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John Boyes King of the Wa-Kikuyu by Boyes, John - 1911
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John Boyes King of the Wa-Kikuyu
by Boyes, John
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London: Methuen & Co, 1911. First. Hardcover. VG to vg+. 320 pp. ill. Map. True story of travel & adventure. Autobiography of the great big game hunter who also became King of the Wa-Kikuyu African tribe. First editions of this are very scarce. VG to Vg+ (slight foxing on fore edge of text block, half title and less on title page). Orig. red gilt cloth. No spine wear, corners square and sharp. Scarce. And this is a PRESENTATION COPY from the Editor (Bulpett) signed in the year of publication. Very good association copy.
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- Date Published 1911
- Keywords Big game hunting, Africana, Autobiography, African hunting
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A White King in East-Africa: The remarkable true adventures of John Boyes, trader and soldier of fortune, who became king of the savage WA-KIKUYU
by Boyes, John; Bullpett, W L [Editor]
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A White King In East Africa; The Remarkable Adventures Of John Boyes, Trader And Soldier Of Fortune, Who Became King Of The Savage Wa-kikuyu
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John Boyes: King of the Wa-Kikuyu: A True Story of Travel and Adventure in Africa
by BOYES, JOHN & BULPETT, G. W. L. (Ed)
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Methuen & Co 1912. FOURTH EDITION, small octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine, 240pp + 16pp adverts, VG- (black leather label attached to spine, moderate chipping & scuffing to board extrems & spine, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev.owner's name in ink to front pastedown, ink markings to fep, some cracking to gutters sporadically throughout, sl foxing to pages throughout- text still clear)
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JOHN BOYES KING OF THE WA-KIKUYU : a True Story of Travel and Adventure in Africa. Written By Himself . With Twelve Illustrations and a Map
by Boyes John & Bulpett, C. W. L. ( Editor )
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London: Methuen & Co Limited, 1911. First Edition. Cloth. Near Good/No Jacket. Extraordinary account of John Boyes' Adventures during 15 years, principally in East Africa, especially his wanderings in Kikuyu-Land where He became practically Supreme Ruler of the Kikuyu Tribe of Half a Million People. Remarkable story of a Man of Courage, Nerve and True Resource. Frontis illustrated with a B&W seated Portrait of John Boyes, protected by tissue guard. 10 more Full=Page B&W Plates ( one is missing from the 12 ). Mao of Kikuyu-land near the back. Red cloth cover with Gilt Lettering to front & spine. All page edges Untrimmed. 320 Pages + 29 Page Publisher's Catalogue. 9" Tall, 750g. Some patchy fading to cloth. Spine tanned. Closed tears to cloth down left side of spine and half-way down right side. Corners worn. Rear free endpaper removed. Old library label, dated 1914, on endpaper and a small, very faint, stamp at bottom of title page. No other inscriptions or stamps.…
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