SAFARI: A CHRONICLE OF ADVENTURE. By Bartle Bull.
1988 1st edition. 4to (221 x 278mm). Pp383. Colour and b/w photographs and illustrations, maps, bibliography. Grey boards, spine titled in gilt.
"The first history of the great African safaris. ...From the first safari in 1836 ...to the last of the great professional hunters, as they struggle today to carry on their tradition". Chapters include: The witchcraft of the desert - the first safari, 1836-13; The old Africa hands - the early white hunters, 1840-60; "I mean to be like Livingstone", Frederick C. Selous; Cameras, cordite and women - changes on safari; Bwana Tumbo - Theodore Roosevelt on safari; Nairobi, home port; Vintage years, 1919-39; Haggard, Hemingway and Hollywood - the safari in fiction and film; the chase goes on, 1946-88; Breaking camp, Tanzania, 1987.
"The first history of the great African safaris. ...From the first safari in 1836 ...to the last of the great professional hunters, as they struggle today to carry on their tradition". Chapters include: The witchcraft of the desert - the first safari, 1836-13; The old Africa hands - the early white hunters, 1840-60; "I mean to be like Livingstone", Frederick C. Selous; Cameras, cordite and women - changes on safari; Bwana Tumbo - Theodore Roosevelt on safari; Nairobi, home port; Vintage years, 1919-39; Haggard, Hemingway and Hollywood - the safari in fiction and film; the chase goes on, 1946-88; Breaking camp, Tanzania, 1987.
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Book Code
13492
| Author | Bull (Bartle). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 13492 |
| ISBN | 0670818801 / 0670818801. |
| Book Description | Slight use, bookplate. Good-plus in shelf-rubbed dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1988 |
| Publisher | Viking. |
| Place | London. |