THE GAME OF BRITISH EAST AFRICA

Second edition. 310 pages + 8 pages related advertisements, 3 hand drawn maps, 71 illustrations, original crocodile skin patterned green cloth titled gilt on the upper cover and spine with bevelled boards – the boards are scuffed and worn, the top corner is slightly damaged, Rowland Ward Booksellers ticket on the front paste down end paper, with patterned end papers, a good copy.

Czech (Kenneth) An annotated Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books, 1785 to 1999, page 268. ‘A handsome volume that examines wild game, its habitat and spoor within Kenya, Uganda and the eastern Congo Regions. Stigand observes game traits on the plains, and in the bush and forested areas detailing animal movements, coloration and even preservation of game. There are interesting chapters comparing hunting big game to shooting and also on stalking.’