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Life Of Frederick Courtenay Selous, D.S.O
MILLAIS, JG
Description:
8vo. 387 pages. 16 full page illustrations including portrait frontispiece (original tissue guard present).
Quarter green leather gilt by Hatchards of Piccadilly - back faded. Raised bands on spine, with gilt lettering, and top edge gilt. Decorated end papers.
The definitive biography of the great hunter and naturalist, who was the real life inspiration for Rider Haggard's hero Allan Quatermain and Wilbur Smith's Zouga Ballantyne.
A real life Indiana Jones, Selous lost his life serving in East Africa with the Royal Fusiliers, and was awarded the DSO for Gallantry.
Details:
- Publisher: Longman, Green and Co.
- Publisher Place: London
- Date of Publication: 1918
- Edition: First
- Binding Condition: Very good
- Overall Condition: Very good
- Lot No: 19
- Reserve: $250
- Estimate: $350
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