Wild Sports of Southern Africa - Cornwallis Harris, William

1963 facsimile reprint hardcover with dust jacket and 359 pages in good secondhand condition. Hunting. Numbered 662 of a limited edition of 750 copies only. Bookplate of previous owner in front.

'This is not only a book about Wild Sports but is a very interesting report of such important historical events as: The Great Trek; the massacre of Piet Retief and his party by Dingaan; the fall of Piet Uys in an abortive invasion of the Zulu territories; the death of Maritz; the annihilation of the Natal Settlers; etc.

'The author and his party travelled by wagon and oxen to Grahamstown, Somerset, Graaff Reinet, New Lattakoo, through Griqualand and Bechuanaland, to Boksfontein, Cambellsdorp and Kuruman through the domains of the Matabele King and the Barolong country, and returned to Graff Reinet by the Vaal River Route. 

'He gives interesting accounts of the Matabele people and experiences with the Bushmen, Hottentots and other tribes. His stay with King Moselekatse is fully described and of great historical value.