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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Letcher, Owen, F.R.G.S.

Big Game Hunting in North-Eastern Rhodesia

Published: John Long, London, 1911

Edition: First Edition

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Published by London, John Long Ltd, 1911. 1st Edition. 266 pages. Near fine half leather binding with marbled boards. Internally very good with numerous black and white ills. Some rashes of foxing. Scarce title.

A classic of its time the book is written by one of the foremost hunters of the period. Chapters include: In Nature's Playground - An Exiting Buffalo Hunt; Across The Muchingas; The Country of The Awemba - Into The Great Swamps.

Owen Letcher was a British gentleman adventurer and one of the first 'tourist' trophy sportsmen who made their appearance with the arrival of the railway at the Zambezi. He had studied mining and became a mining journalist in the 1920s in South Africa. 

  • Binding Condition: Near fine
  • Overall Condition: Near Fine
  • Size: 8vo
  • Sold By: White Eagle Books
  • Contact Person: Andrew Saidi
  • Country: United Kingdom
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