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Maxwell, Marius

Stalking Big Game with a Camera in Equatorial Africa

1924

462,48 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Anno di pubblicazione
1924
Luogo di stampa
London. The Medici Society
Autore
Maxwell, Marius
Edizione
First edition, limited to 550 numbered copies of which this is
Soggetto
Travel - Africa Photography Mammals
Lingue
Inglese
Prima edizione

Descrizione

folio [38.5 x 29 cm]; xxii, 202 pp, double page photogravure frontis, 113 fine photogravure plates, folding panorama of elephants charging in rear pocket, colored map, title in red & black, index. orig dark blue cloth with gilt title lettering on front cover & spine, t. e. g., spine lightly faded but lettering clear, light stain on corner of cover, rear corner bit bumped, bookplate of Frances Myers and signature on endpaper, a near fine clean copy. A very large work, printed on heavy paper, with superb photos of African animals, especially elephants, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, buffalo, giraffes. The preface is by Sir Sydney F. Harmer. The author, describes his travels to British East Africa, Kenya, and his photographic experiences. He provides a chapter and some plates on the equipment he used. The appendices are on elephants, mammoths.
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