First edition. xv, 345 pages, frontispiece – an electro-engraving after a painting by E. Caldwell (with a tissue guard which has foxed affecting the frontispiece), 7 plates and other illustrations in the text, folding map, original red cloth over bevelled boards with gilt vignette of author with two lion cubs on the upper cover and titled gilt on the cover and on the spine - binding loose but holding firmly on the ties, top edge gilt other edges uncut, contents printed on coated paper are bright, a very good copy.
Czech (Dr. Kenneth) An Annotated Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books 1785 – 1999, page 216: An excellent sporting title, this features all manner of big game hunting in the regions southwest of Hargeisa on Peel’s first expedition, then through the Haud and Ogaden on his second. The author’s hunting party bagged gazelle, rhinoceros, hartebeest, lion, oryx, and lesser kudu, as well as experiencing some hair-raising encounters with leopards. The rhino Peel bagged was hit eleven times and severely injured a gunbearer before finally succumbing.
- Overall Condition: Very good
- Size: 8vo (270 x 160 mm)
