SAVAGE SUDAN: ITS WILD TRIBES, BIG-GAME AND BIRD-LIFE. By Abel Chapman. With 248 illustrations, chiefly from rough sketches by the author.

1921 1st edition. Large 8vo (165 x 238mm). Ppxx,452. Frontispiece map, b/w photograph plates, text illustrations. Dark green cloth, gilt warthog motif to upper board, gilt buffalo motif to lower board, spine titled in gilt, top edge gilt.

Hunting big game along the White and Blue Nile rivers and the Dinder river through Sudan and Uganda. Buffalo, hippo, elephant, various species of antelope and gazelle and other big game. Also includes one chapter on angling in the Nile along with observations on local tribes and the bird life of the region. Hunter, traveller, artist, observer and protector of wildlife, Abel Chapman (1851-1929) initiated the Sabi Game-Reserve in South Africa (now the Kruger National Park), saved the Spanish ibex from extinction, discovered the main breeding place of flamingoes in Europe and elucidated the burrowing habits of grouse in snow. Houxty, his Northumbrian home for many years, became a natural sanctuary for all kinds of wild things, and a focal point for naturalists. Some of his best ornithological work was done in Northumberland and his first book, "Bird-Life of the Borders", has been described as a classic of observation and field-work.