LIFE OF FREDERICK COURTENAY SELOUS, D.S.O. CAPT. 25TH ROYAL FUSILIERS

[Millais (J. G.)]

Description:

xi, 387 pages, frontispiece portrait, 15 plates, light foxing on the preliminary pages and on the fore edge, bound in the original blue cloth with gilt titles on spine and front cover, the cloth is slightly worn, overall a good copy.

Czech: An annotated Bibliography of African Big Game hunting Books, 1785 to 1950, page 115, ‘Written as a tribute to Selous, who was killed in action against German forces in East Africa during the Great War, Millais includes numerous passages from his subject’s books and articles, recounting big-game hunting adventures in Africa and other international locales.’

Details:

  • Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co.
  • Publisher Place: London
  • Date of Publication: 1918
  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 8vo (225 x 155 mm)
  • Lot No: 405
  • Hammer Price: $50
  • Bids: 1
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  • Estimate: $100/150
  • Reserve: $50

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