George Ronald, Wheatley, 1953. Hardcover. Near Fine red cloth in a very good pictorial dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Red cloth with gilt spine titles; 8vo; 272pp; illustrated with endpaper maps, and numerous black and white ills. Dust jacket has minor loos to top head of spine. Internally fine.
Varian was an engineer, explorer and big game hunter. He pioneered many railroad projects throughout Africa. He was able to hunt elephant and other game during idle times. The giant sable antelope and Angolan dik-dik are named after Varian. Varian was involved throughout his lifetime with the pioneer railroads and under the influence of Cecil Rhodes. He eventually was chief engineer for the Benguela Railroad.
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