The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other African Adventures (First US Enlarged Edition)

PATTERSON, Colonel J. H.

Verlag: The Macmillan Company, New York, 1927

Ex-library. A 1927 first U.S. edition of the enlarged edition with illustrations (with "Published, November 1927" statement on copyright page). In this memoir, Col. J. H. Patterson tells of ". . .most voracious and insatiable man-eating lions. . ." who appeared at the site of railway construction on the Uganda Railway in Kenya in 1898. This work tells of fighting off the lions, and other African adventures during the railway construction. With black & white photos throughout. Map of Kenya Colony at rear of volume. Foreword by Frederick Courteney Selous. This work originally published in the UK in 1907. --- In full dark green cloth covers with framed ferocious big cat image on cover and titling on spine, both in gilt. Content presented on heavy leaves, which have a buff color cast. --- With rubberstampings of the Navajo Ordnance Depot, Flagstaff Arizona Library at endpapers and on pp. 188-189, evidence of once-taped paper at rear paste-down, one inch scuffed spot at rear spine joint, otherwise a clean, tightly-bound, intact copy. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested.) ; Ex-Library; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; xvi, [2], 401 pages. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 88748

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other African ...
Verlag: The Macmillan Company, New York
Erscheinungsdatum: 1927
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Good+
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket
Auflage: First American Edition.