Adventure of an Amateur Hunter in Africa.
by Eagle, John H
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with No dust jacket as issued
- Seller
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Austin, Texas, United States
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About This Item
The Chapple Publishing Co. , Ltd. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition published in 1915. Hardcover. "Eagle had this volume privately printed based on his diary and recounting his trips to Africa in 1911 and 1913. On his first trip, he hunted in British East Africa in the Guaso Nyero region for lion, roan antelope, topi, sable antelope, rhino, buffalo, and a variety of other game. Near Lake Natron , he bagged oryx and cheetah. On his second trek, he hunted in northwestern Rhodesia. Near Kolomo, he took elephant and kudu, then shifted toward the Karue River after hippo, buffalo, sitatunga, and numerous other species of game. " Kenneth P Czech, An Annotated Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting..page 54. Photographs. Issued without a dust jacket. 410 pages. Previous owner name and inscription on first free end page. Small bookstore label on inside bottom left of rear cover. Some bumps and fraying of cloth on spine tips and corners. Book is straight and binding is tight. All photographs are present. Book is in very Good condition.; Standard Book Size. .
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- Bookseller
- Quinn & Davis Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 122189
- Title
- Adventure of an Amateur Hunter in Africa.
- Author
- Eagle, John H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with No dust jacket as issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Chapple Publishing Co. , Ltd
- Date Published
- 1915
- Keywords
- Africa;, Big, Game, Hunting;, Sports;, Hunting
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.