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Profit and Sport in British East Africa
Capt. The Lord Cranworth
1919
Macmillan and Co., Limited : London
9.5" by 6"
xvi, 503pp
SUMMARY
A second expanded edition of Lord Cranworth's account of sports and lifestyle in Africa, illustrated with folding maps and photographs.
Folding Maps,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Good
This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
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DESCRIPTION
An expansion on 'A Colony in the Making', this is a second, revised edition, containing thirty-seven chapters on native tribes and settlers, the creatures and plants, politics, game hunting, fishing, birds and reserves, amongst countless other things.
Written by Bertram Francis Gurdon, the 2nd Baron Cranworth. Cranworth served during the Second Boer War and was made a Knight of the Garter upon his retirement.
Illustrated with a frontispiece in colour by J. G. Millais, complete with two folding maps, and photographs throughout.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart; some bumping to the head and tail of the spine resulting in slight loss. Internally, binding is generally firm. Pages are a touch age-toned to the edges.
Overall Condition: Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
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Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
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often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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