The Adventures of a Lion Family and Other Studies of Wild Life in East Africa

London England: Longmans Green, 1931. The writer of these tales of wild animal life; of the vast untrodden parts of South-Eastern Africa - the home of the big game; the open plains, the bush; the swamps, lagoons, and rivers; the mountains and the awesome silent forest - is one of the few endowed with the real temperament to whom the accident of opportunity has opened the door to this wonderland of Nature. This young Dutch South African, still in the early twenties, spent his boyhood in these parts and absorbed the spirit of the land and its meaning as those may do who grow with the life not only in the country, but of it. Initmate personal experience, close and absorbing observation, and unfailing sympathy and understanding permeate this little book. Is there any need to say that the stories are true to life? Surely not! But this much may be said, that no matter how fascinating or how convincingly true they may appear to the reader who has no personal experience to guide his judgement, it will be those who "have been there before" whose eyes will brighten and pulses quicken as they recognise the intimate details that may up the picture of the big game at home.Translated from the Afrikaans by B. and E. D. Lewis. Introduction by Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, K.C.M.G. Previous owners name and date inside cover. Slight foxing to end pages.. 1st Swan Library Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback.