A GAME RANGER’S NOTE BOOK

Edited by E.D. Cuming

With illustrations from photographs by the author and Mr. Martin Johnson.

First edition: xvii, 374 pages, frontispiece, 31 black and white plates, folding map, light foxing mainly on the preliminary and end pages, rebound in full dark blue leather titled gilt with decoration on the upper cover, and decorative gilt in panels with red title labels on the spine, slight scuff marks on the back cover, marbled top edge, a very good copy.

Czech (Kenneth) An Annotated Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books 1785 to 1999 page 217: Percival spent thirty years in Africa, much of it as a member of the Kenya Colony Game Department. This book reflects his vast knowledge of the game and its habitat, with important descriptions of the terrain and numerous hunting adventures. The various species of Kenyan game are presented in chapters and includes lion (7 chapters) leopards, and cheetah; elephant (2) , rhino (2) hippo, buffalo (2) as well as chapters on plains game.