Merfield, Fred
Gorilla Hunter
Farrar Straus and Cudahy, NY: 1956
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The African Adventures of a Hunter Extraordinary. 1956 NY 238 pp. Ill. Hunting wild animals (mainly gorillas) in W Africa, esp. the Cameroons by a professional hunter. He also hunted with Powell-Cotton for elephant, eland, etc. Interesting reading. Former owner faint blindstamps, a few pages had been folded. VG, vg dj.
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