African Adventures Letters from Famous Big-Game Hunters - Lyell 1988 1st Edition

African Adventures: Letters from Famous Big-Game Hunters to Denis D. Lyell edited by Peter Capstick (1988 1st Edition Hardcover in Dust Jacket) St. Martin's published a new series of the greatest classics in the literature of hunting adventures chosen from the personal library of Peter Hathaway Capstick (1940–1996) an American hunter and author. These publications brought out-of-print Africana books back into print. Denis D. Lyell shares letters written to him by fellow African hunters, in which they discuss rifles, species of games, and the nuances of hunting, 1st published in 1935. xv + 10pp illustrations + 270 pp. Denis David Lyell (1871 - 1946) was born in Calcutta into a Scottish family from Dundee. In 1893, Lyell went to Ceylon and then India as a tea planter. By 1899, aged 28, he went to South Africa and by 1913, he settled in Nyasaland. After World War I, he came back to Scotland and married Marion Brown. He was among the last big game hunters who hunted elephants for profit. From 1900 he was immersed in the hunting world and became a renowned author. Hardcover has navy cloth boards with gold lettering on spine in a near fine (as new) DJ. Only flaw with DJ is impression on rear when used as a writing table. Interior is tight, clean and unmarked. No Ownership markings. Copyright 1988. Printed in U.S.A. Stated First Edition with full printline indicates true 1st. ISBN: 0-312-02149-6. LCCN: 88-11471. MSR = US $15.95.