of eighty pounds per side. Farewell old friend, you will be missed by many. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1997). (1997) later reprint. Large format. Folio (220 x 285mm). Ppxvi,410. B/w photographs, illustrations, end-paper maps. Red cloth, spine titled in gilt. Fine new copy of the standard trade edition in a dust-wrapper. "It was more than the hunt for ivory that led Ian Nyschens to his remarkable career. His quest for adventure was of the most intense kind, the sort of search that led him to hunt elephants in the dense, razor-sharp thickets of Mozambique and crocodiles in some of Africa's most hazardous waters." Nyschens shot over one thousand elephants during the 1950s. Chapters include: Bull elephant, learning the hard way, 1947; Gold fever, the folly of youthful ignorance, 1947; Cow elephant, encounters and dangers, 1948; Kabora Bassa, the roaring Zambezi River, 1948; Jailbird, civilization bush style, 1948; Portuguese Corridor, encounters and learning the wild ways, 1948; Tet-Zambezia, elephants and man-eaters, 1949; Mapata Gorge, the storm unleashed, 1949; Wadoma, bitter reward, 1950; Rio ruvuma, elephant men, man-eaters, and revenge, 1951; East African Coast, a pilgrimage through history, 1951; Zambezi crocodiles, river adventures and a parting of the ways, 1951; Zambezi Valley, paradise of adventure, 1952; Disasters, wild river setbacks, 1953; Zambezi Kariba Basin, shadows of progress, 1953; Game Department, civilization's impact on the wilds, 1954-1958; Zambezi Valley, the coming of Kariba, 1958; Afterthoughts. Appendices include: Wildlife Areas; People and whereabouts; Names, flora, and fauna. .

