The Book of the Lion

Pease, Sir Alfred E.

Description:

8vo; original red cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; pp. xviii + (ii) + 291, incl. index; plates; diagrams. Ex-library copy, with label and de-accession stamps to rear pastedown; cloth a little soiled; some wear to extremities; binding slack and spine a touch cocked; plates working loose, or missing (those facing pp. 96, 160 and 268); foxing throughout. Fair condition. (Czech, p. 127) "Both a scientific and sporting examination of the lion, this title offers natural history and hunting of the big cat the length and breadth of Africa. Pease offers his own hunting experiences as well as those of other famous sportsmen of the era, with an interesting chapter on the history of lion hunting. There is also a chapter on lions in the Sudan by A.L. Butler." - Kenneth Czech: An Annotated Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books, 1785 to 1950.

Details:

  • Publisher: John Murray
  • Publisher Place: London
  • Date of Publication: 1913
  • Lot No: 342
  • Hammer Price: $40
  • Bids: 1
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  • Estimate: $80
  • Reserve: $40

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