First edition. 366 pages, frontispiece portrait, 30 full page black and white plates, 2 folding maps, light foxing, booksellers ticket on the front paste down end paper, brown cloth titled in black on the upper cover and spine, scuffed covers, a good copy.
Czech (Dr. Kenneth) An Annotated Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books 1785 - 1999, page 186: A British administrator in the region, Maugham describes the area listed in the subtitle as well as early conflicts to eradicate slavery. There is only a brief mention of his sporting exploits, primarily after impala, eland and sable in the plains region below Zomba in Nyasaland. There is also a good description of natives hunting hippo.
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