Lyell, Denis D. Nyasaland for the Hunter and Settler. Horace Cox, 1912.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Hard cover published by Horace Cox in 1912. No dust jacket. Dark green covers with gilt lettering and design. Title page is missing. Corners of covers are bumped and worn, with upper front corner frayed. Ends of spine are worn. Back edge of spine has a hole in middle. Covers have some edge wear. Front endpaper has a stamp from a prior owner and some writing in upper corner. Several pages have big check marks on them. Inner rear hinge is split, and last page is tanned from where a piece of paper was left. Book is in fair condition. 8vo, 116 pages, .9 lb.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 116 pages
Seller: Inside the Covers, Lancaster, TX, U.S.A.
LYELL Denis D.. NYASALAND FOR THE HUNTER & SETTLER.. London: Horace Cox, 1912.
Price: US$1950.25 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION, 8vo, pp xi, 116, map, illustrations, original green decorative cloth, slipcase, near fine, very scarce. "While not a book of hunting adventures, this slender work does provide plenty of information on choosing a big-game rifle as well as the varieties of game encountered in Nyasaland. Several of the plates depict the spoor of wild beasts, a theme Lyell continued in later works. As he notes: 'To spoor an animal for miles is far more interesting than killing it, for tracking game is the highest branch of good hunting.' Of additional interest are the ads at the end of the book depicting all manner of British sporting firearms, ammunition, and equipment." p101 Czech
Seller: J & S L Bonham ABA ILAB PBFA, London, United Kingdom