![[Item #82559] The Game Animals of Africa. Richard Lydekker.](https://goodbooksinthewoods.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/82559.jpg?width=768&height=1000&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1725659779)
The Game Animals of Africa
Hardcover, London: Rowland Ward, 1908. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine. Royal Octavo, pp xix, 484. Photograph of a lion on the title page, 15 black and white plates, 97 illustrations and photos in the text, index, 4 pages of ads. Bound in publisher's brick red cloth with gold front cover and spine titles. Spine a little faded, previous bookseller put a price in the inside hinge, that hinge is slightly cracked. According to Czech, this is "an excellent work " - high praise indeed. This book covers the natural history of the game animals of Africa, both large and small. Lydekker also included hunting stories related by numerous famous hunters such as Selous, Neumann, and Powell-Cotton. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. [Item #82559]
Price: $320.00