FIVE YEARS OF A HUNTER'S LIFE IN THE FAR INTERIOR OF SOUTH AFRICA; with Notices of the Native Tribes, and Anecdotes of the Chase of the Lion, Elephant, Hippopotamus, Giraffe, Rhinoceros. - Rare Book Insider
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CUMMING Roualeyn Gordon.

FIVE YEARS OF A HUNTER’S LIFE IN THE FAR INTERIOR OF SOUTH AFRICA; with Notices of the Native Tribes, and Anecdotes of the Chase of the Lion, Elephant, Hippopotamus, Giraffe, Rhinoceros.

London: John Murray & 1851: 1850
  • $420
Mixed Edition, 2 vols, 8vo, Vol I pp xvi, 386; Vol II x, 381; map, 12 plates, 20th Century half calf, teg, very good. This was reprinted in 1888 as an abridged edition and titled THE LION HUNTER OF SOUTH AFRICA. Cumming met Dr David Livingstone in the bush during one of his hunting expeditions. "One of the classics of African big game hunting and exploration that recounts the seemingly endless herds of game in the region of Cumming's era and a necessary title in the big game library." Czech p43
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