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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Melliss, Captain C J

LION-HUNTING IN SOMALI-LAND - FIRST EDITION

ALSO AN ACCOUNT OF "PIGSTICKING" THE AFRICAN WARTHOG

Published: Chapman & Hall, London, 1895

Edition: 1st edition

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Prelims + 186 pages + 32 pages of catalogue, 8 illustrations by Cecil Aldin from photographs by the author.

Czech page 194 : "the author succeeded in bagging a number of lion and oryx in the woodlands and scrub brush beyond Barbera. The lion hunting episodes are quite well written."

Hardback. Rebound in 3/4 leather in what might be called an "ethnic" style. Gilt lettering (also ethnic) to spine, the book has been re-sewn & the hinges re-enforced with tape, the edges are dusty, there is a brown line to the inner hinge of the frontispiece. These apart the book is now tight, complete & clean but still has the ethnic/rustic feel about it. Scarce first edition.

  • Binding Condition: Rebound in leather. Ethnic.
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 24x16 cms
  • Sold By: YESTERDAY'S BOOKS
  • Contact Person: David & Jess Weir
  • Country: United Kingdom
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