MEMOIRS OF AN AFRICAN HUNTER

Second Edition: 409 pages, profusely illustrated with colour and black & white photographs, yellow faux leather, a fine copy in the dust jacket.  

'In his fascinating memoirs, Irwin describes his early years as a schoolboy hunting in Bechuanaland (Botswana), his time as a prospector, and later, his employ by the Tanzania Game Department as an elephant control officer. Although he prefers to keep his total elephant bag to himself, Irwin's feats are legendary: Walking thousands of miles on foot on safaris across remote parts of Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya, and the Selous Game Reserve; hunting "problem" lions and leopards, as well as elephants; and the creation of his own safari company (Kiburuzo Safaris). Editor's note.