An excellent copy
8vo; original crimson cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; pictorial dustwrapper, housed in removable protector; pp. xv + (i) + 351; photographs; map; facsimile of address presented to the author. Dustwrapper tanned, with some fox spots, and tape remnants to flaps; earlier owner's small book label to front pastedown. Excellent copy.
"The 'man-eaters' were two lions who for nine months waged a savage warfare against the railway and all connected with it at Tsavo, and indeed in the end actually succeeded in putting a complete stop to the railway works for a period of three weeks. Colonel Patterson eventually succeeded in shooting them both, but not until they had managed to carry off and devour an almost incredible number of the railway workmen.
Terrible and pathetic stories are also told of tragedies due to other man-eating lions, while descriptions of the most exciting character are given of many lion-hunts in the ordinary way of sport and of the author's experiences among wild animals of all kinds which abound in British East Africa."
- Size: 8vo
- Sold By: Christison Rare Books
- Contact Person: Lindsay Christison
- Country: South Africa
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: 073 290 2830 / 041 371 4844
- Preferred Payment Methods: EFT, Paypal, Secure card facilities
- Trade Associations: SABDA, IOBA
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