Limited Edition: 227 pages, illustrated throughout with colour and black & white photographs, maps, dark blue faux leather gilt, a fine copy in dark blue faux leather slip case.
Limited Edition: Two hundred copies of the collectors' edition have been published of which this is number 108, signed by the author.
'Don Cowie is a knowledgeable naturalist who knew the names of all the trees and birds before he left school. He began his working life as an officer with the Southern Rhodesian Department of Customs and Excise. Stationed at the Beitbridge border post......already an experienced hunter, he soon became sought-after by the surrounding cattle ranchers who needed his assistance with problem animal control where Don gained considerable experience in the hunting down of problem dangerous big game. These were cattle-killing big cats, elephant that damaged water installations, and thirsty buffalo that created right of ownership problems at the drinking troughs. Although the cropping and marketing of the game products like meat and skins for profit was perfectly legal in Southern Rhodesia, sport hunting for profit was not and that include safari hunting and which prompted the Henderson brothers to start their own safari company in Botswana. Don went with them as their professional hunter during the six-month safari seasons...... This changed in 1967 when sport hunting on a game-ranching permit finally became legal after a long fight with government and when the Henderson's moved their safari operation to Southern Rhodesia".' From the introduction by Brian Marsh.
- Overall Condition: A fine copy
- Size: 4to (280 x 220 mm)
