Roosevelt, Theodore

African Game Trails An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist

Hardcover, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910. First Edition. Near Fine. Large Octavo (10" tall) , 2 volumes, pp xvi, [2], 268; pp viii, [2], 269-529, [1]. Re-bound in modern half calf in the style of the original binding. This is the signed limited edition in two oversize volumes printed on thick ruisdael paper by the De Vinne Press on behalf of Scribner. SIGNED by Theodore Roosevelt. This is copy 389 of only 500 printed in 1910. Volume I - Frontispiece of Theodore Roosevelt with one of his big lions, color full-page map showing his route, 23 additional plates of illustrations both photographs and drawings with most photos taken by Kermit Roosevelt. Volume II - Frontispiece of a charging bull elephant, 24 additional plates of illustrations both photos and drawings with many photos taken by TR himself or Kermit. Binding is beautiful and fine. Interior is clean. A few pages unopened, small tear to top of the list of Illustrations page in Vol II due to that page being unopened. Roosevelt's narrative of his 1909 African Safari is one of the most famous and desired of all African game books. The Safari's official name was the Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition and it was primarily financed by Andrew Carnegie. The Expedition sent back 11,400 animal specimens which took the Smithsonian museum 8 years to catalog. During the expedition Roosevelt met many of the leading hunters, land-owning families, and local leaders of Africa. The expedition was led by big-game hunter and tracker R. J. Cunningham. Frederick Selous, perhaps the greatest of all the big-game hunters, joined it from time to time. Roosevelt travelled with his son, Kermit, and a team of Smithsonian scientists. The Expedition's route took them from New York City to British East Africa (Kenya) , the Belgian Congo, and down the Nile to Khartoum. This is a heavy and oversize set - international shipping will be extra. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author. [Item #82546]

Price: $5,000.00