The Man-Eaters of Tsavo
by Patterson, J. H
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0312510101
- ISBN 13
- 9780312510107
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(New York: St. Martin's Press, 1986) 0312510101. A volume in the 'Peter Capstick Adventure Library', the series editor of which is Peter Hathaway Capstick. 8vo; original maroon boards, lettered in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. (xii) + [vii-xx] + (ii) + 346; photographs; map. Dustwrapper very slightly edgeworn; some foxing to edges and to reverse of dustwrapper. Very good condition. (Czech: Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books 1785-1999, p. 213 [Original editions]) "Considered one of the greatest man-eating sagas of all time, The Man-Eaters of Tsavo is the firsthand account of the infamous Tsavo lions. These lions - who for nearly a year terrorized East Africa - succeeded in bringing the construction of a railway line to a complete halt, and have been credited with the deaths of some one hundred people. Written by the legendary officer who shot these lions and risked death several times in the attempt, The Man-Eaters of Tsavo is not only the story of this breathtaking hunt, but of Lieutenant-Colonel Patterson's other adventures in the African bush." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13334
- Title
- The Man-Eaters of Tsavo
- Author
- Patterson, J. H
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0312510101
- ISBN 13
- 9780312510107
- Publisher
- (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1986) 0312510101
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 1985-12
- Keywords
- Tsavo. Nairobi-Mombasa. Man-eating lions Hunting
- Bookseller catalogs
- Hunting;
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About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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- Gilt
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