Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, London, 1922. First edition. With profuse half-tone plates and a folding map. Large 8vo. Buckram. 288pp. folding maps, 80 illustrations on 64 plates. Internally fine with a few light rashes of foxing. Cloth a little worn in parts and the spine a little mottled. Overall a good copy.
Czech, Africa, p. 13: "Barns was joined by noted rifle maker Sir Charles Ross on an expedition leaving Mombasa in 1921. The party hunted lion and rhino near the Ngorongoro Crater, then travelled to the Lake Kivu region of the eastern Belgian Congo . Included among the photos is a snapshot of a poacher named Bowen with an elephant he bagged sporting a pair of tusks at 173 and 176 lbs.".
- Binding Condition: Very Good -
- Overall Condition: Very Good -
- Size: Large 8 Vo
