MacArthur (Wilson) Simba Bwana
£125
London, Hurst & Blackett, 1956.
First edition, first impression. Signed by the author on title-page. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
MacArthur settled in Rhodesia in 1947, engaging in tree-farming as well as writing, and in all wrote over 40 books between 1945 and 1981 – travel books, adventure stories for boys and murder stories, some under the pseudonym David Wilson. Simba Bwana draws on his intimate knowledge of East and Central Africa, gained through numerous safaris following his settlement in Rhodesia, and on his earlier wartime travel writing.
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Jacket a little rubbed at spine ends and corners, overall very good.
Map endpapers; jacket artwork by Rudland.
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