BELL, W. D. M. (WALTER DALRYMPLE MAITLAND BELL) - Karamojo Safari

New York, NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1949. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Stated First Edition (American) on copyright page. This book is in Very Good condition and has a Good dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing and there is a thin strip of toning to the spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright, however, there is a previous owner's inked name and notation on the half title page, along with several strips of toning / darkening The front and rear map endpapers have several strips of toning / discoloration where tape was removed. The dust jacket has edge tears, chips, spots of toning and wrinkling, along with tape discoloration to both flaps, and general wear and tear. The spine of the dust jacket has faded somewhat. "Walter Dalrymple Maitland Bell (8 September 1880 – 30 June 1954) , known as Karamojo Bell after the Karamoja sub-region in Uganda, which he travelled extensively, was a Scottish adventurer, big game hunter in East Africa, soldier, decorated fighter pilot, sailor, writer, and painter. Famous as one of the most successful ivory hunters of his time, Bell was an advocate of accurate shot placement with smaller calibre rifles, over the heavy large-bore rifles his contemporaries used for big African game. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good in Good dust jacket .

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