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Auction #118 begins on 03 Oct 2024

Bulpin, (T.V.) [Signed]

THE IVORY TRAIL;

illustrated by C.T. Astley Maberly

Published: Books of Africa, Cape Town, 1988

Edition: Third edition

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235 pages, [8] pages of plates: illustrations (some colour), map on endpapers. Pictorial paper covered boards, dust wrapper. Originally published in 1954.

Signed by Bulpin on title page.

Cecil Barnard, Bvekenya, "King of the Ivory Poachers" lived at Crook's Corner, where South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique meet. He told his story to Bulpin, detailing a life of hunting elephants and living off the land, moving between the three countries to evade those who sought to apprehend him.

  • Jacket Condition: Excellent
  • Binding Condition: Excellent
  • Overall Condition: Excellent
  • Size: 24 x 17 cm
  • Sold By: Select Books
  • Contact Person: David McLennan
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 021-4246955
  • Preferred Payment Methods: Credit card; EFT
  • Trade Associations: SABDA


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