HUNTING BIG GAME: AN ANTHOLOGY OF TRUE AND THRILLING ADVENTURE. VOLUME I. AFRICA AND ASIA. Edited with introductions and notes by Townsend Whelen.
(1946) 2017 paperback reprint. 8vo (152 x 230mm). Ppx,339. B/w photographs.
"Superb stories on hunting lions, elephants, tigers, buffalo, leopards, and sheep, with chapters on big game rifles, equipment, and knives." The pieces selected "have been chosen with two points in mind: first, for extreme readability and adventure; and second, for the technical hunting information in them. All the stories rank high on both sides." Contributors include: Frederick courteney Selous (4 chapters); William Cotton Oswell (7 chapters); Sir Samuel White Baker (5 chapters); Arthur Neuman (5 chapters); St. George Littledale (2 chapters); Frederick Vaughan Kirby (4 chapters).
"Superb stories on hunting lions, elephants, tigers, buffalo, leopards, and sheep, with chapters on big game rifles, equipment, and knives." The pieces selected "have been chosen with two points in mind: first, for extreme readability and adventure; and second, for the technical hunting information in them. All the stories rank high on both sides." Contributors include: Frederick courteney Selous (4 chapters); William Cotton Oswell (7 chapters); Sir Samuel White Baker (5 chapters); Arthur Neuman (5 chapters); St. George Littledale (2 chapters); Frederick Vaughan Kirby (4 chapters).
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49653
| Author | Whelen (Townsend), Editor. |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 49653 |
| ISBN | 0811737527 / 9780811737524. |
| Book Description | Slightly spine-faded but a fine new unread paperback. |
| Book Cover | Paperback |
| Published Date | 2017 |
| Publisher | Stackpole Books. |
| Place | Lanham, Maryland. |