To The Mysterious Lorian Swamp

The author recounts his 1912 journey of exploration through Jubaland on the Somali coast to the Lorian Swamp. While on the trail, he hunted oryx, rhinoceros, gerenuk, leopard, lion and buffalo. Near Mt. Kenya, Haywood bagged a charging rhino with a .32 caliber automatic pistol after an attempt at photographing the beast. “[I]t is not the sort of effort I care to repeat . . ..” Original mustard-colored cloth with gilt spine titles and Somali warrior vignetter on upper board. Well illustrated with photo plates and folding map. Cloth lightly soiled. Original endpapers. Scattered light foxing. A tight, sound copy.