THROUGH THE LENGTH OF AFRICA Peel 1928 Cape to Alexandria Big Game Hunting Kenya

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THROUGH THE LENGTH OF AFRICA Peel 1928 Cape to Alexandria Big Game Hunting Kenya THROUGH THE LENGTH OF AFRICA BEING AN ACCOUNT OF A JOURNEY FROM CAPE TOWN TO ALEXANDRIA AND SPORT IN KENYA COLONY C. V. A. PEEL F.Z.S, F.R.G.S. OLD ROYALTY BOOK PUBLISHERS 1928 Peel acts as guide on this tour of the length of Africa, with sporting incidents after gazelle, reedbuck, and wildebeest on Kenya's Athi Plains. He bagged elephant in the country's bamboo forest: “All the elephants rushed together trumpeting like Sousa's band. The bamboo went off crack like pistol shots, as elephants tore through them...” There is an additional chapter on hunting lion near Lake Baringo and buffalo near Lake Hannington. (Czech, Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books.) CONTENTS CAPE TOWN TO BUKAMA BUKAMA TO ALBERTVILLE ALBERTVILLE TO TABORA AND DAR-ES-SALAAM TABORA TO BUTIABA BUTIABA TO REJAF REJAF TO SHAMBE AND THE SUDD SHAMBE TO ALEXANDRIA A WEEK ON THE ATHI PLAINS ELEPHANT HUNTING IN THE BAMBOO FORESTS OF KENYA COLONY SPORT AT LAKES BARINGO AND HANNINGTON 22 x 14 cm. (8¾ x 5¾), 131 pp. Frontis + 11 plates + folding map. Very good - condition, a school prize presentation copy with school badge in gilt on front boards and presentation bookplate on front free endpaper, some light foxing. A very scarce book even though this say it is the 2 nd impression. PayPal is the preferred method of payment. If you are in the UK, please feel free to choose my other options. Cheques/Postal Orders. Pounds Sterling only. Please make cheques/postal orders with the item name and number, your name and address. Non UK buyers, I may accept other payment methods if you contact me before bidding, but other charges may apply. All books sent securely packaged, usually bubble wrapped and in a padded envelope or boxed. I obtain Proof of Postage for all items sent via Royal Mail (From April 2013 compensation is reduced from £46 to £20 on standard 1st & 2nd Class and increased to £50 on signed for ). I work hard to keep the cost of shipping to a minimum whilst maintaining a high standard and do not profit from the shipping cost. As a book buyer myself I always send books out as I would wish to receive them. I am happy to combine shipping and for purchases of 3 or more books the savings can be substantial (more than the ebay discount shown). Please contact me for full details, providing your location and the items you are interested in for a quote; or just wait for the invoice and I will find the best options for you. UK buyers please note Royal Mail changes introduced on 2/4/13 means it is often cheaper to send books separately (crazy but true) If you have any other requirements please ask I will be happy to help (I want to sell my books). If you want to complain about the cost of stamps please contact the Royal Mail. Payment within 7 days please, but if you contact me before hand I may be willing to wait longer. If you buy more than one item please wait for the combined invoice so I can calculate the shipping discount. Your satisfaction is guaranteed! All of my auctions have a 14 day return privilege. I try to describe and image my books as accurately as possible, you may return this item if it is not as described (as long as the item has not damaged in any way) and I will refund in full. Please contact me before returning. I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY WITH YOUR PURCHASE I sell a wide range of non-fiction but my main interest is Africana. I always try to give an accurate description of the book (but cannot read every one) but if you have a question I'm always happy to try and answer it. I have over ten years of experience selling on ebay and hope to be selling in 10 years time, therefore I always aim to provide great value and serv... read more

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