Safari Press
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| Founded | 1984 |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Huntington Beach, California |
| Publication types | Books, Magazines |
| Official website | safaripress.com |
Safari Press is a book publishing company specializing in books on big-game hunting and sporting firearms and is being run by Dr. Jacqueline Neufeld, editor in chief, and Ludo J. Wurfbain, publisher. It is privately owned by a small group of shareholders.
The business was started in Seal Beach, California, and remained there until 1990 when it moved to a commercial office and warehouse in Huntington Beach. Initially it occupied one unit in a building, but over time, came to occupy the entire building. In 1992 the business was incorporated as Safari Press Inc.
World Wide Hunting Books
The company started in May 1984 when it issued a small, dark green catalog under the name World Wide Hunting Books. The logo was that of a white rhino on a shield. World Wide Hunting Books sold antiquarian big-game hunting books by issuing a catalog about five times a year. Only in 1985 was the name Safari Press adopted for the new book publishing program. To this day World Wide Hunting Books sells antiquarian books under its name.
Publications
In 1985 Safari Press published its first book, which was a reprint entitled African Hunter by James Mellon. Safari Press used the rhino logo from WWHB. Only one book, African Hunter, was published in 1985, but the next year saw the publication of White Hunter by John Hunter and Horned Death by John Burger. In 1987 the company released five titles including With a Rifle in Mongolia by Count Hoyos-Sprinzenstein, From Mount Kenya to the Cape by Craig Boddington, and Hunting on Three Continents by the late Jack O’Connor, which was a compilation of stories from Petersen’s Hunting magazine. From this small beginning, the company has grown to the point today where it has published over three hundred titles and has over a million copies of its books in print.
Limited editions
Safari Press is known for its high-quality limited-edition books. With the exception of three books — White Hunter by John Hunter, Horned Death by John Burger, and After Big Game in Central Africa by Édouard Foà — all its limited-edition books have been original titles not published before in the English language. All its limited edition books are numbered and most have been signed by the author(s). Virtually all limited edition books are issued with a slipcase. Safari Press has now produced more original, limited edition titles than either Amwell Press or the original Derrydale Press.