Author: Roger Courtney
Title: Africa Calling
Description: London, George G. Harrap, 1936. Cloth. The second impression of this game hunter's account of his time in Africa before the onset of the Second World War. The second impression of this work, in the scarce original price unclipped dust wrapper.An account of author Roger Courtney's experiences in Kenya, Uganda and the Congo. A professional big-game hunter and gold prospector, this work was a follow up to 1934's successful 'Claws of Africa, Experiences of a Professional Big-game Hunter&apos. He discussed, among many other sensational experiences 'cannibals, some queer experiences of black magic and witchcraft, and tails of lions, elephants, crocodiles, hippos and other big game&apos.Following the onset of WWII, Courtney returned from Africa and died in Somalia in 1946.With a former owner's inscription to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Fading to cloth at spine and board perimeters. Former owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Chipping to extremities of dust wrapper, with significant loss to head of back strip. Closed tears, and discolouration to back strip and rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Good.

Keywords: Hunting Colonialism Big-Game Hunting Kenya Colonialism Belgian Congo None


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