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Lot 17
[AFRICA-HUNTING] BOYES, JOHN. How I Became King....of the Wa-Kikuyu.
[Printed Nairobi: W. Boyd & Co., circa 1901]. Saddle-stitched publisher's pictorial wrappers. 8 5/8 x 5 5/8 inches (22 x 14 cm); 35, [1] pp. Some wear, soiling, creasing.
A rare account, with just three copies on WorldCat, of this curious episode, the basis for Boyes similarly-titled 1911 Methuen publication. It contains some accounts of elephant hunting, etc. c.f. Czech Africa p. 33 "...an excellent African adventure story".
C Estate of Arnold 'Jake' Johnson
Estimate: $80 - $120
Sold for $693 (includes buyer's premium)
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