First edition: 236 pages, electro-etched frontispiece, title page vignette and 12 electro-etched plates, numerous text illustrations, rebound in half brown leather with matching simulated leather boards with bevelled edges, decorative gilt with red title labels on the spine, foxing on the electro-etched plates, the contents pages, which are printed on coated paper, are in good condition, a good copy.
Czech (Dr. Kenneth) An Annotated Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books 1785 – 1999, Page 196: Highlighted by the author's detailed illustrations, this work represents Millais' journey towards the Limpopo River with excursions to hunt kudu, reedbuck, waterbuck, sable, and roan. Near the Nuanetsi River, he bagged buffalo and Zebra. After leaving the Limpopo, he collected trophy kudu, as well as lion and leopard. A most readable and visually exciting book of African travel and big game hunting.
Mendelssohn (Sidney) South African Bibliography volume 2 page 13: The first edition was published in 1895 and soon became very rare, and the Daily Telegraph, commenting on the publication, stated that it was 'a classic of the shooting world.'
- Overall Condition: A Good Copy
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