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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

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4 titles: African Hunting; Elephant Hunting; The Recollections of an Elephant Hunter 1864-1875; Hunting the Elephant in Africa

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African Hunting and Adventure - William Charles Baldwin

  • Published by Books of Zimbabwe Publishing Co. (pvt.) Ltd; Bulawayo, 1981
  • a very good book in a good dustjacket
  • Volume 4 of African Hunting Reprint Series. Facsimile reprint of the 1863  edition 'African Hunting and Adventure from Natal to the Zambesi including Lake Ngami, The Kalahari Desert, &c From 1852 to 1860' . With a new Introduction by Gary W. Clendennen. Dustjacket has some rubbing and one closed tear to back (approx 2cm). Now in protective plastic overwrap.
  • Pages x + 451. Internally clean with no inscriptions and tightly bound.

Elephant Hunting in east Equatorial Africa - Arthur H Neumann

  • Published by Books of Zimbabwe Publishing Co. (pvt.) Ltd; Bulawayo, 1982
  • a very good book in a very good dustjacket
  • Volume 6 of the African Hunting Reprint Series. Facsimile reprint of the 1898 edition with a new Frontispiece, and Introduction by Professor James A. Casada.
  • Dustjacket shows some rubbing and edgewear. One closed tear, approximately 1cm, close to head of spine front hinge. Now in protective plastic overwrap.
  • No inscriptions, internally clean and tightly bound.
  • Pages xix + 455.

The Recollections of an Elephant Hunter 1864-1875 - William Finaughty

  • Published by Books of Zimbabwe Publishing Co. (pvt.) Ltd; Bulawayo, 1980
  • a very good book in a very good dustjacket
  • Volume 3 of the African Hunting Reprint Series. Facsimile Reprint of the 1916 edition with additional sketch map, illustrations and a new foreword and notes by Edward C. Tabler.
  • Dustjacket shows a little wear at head and tail of spine; now in protective plastic overwrap.
  • Boards and spine with clear gilt titling and trumpeting elephant.
  • 224 pages. Internally clean, no inscriptions and tightly bound.

Hunting the Elephant in Africa - Captain C H Stigand [inscribed by Peter Capstick]

  • Published by St. Martin's Press; New York, 1986
  • Series editor, Peter Hathaway Capstick
  • a very good book, without dustjacket
  • Blue boards with blind-stamped colophon in bottom right front corner.
  • Boards lightly rubbed. Spine slightly sunned and gilt titling a little dulled.
  • Owner's name to front endpaper.
  • Inscription signed by Capstick on following leaf. 'For Capt. Rob Collins - warm personal regards of the author- Peter Hathaway Capstick on flight 6 April, 1986'.
  • Internally clean and tightly bound.
  • Fore-edges untrimmed.
  • Pages xv + 379. 
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  • Sold By: Chapter Two
  • Contact Person: Su & Ray Smethurst
  • Country: South Africa
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