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In the Grip of the Nyika: Further Adventures in British East Africa
de Patterson, J.H. [Lieutenant-Colonel]
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- Muy bueno
- Estado
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- Librería
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Sobre este artículo
London: MacMillan and Co., Limited, 1909. Undetermined. very good. 1st British Edition. xiv, 389, [5]pp. Octavo. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. Gilt vignette on front board of a man leading a camel. Slight lean to spine. T.e.g. Endpapers age-toned and lightly toned throughout. Previous owner's dated signature (1909) to f.f.e. very good An attractive copy of the British first edition of this African hunting title by the author of the Man Eaters of Tsavo. Patterson was an Irish soldier, author, hunter and eventual game warden in East Africa. He was portrayed by Val Kilmer in the Academy Award winning film, the Ghost in the Darkness, a tale of man eating lions in Kenya. The book offered here gives accounts of Patterson's time in Africa, including a return to Tsavo, hunting for a variety of African Big Game, and interactions with the local Masai. 1909
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- Librería
- Aquila Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 137912
- Título
- In the Grip of the Nyika: Further Adventures in British East Africa
- Autor
- Patterson, J.H. [Lieutenant-Colonel]
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Undetermined
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- MacMillan and Co., Limited
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1909
- Palabras clave
- Africa|Big Game Hunting|Colonial Africa|Hunting|Hunting in Africa|Kenya
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Hunting And Fishing;
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