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Ian Nyschens (pronounced "nations") shot as many elephants as Walter Bell didwell over 1,000and under much more difficult circumstances. His book will rank or surpass the best elephant-ivory hunting books published in the twentieth century. Remarkably, his adventures took place much later than the likes of Bell, Sutherland, Neumann, and others. The stories of his hunts with his double rifle are sure to impress. Ians career as an elephant hunter began in 1947 in Southern Rhodesia when he found a companionFaanie Joostenand the pair of them started hunting for ivory for a living. They roamed far and wide, often outside of the law, as far north as southern Tanzania and as far east as the coast of Mozambique. But Ian's stronghold was the thick jess bush of the Zambezi Valley, a place he loved more than any other. There, visibility was so poor that sometimes a hunter could be close enough to touch an elephant with the barrel of his rifle before he could see it. Ians life was one fantastic epic adventure after another. He once faced a stampede of seventeen furious elephants in reeds over twelve feet tall and had to shoot a wall of elephants to prevent him and his companions from being overrun. On another occasion Ian and Faanie developed a method of hunting crocodiles for their skins that entailed walking chest-deep into the Zambezi River at night. They would stand next to an anchored hippo leg and "brain" the crocs. In the end that got a bit too much even for Ian, and he gave it up as being too hazardous. Ian was married for a time, but his lifestyle was not conducive to domestic bliss, and the marriage did not last. Once the Kariba Dam was completed in 1959, it flooded a great deal of his beloved Zambezi Valley, and Ian's world began to shrink. He continued to shoot elephant under the control scheme set by Rhodesian authorities, but his footloose days were at an end. He joined the wildlife department as a game ranger for a while, but his unsociable character made for a short career. He shot most of his elephants with a Rigby .450 3. He used the Rigby so much that the barrels separated from use (the solder disengaged), and he had to send it back to London to have it repaired. Not many people use a double rifle to that extent! Ian Nyschens was the most notorious elephant poacher in Rhodesia until the time he was finally appointed a warden to help protect the game. This is a highly entertaining story of an irascible loner whose violent adventures make Jesse James sound like a Sunday school teacher! Footnote: Sadly, Ian Nyschens died on 6 December 2006 in Harare, Zimbabwe. May he now tread in the eternal hunting grounds where all elephants carry tusks of a minimum of eighty pounds per side. Farewell old friend, you will be missed by many. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Ian Nyschens (pronounced "nations") shot as many elephants as Walter Bell didwell over 1,000and under much more difficult circumstances. His book will rank or surpass the best elephant-ivory hunting books published in the twentieth century. Remarkably, his adventures took place much later than the likes of Bell, Sutherland, Neumann, and others. The stories of his hunts with his double rifle are sure to impress. Ians career as an elephant hunter began in 1947 in Southern Rhodesia when he found a companionFaanie Joostenand the pair of them started hunting for ivory for a living. They roamed far and wide, often outside of the law, as far north as southern Tanzania and as far east as the coast of Mozambique. But Ian's stronghold was the thick jess bush of the Zambezi Valley, a place he loved more than any other. There, visibility was so poor that sometimes a hunter could be close enough to touch an elephant with the barrel of his rifle before he could see it. Ians life was one fantastic epic adventure after another. He once faced a stampede of seventeen furious elephants in reeds over twelve feet tall and had to shoot a wall of elephants to prevent him and his companions from being overrun. On another occasion Ian and Faanie developed a method of hunting crocodiles for their skins that entailed walking chest-deep into the Zambezi River at night. They would stand next to an anchored hippo leg and "brain" the crocs. In the end that got a bit too much even for Ian, and he gave it up as being too hazardous. Ian was married for a time, but his lifestyle was not conducive to domestic bliss, and the marriage did not last. Once the Kariba Dam was completed in 1959, it flooded a great deal of his beloved Zambezi Valley, and Ian's world began to shrink. He continued to shoot elephant under the control scheme set by Rhodesian authorities, but his footloose days were at an end. He joined the wildlife department as a game ranger for a while, but his unsociable character made for a short career. He shot most of his elephants with a Rigby .450 3. He used the Rigby so much that the barrels separated from use (the solder disengaged), and he had to send it back to London to have it repaired. Not many people use a double rifle to that extent! Ian Nyschens was the most notorious elephant poacher in Rhodesia until the time he was finally appointed a warden to help protect the game. This is a highly entertaining story of an irascible loner whose violent adventures make Jesse James sound like a Sunday school teacher! Footnote: Sadly, Ian Nyschens died on 6 December 2006 in Harare, Zimbabwe. May he now tread in the eternal hunting grounds where all elephants carry tusks of a minimum of eighty pounds per side. Farewell old friend, you will be missed by many. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 2nd edition. 407 pages. 11.32x8.77x1.04 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Ltd Ed 1,000 copies. 296 pp, ill. Follow in the footsteps of many ivory hunters (Selous, Pretorius, Hamran Arabs) and then with the author as they all deal with dangerous game. Much on buffalo, also lion and even crocodile. Ltd ed of 1,000 signed, numbered, slipcased copies. A sought after title. Fine in like slipcase. Signed by Author relative.

#679 OF A LIMITED FIRST EDITION OF 1,000 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. BOUND IN BLACK CLOTH WITH GOLD STAMPING AND A RENDERING OF AN ELEPHANT ON THE FRONT COVER. HOUSED IN A STURDY RED CLOTH COVERED SLIPCASE. Ian Nyschens has shot equally as many elephants as Walter Bell, and under much more difficult circumstances. His book will rank with or surpass the best elephant-ivory hunting books published in the 20the century. Remarkably, his adventures took place much later than the likes of Bell, Sutherland, Neumann, and others. Having shot well over 1,000 elephants under circumstances that will be unbelievable to some, Ian Nyschens and his hunts with his double rifle are sure to impress. Included in this book is his remarkable adventure when he and some friends were charged by 17 elephants in a swamp. He was the most notorious elephant poacher in Rhodesia until the time he was finally appointed a warden to help protect the game. This is a highly entertaining story of a time long since gone and of a man remarkable for his adventures. One of the GREAT adventure stories of our time that has received rave reviews both in North America and in Africa. A very handsome ery Fine As New copy at a reasonable price.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Limited to 1,000 Copies. 409 pp. ill. Forty years of elephant hunting and some notorious poaching in the Zambesi Valley in both Mozambique and ZImbabwe. Elephants, man-eaters and more in this remarkable story of a time long since gone. Limited to 1,000 signed, numbered, slip cased copies. Fine in fine slipcase. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Fine in fine slipcase. 2015 Long Beach, 1st edn, 296pp, photos, drawings, ltd to 1000 copies, numbered, signed, slipcased copies. There was time, not all that long ago, when Africa was wild and there were tough, resourceful characters who made their living pursuing that most dangerous of careers-ivory hunting. From Bell to Sutherland, the lure of the big tusker irresistibly drew them to traverse swamp, desert, and jungle, and to endure amazing hardships and considerable danger all in the pursuit of white gold-ivory. Those who are fortunate enough to have read Ian Nyschens book, Months of the Sun, will recognize that Ian is one of this special breed of men. The tribesmen named him Kaporamujesse, the penetrator of the dense jesse where elephant were encountered in distances measured not in yards but feet!

