Big Game Hunting and Angling
London: British Sports and Sportsmen, 1914. First. Full Leather. 593 pp, hundreds of ill. and photogravures. Big game hunting throughout Africa by a who's who of turn of the century hunters including Selous, Sutherland, Dracopoli, Wallace, Statham and something on fishing. The first part contains stories and the second part lists celebrities with the rifle. In this section there are descriptions of avid big game hunters who have never authored books or articles. It is interesting to read about their accomplishments and they names appear nowhere else in big game literature. This super large thick heavy and beautiful volume is in full elaborate gilt red leather, gilt inner dentelles, beveled boards, all edges gilt, heavy marbled end papers. Usual minor wear on leather. Exceptionally heavy book, Substantial extra postage. VG+. VG+. Item #6161
Price: $700.00