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Auction #114 begins on 11 Apr 2024

Blixen-Finecke (Bror von)

AFRICAN HUNTER

Published: Cassell and Company, Ltd., London, 1937

Edition: First edition

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Translated by F.H. Lyon

First edition:248 pages, frontispiece 'The author with a little Wambouti girl,' 24 photographic illustrations, rebound in half maroon leather with matching marble boards and end papers, titled gilt on the spine, light foxing throughout, a good copy.

Czech (Dr. Kenneth) An Annotated Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books 1785-1999 page 29. 'The author recounts his hunting experiences over several decades, ranging from buffalo in the Lake Tana region to elephant near Avakubi in the Belgian Congo and also in Uganda. He guided the Prince of Wales on two hunts, and bagged a wide variety of game, including lion, rhinoceros, and other plains game. In one instance, he saved American millionaire Alfred Vanderbilt from a charging rhino. Blixen-Finecke achieved a measure of fame as the husband of Isak Dinesen'.

  • Overall Condition: A good copy
  • Size: 8vo (230 x150mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
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  • Country: South Africa
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