CENTRAL AFRICAN GAME AND ITS SPOOR.

Stigand (Captain. C. H.) & Lyell (D.D)

Description:

Profusely Illustrated with Photographs and Drawings by D.D. Lyell.

Introduction by F.C. Selous.

 

xii, 315 pages, 68 plates & 2 folding plates – the larger is torn at the first fold, inscription by previous owner on front free endpaper, errata slips tipped-in at pages 1 & 67. Original tan cloth over bevelled boards with black titling and an image of a paw print in brown on the upper cover. The cloth is slightly rubbed and insect scarred, light foxing on the preliminary and final pages and the page edges, overall a good copy.

Czech: An annotated Bibliography of African Big Game hunting Books, 1785 to 1950, page 157, ‘A key book for both the novice and experienced hunters. Stigand and Lyell combine their encyclopedic knowledge of African big game to detail where wild game will be found, its habits and how to make vital shots on different species. Also of great interest are the life size hoof and paw prints, as well as illustrations of droppings. There is also an excellent chapter on rifles based on their own experiences.’

Details:

  • Publisher: Horace Cox
  • Publisher Place: London
  • Date of Publication: 1906
  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 4to (280 x 225 mm)
  • Lot No: 154
  • Hammer Price: $279
  • Bids: 2
  • Visits: 70
  • Estimate: $300/400
  • Reserve: $200

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