Beschreibung:

Fred Duckworth
Quest for Africa's Tomorrows. (Signed & Numbered First Edition-328 of 1000 copies)
Stories We Have'nt Told You......
Published: Safari Press Inc, Longbeach, California- USA, 2013
Deep blue boards with gilt outline and blocking with spiral horned antelope vignette to upper board, similar decorations to spine. Boxed. Fred Duckworth has written this book as if it were, in many respects, a book about "Old Africa." The works of Selous, Bell, Stigand, Baldwin, Cumming, and the others are well known to most of us who have had an interest in the exploration, hunting, and safari life of the Dark Continent. It was these early hunter 's thirst for adventure that opened our eyes and minds to distant lands, unknown cultures, and the remarkable wildlife of the African continent. Fred continues in that noble tradition. His yarns vividly describe deadly encounters with rampaging elephants, malevolent Cape buffaloes, cunning leopards, ferocious lions, and malintentioned natives. His stories hark back to the days when Africa was for the most part wild uncensored, and unexplored. Yet this book is much more than an attempt at recounting the travails and adventures of an extraordinary life led by a unique individual. Here is a professional hunter who has lived many lives in one and has survived to be able to talk about them. This numbered and signed edition 328 of 1000 copies. This is the seventy-fourth book in Safari Press's Classics in African Hunting Series. Artwork by Elise van der Heijden. Certificate, Half Title, Frontispiece, Title, Dedication, Table of Contents, Foreword, Acknowledgements. A Paradoxical Paradise, Lost Forever. xiv plus 384 pages text with superb colour photographs, sketches etc. Fine with Slipcase. Binding Condition: Fine Overall Condition: Fine Size: 28.5 x 22 cm with Slipcase