- 916
Myers, Arthur B.R.
Estimate
400 - 600 GBP
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Description
- Life with the Hamran Arabs. An Account of a Sporting Tour of some Officers of the Guards in the Soudan during the Winter of 1874-5. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1876
- Paper
FIRST EDITION, 8vo (197 x 128mm.), xvi, 356pp., [ii pp. adverts], 5 mounted photographs, original blindstamped green cloth, dark green endpapers, slipcase
Literature
Czech (Africa) p.121; Hilmy II, p.55
Catalogue Note
In this "difficult title to locate" (Czech), Myers relates his experiences with the renowned elephant hunters, the Hamran Arabs. In between hunting trips, Myers also comments on the way of life of his Arab hosts.
The mounted plates are from photographs by Rowland Ward.