The Man Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures with Illustrations [Man-Eaters]
by Patterson, D.S.O., J. H. Lieut.-Col.; Selous, Frederick Courteney (Foreword)
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- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
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Rapid River, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
St. Martin's Street, London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1907. Stated at copyright: "First Edition, October, 1907. Reprinted November and December, 1907." Rare third printing from first year of publication. The original larger heavy volume measuring approx. 6" x 8 3/4". Navy cloth boards, gilt cover design and spine titles, moderate shelf wear, rub, bump. Front cover features dynamic roaring lion in gilt with circular borders. Pages very good, clean. Moderate toning, discoloration at endpapers. Stylish antiquarian signature at front endpaper: "H. T. Gwen Reipham." Ominous frontispiece, with original tissue guard, of lion's heads on black b.g.: "Heads of Eight Lions Shot by the Author in British East Africa". Bind good, moderate cant. Rare near very good third printing from first year of publication. Profusely illustrated with photographs throughout. Features a preface by the author and foreword by F. C. Selous. Appendix at back with details on hunting in Africa for the sportsman. An account by a railway engineer working in East Africa at the turn of the century of his encounters with man-eating lions. Printed by Richard Clay and Sons, Limited, Breadstreet Hill, E. C., and Bungay, Suffolk. 339 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.
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- BiblioStax (US)
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- Title
- The Man Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures with Illustrations [Man-Eaters]
- Author
- Patterson, D.S.O., J. H. Lieut.-Col.; Selous, Frederick Courteney (Foreword)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co., Limited
- Place of Publication
- St. Martin's Street, London
- Date Published
- 1907
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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