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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

R. C. F. Maugham

Wild Game in Zambezia.

With map and illustrations

Published: John Murray, London, 1914

Edition: First edition

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1 volume.

Original light blue cloth with blind-stamped title on cover.

Gilt title on spine. Very good condition overall.

xii, 376 pages + frontispiece with tissue-guard.

29 illustrations + fold-out map.

"The author, a renowned writer, sportsman, and British diplomat describes

various types of game and hunting conditions in Mozambique primarily north

of the Zambezi River. He includes his own hunts after elephant, rhino, buffalo,

lion, hippo, and a variety of antelope, with lengthy chapters on equipment,

game preserves, and the tsetse fly"(Czech, An Annotated Bibliography of African

Big Game Hunting Books, 1785 to 1950, p.109)

  • Binding Condition: Very good
  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 22.5 x 14 cm.
  • Sold By: West Clare Rare Books
  • Contact Person: Tom Moloney
  • Country: Ireland
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