DEATH IN THE LONG GRASS. By Peter Hathaway Capstick.

(1977) recent reprint. 8vo (160 x 242mm). Ppxv,297. B/w photographs. Fawn boards, spine titled in gilt.

Capstick's first and best known book on safari in which he describes his colorful and hair-raising experiences as a professonal hunter. "Few men can say they have known Africa as Peter Hathaway Capstick has ...leading safaris through lion country; tracking man-eating leopards along tangled jungle paths; running for cover as fear-maddened elephants stampede in all directions. And of the few who have known this dangerous way of life, fewer still can recount their adventures with the flair of this former professional hunter turned writer." The chapters of the book are divided thematically: Lion; Elephant; Leopard; Cape buffalo; Hippo; Crocodile; Rhino; Snakes; Underrated killers - African wild dogs, hyenas, sable antelope, bushbucks, nervous clients, insane clients.