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Auction #127 begins on 06 Nov 2025

Bulpin, (T.V. )

THE IVORY TRAIL;

illustrations by C.T. Astley Maberly

Published: Howard B. Timmins, Cape Town, 1955

Edition: Second impression

Reserve: $40

Approximately:

Estimate: $50

Bidding opens: 6 Nov 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 13 Nov 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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205 pages: illustrations, portrait as frontispiece, map on end-papers. Pictorial paper covered boards, dust wrapper slightly rubbed along edges but is in unusually good condition.


Cecil Barnard, Bvekenya, "King of the Ivory Poachers" lived at Crook's Corner, where South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique meet. He told his story to Bulpin, detailing a life of hunting elephants and living off the land, moving between the three countries to evade those who sought to apprehend him.

  • Jacket Condition: Excellent
  • Binding Condition: Excellent
  • Overall Condition: Excellent
  • Size: 22 x 14 cm


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