Hunting Trips in Northern Rhodesia. With Accounts of Sport and Travel in Nyasaland and Portuguese East Africa, and also Notes on the Game Animals and Their Distribution.

LYELL, Denis D.:

Verlag: London: Horace Cox: First edition, 1910

Beschreibung

large 4to., xii, 118pp., + 2pp. ads, half-title & errata slip present, illustrated with 96 b/w photographs and drawings, appendix and index, colour patterned endpapers. Bound in the original dark green simulatedl crocodile leather cloth, spine and upper cover lettered in gilt with a pictorial onlay showing a camp scene. A generally VG+ bright clean copy in a nice tight original binding with just light fading to two gilt letters on spine. [Czech, page 101 - A cornerstone of big-game books and scarce]. Czech writes "Lyell recounts his experiences in the big game lands of Rhodesia with exciting details. All manner of game was collected, including elephant near Lake Chiuta, hippopotamus on the Shire River, rhinoceros on the Luangwa River, and lion. In addition, sable impala, kudu, eland, letchwe, waterbuck and other antelopes were also taken.". Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 3518

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Hunting Trips in Northern Rhodesia. With ...

Verlag: London: Horace Cox: First edition

Erscheinungsdatum: 1910

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: 1st Edition