A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa

Published by Macmillan and Co., 1907. Fifth edition (1907). Original reddish-brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine and gilt antelope head on front cover. Cloth well rubbed and at extremities; some evidence of damp staining to cloth and pastedowns. Internally very good. Top edge gilt.  Else clean. 62 illustrations (most of them on the 17 plates, including frontispiece with tissue guard). Fold out map showing the author's travels. Index. xix, 504 pages. 8 x 5.4 inches. Placed in a removable, clear archival sleeve.

Detailed narrative of Selous's game hunting expeditions in Southeast Africa between 1871 and 1880, specifically in Matableland and Mashonaland (later Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe), being the region between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers. A lively account, with many dire events, interactions and observations of the native tribes, and extensive encounters with wide variety of game, including elephants, buffalo, lion, giraffe, wildebeest, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, zebra, wart hog, many species of antelope, and more. Includes a day-by-day list of all game shot (with general location) for the years 1879-1880.