African Nature Notes and Reminiscences
by: Selous, Frederick Courteney; Roosevelt, Theodore (foreword)

Hardcover. NY, St. Martin's Press, reprint, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Originally published in 1908. Memoir of the author, generally acknowledged as one of the greatest white hunters, trusted lieutenant of Cecil Rhodes, friend of Theodore Roosevelt, and the model for H. Rider Haggard's Alan Quartermain. The turn of the century big game hunter shares his observations on protective coloration, lions, hyenas, cheetahs, tse-tse flies, rhinoceros, giraffes, and unusual hunting experiences. Clean copy.