Peter Hathaway Capstick (1940-1996) left the white collar world of Wall Street early in his life for the world of hunting and fishing which he loved. After a short period of time in South America, he landed in Africa where he spent most of his life hunting big game and guiding other hunters. In the latter years of his life he wrote several books about Africa and big game hunting.
He had a writing style that attracted readers, and he quickly developed a loyal following. Today, his books are just as popular, if not more so, with outdoorsmen and others interested in Africa and big game hunting. While I’m not aware of any huge winners among his books, like Gene Hill, all of them will sell on eBay or Amazon and are worth picking up when you find them for a dollar or so. What also make them attractive is that they aren’t rare, and you will find them at garage sales, book sales, and estate sales.
Probably none of his titles will reach three figures, the first edition of a few of them will come close, and any of them will sell in the $15 to $35 range if in nice condition and properly described.
Here’s a list of Peter Capstick’s titles I’m aware of:
- A Man Called Lion
- Death In A Lonely Land
- Death In A Dark Continent
- Death In The Long Grass
- Death In The Silent Places
- The African Adventurers: A Return To Silent Places
- Peter Capstick’s Africa: A Return To The Long Grass
- The Last Ivory Hunter
- Last Horizons
- Maneaters
- Sands Of Silence
- Safari: The Last Adventure
- Warrior: the Legend of Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen
You might also come across a boxed set of DVDs or VHS videos featuring Peter Capstick produced by Sportsmen On Film which includes the following Capstick titles:
- Hunting The African Lion
- Hunting The Cape Buffalo
- Hunting The African Lion
- Hunting The White Rhino
- Peter Capstick’s Last Safari
When found, this boxed set usually contains two or three other DVDs on African big game hunting. The complete boxed set usually brings between $50 and $90 on eBay so it’s worth picking up also.
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