THE BIG FIVE. By Anthony Dyer.

(1973) 2003 3rd edition. 4to (205 x 270mm). Ppvi,233 + 3pp ads. Five colour paintings by Bob Kuhn, sepia photos, line illustrations, photograph end-papers. Grey cloth with tipped-on plate, upper board and spine titled in dark green.

A new and updated edition of the scarce "Classic African use for the elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion and leopard. This book is about big-game hunter and conservationist, the author describes the world in which elephants are as much part of the day to day backdrop of life as rabbits are here: "a hungry peasant and a well-fed academic will have different attitudes towards wild animals. A small farmer fears and possibly hates wild beasts. The city-dweller has no idea of what it is like to share the same grazing areas, trails and water supplies with large and fearsome creatures. ...In this book I will try to tell you how it is paintings and many superb line drawings by Bob Kuhn, with many new photographs by Anthony Dyer and by the publisher, Harald Wolf. A handsome high-quality production. Publishing history: First trade edition Winchester Press 1973, together with a large-paper de luxe edition, limited to 375 copies. Second edition, limited to 1000 copies, Trophy Room Books 1996. Third (revised) edition, limited to 1000 copies, Haari Times, 2003.