MEMORIES OF A GAME RANGER (1st Edition, Signed by the Author)

313pp, 1st Edition, Signed by the author, numerous illustrations throughout by C.T. Astley-Maberly. Publishers original hardcover, green cloth covered boards. Gilt embossed titling on the front cover and spine. Some mild mottling to the right side of the front cover and on the back cover. The covers are in good condition and the binding is tight. Internally, mapped endpapers. The inside title page has a dated inscription. On the page stating this is a first edition, there is the bold signature of the author and the place he signed the book, White River, on the 27th Dec 1948. Internally, there is no foxing and the pages are clean and bright. Overall a very good copy.

Harry Wolhuter was a former member of Steinaecker’s Horse corps during the Anglo-Boer War and was appointed as a game ranger in the Sabi Game Reserve (later Kruger National Park) in 1902. The book tells the story of his days in the bush, his efforts to preserve the wild life and his encounters with dangerous animals, poachers, tourists, the dogs and horses who served him and his wartime experiences. His account of being attacked by lions is a legendary tale of courage.

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Size: 145mm x 170mm

Johannesburg, The Wildlife Protection Society of South Africa, 1948

NB: This book will be shipped from Northern Ireland (UK) and will incur additional shipping & insurance costs.