NORTH AMERICAN HEAD HUNTING. By Grancel Fitz.

1957 1st edition. 8vo (137 x 208mm). Ppxxvi,188. Colour frontispiece painting, b/w photograph plates. Green cloth, orange and green titles to spine.

"This collection of autobiographical adventure stories is based on the experiences of a hunter who, in the course of 38 trips from 1926 to 1955, became the first man in history to hunt all of the 24 different classes of North American big game animals that can be legally taken. Grancel Fitz has collected record-class heads of 13 different North American big game species - more than any other hunter. ...His knowledge of a great diversity of game countries and hunting methods has given him an ability to compare the animals from the viewpoint of sports and an appreciation of the subtle differences in the personalities of our native species. Mr. Fitz believes that 'If we regard the big game species of our continent as a priceless heritage, to be held in trust for future generations, the practical need for wisely controlled hunting is obvious to anyone who looks into the problems of present-day conservation.'" Chapters include: Author's foreword; Of grizzlies and the river; Troubles with whitetails; Stone sheep beyond the Alcan; In a cave with a mountain lion; When buffalo Willie shot the bull; One elk for a lifetime; His Highness the white goat; Moose in three sizes; Desert sheep are different; Polar bear in a hurry.