1st Edn,. 410 pages, 4to., illus in b/w from photographs, colour map end papers, publishers blue cloth with gilt title and elephant jungle scene to upper cover. limited to 1000 copies numbered and signed by the author, a fine copy. The author spent many years as an elephant poacher in Rhodesia finally becoming a game officer, he shoot over 1000 elephants. A modern classic and fairly scarce. Czech 209.

Condition: Slipcase and book like NEW. 1997 Long Beach, 1st edn, 410pp, photos, illus, ltd to 1000 signed, numbered, & slipcased copies. Ian Nyschens has shot equally as many elephants as Walter Bell, and under much more difficult circumstances. His book will rank with or surpass the best elephant-ivory hunting books published in the 20th century. Remarkably, his adventures took place much later than the likes of Bell, Sutherland, Neumann, and others. Having shot well over 1,000 elephants under circumstances that will be unbelievable to some, Ian Nyschens and his hunts with his double rifle are sure to impress. Included in this book is his remarkable adventure when he and some friends were charged by 17 elephants in a swamp. He was the most notorious elephant poacher in Rhodesia until the time he was finally appointed a warden to help protect the game. This is a highly entertaining story of a time long since gone and of a man remarkable for his adventures. One of the GREAT adventure stories of our time that has received rave reviews both in North America and in Africa.

Condition: Fine in very good plus jacket. 2005 Harare, 1st edn, 254pp, photos. Those that have read Months of the Sun know that Ian Nyschens' life is one of the most incredible stories ever recorded in the history of African elephant & ivory hunting. It is fair to say that no man since WW II has a more compelling tale than this author. Since the publication of his first book numerous people who knew Ian have told us that not all of his incredible adventures were written up in Months of the Sun. So Ian took it upon himself to publish this, his second book, in a very limited edition. We will be honest with our readers; the book is a bitter- sweet experience. On the one hand more incredible tales are told, and most is new materials not written up before. On the other hand a lot of it is rather rambling and the book could have stood a good professional editor and graphic artist. But as one PH remarked to us several years ago "Ian Nyschens could write his next book on tree bark and people would buy it" A few of the stories elaborate on sections of Ian's previous book. We learn what happened to Faanie Joosten, Ian's wife, and when he was arrested in Mozambique. For the die-hard Nyschens fan this book will allow further insights into the man and his life. Ian asked some of his PH friends in Zimbabwe to write up a few of their best stories and these are in this book as well. Unfortunately in a few instances it is not clear that they wrote the text till well into the chapter. While his magnum opus Months of the Sun was largely devoted to hunting in Southern Africa, Ian, in this book gives some of his adventures as far North as the Sudan. However this is not much detail in these sections. The book is not a professional production but there are several very worthwhile stories in here that are worth the price of the book. And yes there is also some material in these pages that you will only care to read once in your life unlike Months of the Sun that many people have read once, twice even three times. We were told that this book was printed in a run of 500 copies of which over 100 were faulty, so very few copies are in circulation.