Szechenyi (Count Zsigmond) Land of Elephants
£675
London, Putnam, 1935.
First English edition. 8vo. Original black cloth lettered in gilt. Dust-jacket.
Big-Game Hunting in Kenya, Tanganyika and Uganda. Uncommon in the jacket.
Out of stock
Book very good; jacket slightly rubbed, but overall very good.
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