Sale 23SP01 | Lot 91

[BIG GAME] DOWSETT, J. MOREWOOD Big Game and Big Life.

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[BIG GAME] DOWSETT, J. MOREWOOD Big Game and Big Life.

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Lot 91
[BIG GAME] DOWSETT, J. MOREWOOD Big Game and Big Life.
London: John Bale, Sons & Danielsson, [1925]. First edition. 9 1/4 x 6 inches; xii, 242, [4] pp.; map, frontispiece and plates after photographs, half-title, publisher's advertisements. Inscription to front endpaper, minor foxing and light toning throughout..

"Dowsett hunting in various parts of the world during his lifetime. The second half of this volume deals with his hunts in British East Africa. He systematically describes a variety of plains game, dealing more extensively with hunting buffalo near Mt. Elgon and with chapters on elephant, rhinoceros, lion and leopard. The author survived being pinned by an enraged elephant" (Czech). Czech, Asia, p. 84; Heller 83; Phillips, 103.


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Estimate: $40 - $60
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Sporting & Travel Books

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