Gibier

1929 · rif. 63842 — London: H.F. & G. Witherby 1929. Tall 8vo. 223 pp. plus 1 pp. publisher’s ads. Photo frontisp. numerous photo plates throughout by W. Woodhouse. Red embossed publisher’s cloth gilt lettering & ruling on spine minor bumping to couple corners edgewear to lower fore-edges dustsoiling to upper fore-edge minor sunning head of spine w/ d.j. wraparound cover art image of hunter shooting at a man-eater lion w/ brushfire in the background chipping & tear to head of spine w/ about 1.75 in. of loss to lettering chipping & edgewear to foot of spine some minor creasing still a VG/G- copy w/ mimeographed private library slip laid-in for M.R. Steele and bookseller’s label on rear pastedown. First edition stated of this work describing the author’s hunting adventures while leading an American hunting party through the African bush tracking down man-eating lions and rogue elephants. Chadwick 1882 had first emigrated to South Africa in the 1920’s and became a transport rider and member of the Bechuanaland Protectorate Police while working as a professional hunter earning a living selling ivory and lion skins from his trophies. The original dustjacket is exceedingly scarce with Ellen Herring of Trophy Room Books noting that they had only seen this one copy. H.F. & G. Witherby, hardcover