Item #000835 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. Cumming R. Gordon.

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. A very good solid set in original cloth. Item #000835

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 springbok, wildebeest, gemsbok, oryx and the like, and enjoyed considerable hunting. Approaching the Vaal River, he bagged roan and kudu. He met Dr. David Livingstone in the bush, then proceeded to hunt buffalo, rhinoceros and eland. In the Bamangwato Mountains, he collected numerous elephants. Near the Moslakose Fountain, be hunted lion and rhino, with additional elephants, lions, and buffalo, as well as hippopotamus, bagged near the Limpopo River. One of the classics of African big game hunting and exploration that recounts the seemingly limitless herds of game of that era."

Price: $550.00

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