Published by London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, St. Martin's Street, 1910. Early edition. Octavo (22 x14.5cm). pp. xx,346,[2]. Numerous illustrations plus map. Contemporary ownership address to fep. Endpapers lightly spotted/browned, otherwise near fine in publisher's blue cloth, gilt. Gilt roaring Lion to front board. [Czech 125].
A classic lion hunting adventure in British East Africa. Patterson was appointed by the Foreign Office to supervise the construction of the Uganda Railway, connecting that colony and the Kenyan interior with the coast at Mombasa. The project was held up for some time by lions attacking and killing numerous employees of the company.
- Binding Condition: Near fine
- Overall Condition: Near Fine
- Size: 8vo
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