FIVE YEARS OF A HUNTER'S LIFE IN SOUTH AFRICA; With notices of the native tribes, and anecdotes of the chase of the lion, elephant, hippopotamus, giraffe, rhinoceros, etc.
Harper & Brothers. 1850 New York, 1st US edn, 326pp & 303pp + 6pp + 2pp, vignettes. Czech says "After several years in the military, Cumming decided to penetrate the interior of South Africa and try his hand at sport. Near the Great Fish River he discovered vast herds of.....