High Mountain Hunting Expeditions

Medem, Ricardo

Argali Cacerias De Alta Montana [Wild Sheep: High Mountain Hunting] [Author Signed]

Madrid: Aldaba Ediciones, 1994. Limited Edition.
High-altitude sheep hunting across Asia and the world’s most extreme mountain ranges. Signed with an Inscription by the author.

A substantial and well-produced limited edition documenting high mountain hunting expeditions for wild sheep across some of the most remote regions of the world. Written by Spanish hunter and mountaineer Ricardo Medem, the work presents a combination of field narrative, species study, and expedition photography centered on argali and related mountain sheep.

Covering expeditions in Afghanistan, Nepal, Mongolia, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, and beyond, the book combines large-format color photography with technical discussion of species, terrain, and hunting conditions. Contributions by Camilo José Cela, C. J. McElroy, and Paulino Fandos Pari place the work within both literary and sporting contexts, appealing to collectors of hunting literature, mountaineering narratives, and wildlife studies.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Small folio, approximately 12.25 inches tall, 316 pages, illustrated throughout with full-color photography, charts, and maps, publisher’s blue cloth with gilt titles and ram device, issued with pictorial dust jacket, limited edition numbering present

CONDITION: Bindings are tight and secure. Text is clean; light, even age-toning. Minimal shelf handling wear. Appears unread. Dust jacket retains strong color, housed in a new protective Mylar sleeve; a repaired closed tear at the lower spine. Limited Edition, signed and inscribed by the author.

SCARCITY NOTE: Limited edition of 3,000 copies. Appears infrequently in the North American trade; most examples surface in European markets.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE —
The work reflects the late 20th-century tradition of international trophy hunting literature, combining personal expedition narrative with increasingly scientific attention to species classification and habitat. The inclusion of phylogenetic diagrams and regional chapters—such as Nepal—demonstrates an effort to situate hunting within broader zoological and geographic frameworks. The photography emphasizes both landscape scale and the physical demands of high-altitude pursuit, aligning the work with mountaineering literature as much as sporting narrative.

Published during a period when international big-game hunting was becoming more regulated and globally networked, the book documents access to regions that would soon become more restricted. It serves as a record of late 20th-century expedition hunting culture and its intersection with conservation, taxonomy, and global travel.

Subjects: Argali sheep, wild sheep hunting, high mountain hunting, Central Asia expeditions, Nepal hunting, Mongolia hunting, mountaineering culture, wildlife studies, big game hunting, Spanish sporting literature, Sporting literature, Hunting narratives, Natural history, Expedition literature

Item #21827
ISBN: 9788460494973

Price: $95.00