FIRST EDITION, 3 volumes, 4to (320 x 250mm.), half-titles, 4 coloured folding maps, numerous coloured and photogravure plates, photographic illustrations in text, original buckram-backed cloth gilt, top edges gilt, scattered spotting and dampstaining, bindings slightly soiled and rubbed

Robert, Marquess of Crewe (1858-1945), armorial bookplate; his daughter Mary, Duchess of Roxburghe

Czech, p.126

Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropriate.
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A substantial work detailing ten years of African sport and exploration, by the person who taught Theodore Roosevelt how to hunt.