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Auction #118 begins on 03 Oct 2024

Christy (Cuthbert)

BIG GAME AND PYGMIES

Experiences of a Naturalist in Central African forests in quest of the Okapi with an introductory chapter by Sir Harry H. Johnston

Published: MacMillan and Co., London, 1924

Edition: First Edition

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First Edition: 325 pages, frontispiece of the author in Uganda, 120 photographic illustrations, folding map, original blue cloth, small mark at the base of the spine where a number has been removed, a very good copy.

 Czech (K.) An Annotated Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books 1785-1999 (new edition 2011), page 61: ‘A scientist by profession, Christy hunted throughout the equatorial region along the Ituri River in the Belgian Congo, the Katanga District, in Uganda and the Lado Enclave. He bagged elephant, buffalo, lion and bongo and was the first European to track and shoot an okapi.’

  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 8vo (230 x150 mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
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  • Country: South Africa
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