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Auction #119 begins on 14 Nov 2024

Kingsley- Heath ( John)

HUNTING THE DANGEROUS GAME OF AFRICA

Published: Sycamore Island Books, Boulder, Colorado, 1998

Edition: First Edition

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First edition: xvi, 477 pages, profusely illustrated with black & white and colour photographs, maps, green cloth boards, titled gilt on the spine, a fine copy in the dust jacket. 

'Heath has at last chronicled his greatest adventures with elephant, Cape buffalo, rhino, leopard, hippo, and lion, including the terrifying tale of his being savaged and nearly killed in battle with a huge Tanzanian lion. This gripping and thoughtful tome is a virtual history of the glory  days of African big-game hunting and recounts such memorable characters as the great Jack O' Connor and his wife Eleanor, Syd Downey, Baron Werner Von Alvensleben, Donald Ker, Charles Cottar and many others.’ Editor’s note 

 

  • Overall Condition: A fine copy in the dust jacket
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
  • Contact Person: Paul Mills
  • Country: South Africa
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