BIG GAME SHOOTING ON THE EQUATOR

Dickinson (Captain F.A.)

Description:

286 pages, photographic frontispiece, 45 photographic plates, inscription of previous owner in ink on front free endpaper, top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Bound in the original green cloth with black borders and gilt titles on the upper cover and spine, light foxing on the title page and the few succeeding pages, otherwise the contents are crisp. A good copy.

Czech: An annotated Bibliography of African Big Game hunting Books, 1785 to 1950, page 48, ‘Dickinson’s approach is systematic, describing the haunts of each major species of wild game in East Africa including lion, kudu, oryx, eland, and other plains game, particularly near Guaso Nyiro and the River Tana. There is an excellent chapter on stalking buffalo accompanied by some marvelous photos of the author hunting a wounded buffalo in the swamp regions near lakes Solai and Baringo.’

Details:

  • Publisher: John Lane the Bodley Head
  • Publisher Place: London
  • Date of Publication: 1908
  • Edition: First edition
  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 8vo (230 x 150 mm)
  • Lot No: 276
  • Hammer Price: $315
  • Bids: 4
  • Visits: 45
  • Estimate: $300/400
  • Reserve: $200

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