THE LOW-VELD: ITS WILD LIFE AND ITS PEOPLE. By Lieut.-Col. J. Stevenson-Hamilton.

(1929) 2nd edition (1st cheap edition). Ppxiv,288. B/w photograph plates, end-paper map. Foreword by Jan Christiaan Smuts. Green cloth, gilt titles to brown spine-label.

"Colonel Stevenson-Hamilton has asked me to write a short Foreword for his book on the Transvaal Low-Veld, and I consider it a privilege to comply with his request. He has identified himself with that corner of South Africa as no other man has done. For twenty-six years now he has been in charge of it, and his efforts on behalf of it fauna have resulted in the statutory establishment of the Kruger National Park, which will ever remain a monument to him personally. No one can speak of that area with greater authority or more intimate knowledge". Lieut.-Gen. the Right Hon. Jan Christiaan Smuts, P.C., K.C. in his Foreword". The Low-Veld has never yet found a chronicler. The writer, therefore, in virtue of twenty-six years spent in administering its natives and in caring for its wild life, has ventured to essay the task of describing this subtly attractive region, which in the near future is likely to become a popular resort for tourists and holiday-makers, both from South Africa and from overseas". Contents include: Part I, Natural Features: General characteristics of the Low-Veld; Geological features; Vegetation; vegetation (continued). Part II, Animal Life: Mammals; Mammals (continued); Birds; reptiles, fishes, etc; Insects and others. Part III, Man: History; History (continued); Natives; Natives (continued); Natives (continued); Conclusion. An appendix lists the species of flora and fauna noted in the region up to the time of publication.