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Edouard Foa After Big Game in Central Africa1 volume. First edition 1899. Translated from the
1 volume. First edition 1899.
Translated from the French, and an introduction by Frederic Lees.
Publishers blue cloth with gilt elephant vignette.
Gilt title to spine.
Gilt top page block.
Colour endpapers
Gift inscription on front endpaper.
xxvii, 330 pages, 10 page publishers catalogue.
"Foà, a Frenchman, hunted from coast to coast across central Africa
with numerous sporting episodes. After a lengthy dissertation on
choosing a rifle and cartridge, the author proceeds to describe his
hunts for buffalo, elephant, lion, leopard and other game in the
Chiromo district. He continued to hunt elephant and hippopotamus
as he travelled westward in 1895 into Barotseland. Entering the
Congo, he bagged a wide variety of antelope as well as buffalo,
and more elephant. Among his trophies was an enormous elephant
sporting tusks at 114.5 pounds each. [Czech. An Annotated Bibliography
of African Big Game Hunting Books 1785 to 1950, p.59]."
Recorded shipping weight 2000g.
Shipped and insured by recorded delivery.
Adam & Charles Black
London
1899
Very good
22.5 x 16.5 cm
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1 volume. First edition 1899.
Translated from the French, and an introduction by Frederic Lees.
Publishers blue cloth with gilt elephant vignette.
Gilt title to spine.
Gilt top page block.
Colour endpapers
Gift inscription on front endpaper.
xxvii, 330 pages, 10 page publishers catalogue.
"Foà, a Frenchman, hunted from coast to coast across central Africa
with numerous sporting episodes. After a lengthy dissertation on
choosing a rifle and cartridge, the author proceeds to describe his
hunts for buffalo, elephant, lion, leopard and other game in the
Chiromo district. He continued to hunt elephant and hippopotamus
as he travelled westward in 1895 into Barotseland. Entering the
Congo, he bagged a wide variety of antelope as well as buffalo,
and more elephant. Among his trophies was an enormous elephant
sporting tusks at 114.5 pounds each. [Czech. An Annotated Bibliography
of African Big Game Hunting Books 1785 to 1950, p.59]."
Recorded shipping weight 2000g.
Shipped and insured by recorded delivery.
Adam & Charles Black
London
1899
Very good
22.5 x 16.5 cm
For further details and and to bid visit AntiquarianAuctions.com
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