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Auction #118 begins on 03 Oct 2024

Smiles, Paul

Land of the Black Buffalo

Published: Faber and Faber, London, 1961

Edition: First

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First edition. 8vo; original yellow cloth, lettered in blue on spine; price-clipped pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 184. Dustwrapper slightly edgeworn and partially tanned, with earlier owner's paper tape reinforcing to reverse of spine panel at head and tail; gift inscription to upper flap, below blurb; trace of foxing to edges and endpapers. Good to very good condition.

"Smiles was a renowned game warden in old Bechuanaland who managed to effectively carry out his duties in spite of the loss of an arm. There are numerous hunts after Cape buffalo, lion, giraffe, and other game." - Kenneth Czech: An Annotated Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books, 1785-1999

  • Jacket Condition: Good
  • Binding Condition: Good to very good
  • Overall Condition: Good to very good
  • Size: 8vo
  • Sold By: Christison Rare Books
  • Contact Person: Lindsay Christison
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 073 290 2830 / 041 371 4844
  • Preferred Payment Methods: EFT, Paypal, Secure card facilities
  • Trade Associations: SABDA, IOBA


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