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Auction #118 begins on 03 Oct 2024

[Copley (H.) & Mayer (R. F) Compilers[

THE EAST AFRICAN SPORTSMAN'S HANDBOOK (1934)

Published: East African Standard, Nairobi , Kenya Colony, 1934

Edition: First Edition

Reserve: $60

Approximately:

Estimate: $80

Bidding opens: 3 Oct 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 10 Oct 16:30 GMT

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Publisher's brown cloth binding with decorative Rhino profile on front panel.

Index + 238pp + 10pp blank (game register & notes) + advertisements. Frontispiece (bongo)+ illustrations.

Big game hunting and bird shooting are covered in depth for the Sportsman in Kenya and Uganda. Rifles, game and habitat and game laws of the era. Also numerous period advertisements, plates of game spoor and trophies.

Contents include: Camping and Camp Kit; Medical Treatment; Customs, Postal, Steamships, Banks, etc. Game Laws; Camping Hints and Etiquette; Rifles for Big Game; Spoor; Field Taxidermy; and various Animals, Birds and Snakes. 

  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Size: 8vo


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