Lot Details
Lot 222
KIRBY, F. VAUGHAN Sport in East Central Africa. Being an account of hunting trips in Portuguese and other districts of East Central Africa.
London: Rowland Ward, 1899. First edition. Publisher's red cloth gilt. 9 5/8 x 6 inches; xvi, 340, [12] pp.; plates after photographs, half-title, publisher's advertisements. Spine sunned, extremities bumped, foxing throughout.
"An elusive Rowland Ward publication, this title continues Kirby's big game hunting adventures in the neighborhood of the Zambesi and Shiré rivers. He bagged kudu, leopard, eland and buffalo while also shooting hippopotamus and crocodiles. His best chapters cover his experiences hunting elephant in the Chiringoma region. Kirby's writing style, while quite descriptive, features some exceptionally long pararaphs" (Czech). Czech, Africa, p. 153.
C Estate of Arnold 'Jake' Johnson
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