Bwana Game the Life Story of George Adamson by ADAMSON, George - 1968

Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

London: Collins & Harvill, 1968 Endpaper maps, many b&w and colour illstns. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.

London.: Collins and Harvill Press, 1968 A clean and tightly bound book. B/W photos.

London: Collins & Harvill Press, 1968., 1968.. Very good. - Octavo, 8-1/2 inches high by 5-3/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in tan cloth titled in gilt on the spine, laid into a pictorial dust wrapper. The endpapers are illustrated with a map. The edges of the dust jacket are slightly creased and rubbed. 320 pages, Illustrated with a color frontispiece and 38 pages of photographs, including color plates. Very good.
First edition.
From the library of professional hunter Bill Ryan, signed by him on the half-title with his Nairobi address. In a tribute to Bill Ryan (c.1908-1985) in Gamecoin Magazine, Chuck Ennis writes of him: "Bill was one of Kenya's best liked and well-known professional hunters". Bill Ryan arrived in Kenya from South Africa when he was 11 years old. He quickly became a crack shot and an expert horseman. He spoke several African languages fluently. After serving in World war II h went into the saw milling business. In 1954 he took up professional hunting full time. He was eagerly… Read More