Sport in Asia and Africa

Among his international big game hunting exploits, the author describes a 1906 safari to British East Africa with Bill Judd as his professional hunter. Around Lake Naivasha, the author bagged hartebeest, Thomson gazelle and Grant’s gazelle, the Thomson appearing among the top specimens in Rowland Ward’s Records of Big Game of that era. His best adventures occur while hunting rhino and elephant in the Adebares range. Dane returned to Africa in 1909, hunting rhino and elephant in the Lorian Swamp. He relates a particularly grueling encounter between one of his bearers and a crocodile. He also bagged good buffalo, kudu and lion near the GuasoNyiro [Czech, p. 73]. He also hunted tigers, panthers, bear, and chital stags in India, Ovis ammon in the high hill country, and fished for mahseer. A wealth of sporting adventures. Original green paper-covered boards with scuff marks on both covers. The green cloth spine has bright gilt titles. The original endpapers are firm and tight. Tiny hole on title page. Illustrated with numerous photo plates.