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Auction #125 begins on 14 Aug 2025

Percival (A. Blayney); Pitman (C.R.S. Captain)

A GAME RANGER ON SAFARI + A GAME WARDEN AMONG HIS CHARGES

Published: Nisbet & Co, London, 1928, 1931

Edition: First Editions

Reserve: $110

Approximately:

Estimate: $200

Bidding opens: 14 Aug 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 21 Aug 16:30 GMT

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(1) A GAME RANGER ON SAFARI

Red leatherette boards with titling on spine, new end pages, pp. xiv + 305 + fold-out map at the back, illustrated with b&w plates.

"The scarcer of Percival's works, this is similar to his A Game Ranger's Note Book in its systematic approach to examining various species of big game in Kenya Colony. There are plenty of hunting episodes after rhinoceros, buffalo, lion and a plethora of antelope. There is also an interesring tidbit on unknown 'monsters' near Lake Victoria, and excellent chapters detailing the effect of human settlement, disease, drought and war on game animals"

(2) A GAME WARDEN AMONG HIS CHARGES 

Red leatherette boards with titling on spine, new end pages, pp. xvi + 336 + fold-out map at the back, illustrated with b&w plates. Light foxing on first and last pages, else very good.

"The author examines a variety of game while relating his hunting experiences after rhinoceros, elephant near the River Kerio south of Lake Rudolf, lion in Uganda, and with long chapters on gorillas and crocodiles: 'In shooting a crocodile, no matter what species, the safest shot is in the back"".

-Extracted from Czech (Kenneth), An Annotated Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books 1785-1999, (Trophy Room Books, Agoura, 2011), pages 217/18, 222.

  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Size: 15x22.5 cm


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