Darley recounts his travels from Mount Elgon in Uganda and through the
Karamojo district to reach Abyssinia. His first elephant was bagged virtually from
his sickbed (he was suffering an attack of fever at the time). Near the Lokulan
River, the author collected more elephant, then crossed the border to hunt
additional pachyderms in the Abyssinian hinterland. After leaving Addis
Ababa,there was continued hunting for big ivory in the region between the Sobat
River and the White Nile. The primary focus of this book is on the author's
observations of the Ethiopian slave trade in the early 1920s. Original olive cloth with gilt titles and native vignette on spine. Cloth lightly rubbed. The original front free endpaper has been neatly re-attached. Illustrated with photo plates, a large folding map, and a single page map. Publisher's order form for this title laid-in. Previous owner's stamp removed from title page. This is the first British edition which precedes the U.S. edition by nine years and is in a larger format.
- Binding Condition: Very Good
- Overall Condition: Very Good, tight and firm
- Size: 8vo.
- Sold By: Classic Arms Books
- Contact Person: Ken Czech
- Country: United States
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: 320-255-1870
- Preferred Payment Methods: Paypal, check or money order in U.S. funds
- Trade Associations: Advanced Book Exchange
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