THE LAST OF THE FEW: FORTY-TWO YEARS OF AFRICAN SAFARIS. By Tony Sanchez-Arino.

(1995) later reprint. 4to (206 x 270mm). Ppxi,244. B/w photographs, decorative end-papers. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt.

The record of a lifetime of hunting the big five, especially elephant, in Africa. "Tony Sanchez-Arino has the honor of being amongst the elite of Africa's professional hunters; indeed, on longevity alone, virtually no one has been hunting on the Dark Continent longer on a continual basis. He began hunting in 1952 in West Africa, and he has hunted and guided in Cameroon, Sudan, Kenya, the C.A.R., Botswana, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Here is the story of his career with all the highlights that come from pursuing the unusual and dangerous animals that are native to Africa. Hunters will be pleased to know that Tony thinks that some of the best hunting in Africa is to be had today, and he substantiates this claim with his stories of guiding clients over the past few years to some very fine Zimbabwe elephants. There is much on rifles and calibers, the Big Five, and the spiral-horned antelope. There's a very good reason why Tony's other bestsellers-On the Trail of the African Elephant; Elephant Hunters, Men of Legend; and the volumes in the African Country Series-all quickly sold out in first editions. He simply is a marvelous storyteller."