First edition: xvi, 477 pages, profusely illustrated with black and white and colour photographs, black and white illustrations, maps, green cloth boards, titled gilt on the spine, a very good copy in the dust jacket now preserved in a Brodart protector.
Tipped in on the front free end paper is a presentation inscription signed by the author: This copy is for George Payne. A revered friend and hunting companion who on several occasions being a “friend in need was a friend in deed”. “The Hell Run” and Botswana and the hospitality at 3 mile stone will never be forgotten. With all my very sincere best wishes. Sept 30th 1998.
Also loosely inserted is an obituary extracted from The Daily Telegraph Saturday June 18 , 2011:
John Kingsley – Heath: Big game- hunter who defied death during encounters with the most ferocious beasts of the bush.
- Overall Condition: A very good copy
- Size: 4to (290 x220mm)
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