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Lyell (Denis D.)

AFRICAN ADVENTURE

Letters from famous big-game hunters edited and annotated by Denis D. Lyell

Published: John Murray, London, 1935

Edition: First

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First Edition. 270 pages, frontispiece portrait of Selous, 4 black and white full page plates, 6 black and white photographs, green cloth with white title label gilt on the spine. Previous ownership in ink on ffep.

The book represents an accumulation of letters spanning thirty years the author received from big game hunters including F.C. Selous, C.H. Stigand, R.J. Cunninghame, T.A. Barns, Martin Ryan, Alfred E. Pease, J. Stevenson Hamilton, J.A. Hunter, Abel Chapman and many others. (Czech - An Annotated Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books 1785-1999 )

  • Size: 8vo (220 x 150mm)
  • Sold By: Mantis Books
  • Contact Person: Charl Yates
  • Country: South Africa
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