AN IVORY TRADER IN NORTH KENIA; the Record of an Expedition through Kikuyu to Galla-Land in East Equatorial Africa, with an account of the Rendili and Burkeneji tribes.

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FIRST EDITION, 8vo, pp xvi, 368, advertisements, folding map, frontispiece, 15 plates, 4 small faded photographs on verso of half-title, original blue decorative cloth, gilt vignette on upper cover (warrior), spine faded, stain on lower cover. Signed and inscribed. "The author hunted along the Guaso Nyiro in Kenya, bagging buffalo and rhinoceros. His party attempted to reach the Lorian Swamp, but, having failed, they returned to the Guaso Nyiro where hippopotamus and giraffe were collected. There are numerous additional sporting incidents after rhino, gazelle, and other game, including a successful elephant hunt by a member of the party. After encounters with hostile Kikuyus, the expedition headed into western Kenya where more rhino were taken, as well as kongoni." p7 Czech. N° de ref. del artículo 10498

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