AFRICAN SAFARIS

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Nakuru Press, Kenya Colony, c 1946, privately printed by author with a limited print run of only 400 copies. Major Anderson(1878-1946) was one of the founders of the East African Professional Hunters Association(EAPHA) who in April 1946 suffered a major malaria attack, while recovering from it, he completed the manuscript of this volume and delivered it to the Nakuru Press in Nairobi for publication, and died shortly after from pneumonia at the age of 68 before the book came out.Of the 400 copies printed, only a handful left today with serious collectors, having disappeared the rest with the passage of time. Comes with a Foreword by Lord Cranworth (author of Profit & Sport in British East Africa). Original First edition, green cloth with white letters, large format appx.7x10 inches tall. Big game hunting in East Africa, especially elephant hunting, including author's last elephant hunt - a tusker with over 200 lbs of ivory, an account on man eating lions and incidents relating to other famous big game hunters including George Rushby and James Sutherland. Minor stains to the cover, else very good volume in the scarce first edition. The book is SIGNED by a well known (late) African professional hunter and he had taken this book to various safaris in East Africa. Illustrated with photo plates, 173 pages. A highly collectable volume. please Note: Shipping of this item is limited to US & Canada only. new images added on 13-06-2023. N° de ref. del artículo 20122005-1

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