A Hunters Wanderings in Africa by F. C. Selous (Third Edition, 1893)

Rare and collectible Victorian-era hunting and travel classic.

• Author: Frederick Courteney Selous (18511917), legendary big-game hunter, explorer, and naturalist.

• Title: A Hunters Wanderings in Africa: Being a Narrative of Nine Years Spent Amongst the Game of the Far Interior of South Africa

• Edition: Third Edition (1893), Richard Bentley & Son, London.

• Binding: Original green cloth with gilt animal motifs (typical of early impressions).

• Contents: xvii + 455 pages, folding map at rear, numerous plates and illustrations by J. Smit, E. Whymper, and A. B. Selous.

• Condition: Good: original cloth with light wear, binding sound, folding map intact, plates all present, mild foxing as expected for age

Why its special:
This is Selous first and most famous book, chronicling nine years of hunting and exploration in South Africa. Highly regarded for both its adventure narrative and early natural history observations. Selous later inspired Rider Haggards Allan Quartermain character. Collectible copies are sought after by collectors of Africana, exploration, and sporting literature

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