Edouard Foa After Big Game In Central Africa Full Gilt - Stamped Leather Briarpatc
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:17057304 | Binding: Leather |
| Topic: African Africa Big Game Hunting | Subject: Sports & Recreation |
| Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Collector's Edition |
You are bidding on a book entitled After Big Game in Central Africa, Records of a Sportsman from August, 1894 to November, 1897 When Crossing the Dark Continent From the Mouth of the Zambesi to the French Congo by Edouard Foa. This is a hardcover book bound in full green gilt-stamped leather with all edges gilt and was published in 1987 by the Briarpatch Press of Camden SC and is a first of this edition (with a new 8page foreword.'Foa, a Frenchman, hunted from coast to coast across cen...tral Africa with numerous sporting episodes. His hunts for buffalo, elephant, lion, leopard, and other game in the Chiromo district. He continued to hunt elephant and hippopotamus as he travelled westward in 1895 into Barotseland. Entering the Congo, he bagged a wide variety of antelope as well as buffalo and more elephant.' The book is in very good condition, tightly bound, with a square text block, sound hinges and minimal external wear. 326 pp.The successful buyer will pay $4.99 for USPS Media Mail shipping. Priority shipping is available but will be extra depending on size, weight and destination. Regarding combined shipping, I charge .50 cents per pound for additional books. This generally works out to $1.00 extra for octavo or ordinary sized books and $1.50 to $2.00 extra for oversized volumes. To get the combined rate you should wait until you receive your invoice.
