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Auction #118 begins on 03 Oct 2024

Glynn (Henry T.)

GAME AND GOLD

Memories of 50 years in the Lydenburg District. Edited by D. F. Abernethy

Published: The Dolman Printing Co., Ltd., London, No date [1938]

Edition: First Edition

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First edition: 221 pages, numerous photographs, blue cloth titled gilt on the upper cover and spine, the spine is faded and the cloth worn along the edges of the covers, book-plate on front paste-down endpaper, a good copy.

Czech (Dr. Kenneth) An Annotated Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books 1785-1999, page108, 'Glynn recounts his days mining for gold in South Africa and hunting for eland, buffalo, and giraffe near the White River. Along the Pungwe River he bagged buffalo, lion, and hippo. There are numerous other hunting episodes, including a jaunt after elephants in the Sheringoma Forest. A scarce work.'

  • Size: 8vo (210 x140 mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
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  • Country: South Africa
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