BOTSWANA: A BRUSH WITH THE WILD. By Paul Augustinus. Foreword by Ian Player.

1987 1st edition. Large oblong 4to (350 x 255mm). Pp207. Colour photographs, paintings and b/w sketches by the author, maps, bibliography, pictorial end-papers. Blue boards, spine titled in silver-gilt.

"A Brush with the Wild takes us on a journey through the wilderness areas of the country's northern region, into the 'secret' places, where the feeling of remoteness is complete. ...As traveller and artist, Paul Augustinus has for many years lived in this wilderness. In this his first book we are invited to share many of his experiences - the thrill of surprising the Okavango's rare sitatunga antelope, the shock of an elephant attack or of finding oneself no more than arm's length away from the hot breath of a buffalo. We also hear the echoes of past journeys, journeys of discover by David Livingstone, the trader James Chapman, the artist Thomas Baines, the hunter F.C. Selous and the missionaries Helmore and Price. ...The book is illustrated throughout with reproductions of Paul Augustinus's finest paintings and photographs. Engravings and early photographs lend historical perspective, while detailed maps of each region give the would-be explorer practical help in keeping on the right track".