The African Elephant and Its Hunters by Lyell, Denis D.

The African Elephant and Its Hunters

Lyell, Denis D

ISBN 10: 0869202723

ISBN 13: 9780869202722

Item Description: Books of Zimbabwe, Bulawayo, 1994. Brown Boards + Gilt. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Facsimile Reprint. African Hunting Reprint Series, Volume 10. Facsimile reprint of the 1924 edition with a new Frontispiece, and an Introduction and Bibliographical Note by Professor James A. Casada. "A scarce title, this includes the author's adventures huning elephant in various parts of Rhodesia and Portuguese East Africa : 'An elephant often screams when he comes for a hunter, but not always, for I have seen one come on without making a sound except with [its] feet as [it] rustled through the grass' Of additional interest are his chapters on early elephant hunters, recent (ca. eraly twentieth century) hunters, and even a passage on hunters killed by wild game." [ Czech, 1999 : 102]. Previous book sellers label on the front, flap of the dust-jacket. Dust-jacket rubbed. Light creasing of the spine-ends of the dust-jacket and to the edges. Size: Octavo. Hard Cover. Bookseller Inventory # 05573

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