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Traces the history of man's impact on African animals, from the Roman games to their display in National Park arenas. The volume abounds with extracts of particular interest from the works of the great hunters and early explorers, detailing the methods which have depleted the herds.
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- PublisherDufour Editions
- Publication date1967
- ISBN 10 0854290621
- ISBN 13 9780854290628
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages204
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Animal Twilight
Seller: Dufour Editions Inc., Wyomissing, PA, U.S.A.
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Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. OUT-OF-PRINT. Seller Inventory # 600065
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ANIMAL TWILIGHT : Man and Game in Eastern Africa
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Dufour Editions, Chester Springs, PA, 1967
ISBN 10: 0854290621
ISBN 13: 9780854290628
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Seller: 100POCKETS, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Collectible - Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition, First Thus. Text/BRAND NEW, showing trace discoloration. Yellow linen boards/Fine. DJ/VG; intact w/edge wear and rubs to surfaces & all leading edges. Maps to endpapers. Check mark to fEP. A natural history of wildlife, fauna and flora, of Africa from Roman times to the present. Studied examination of travelogues, journals of hunters and sportsman, records of zoos points to the need of conservation post haste before Africa's the natural, living ecology becomes irrepairable. 10 chapters: I, The Impact of Man; II, Traditional African Hunting Methods; III, The Changing Scene; IV, Firearms & Human Settlement; V, Behavior & Migration; VI, Reactions of Big Game to Man; VII, Pachyderms; VIII, Carnivores; IX, Ruminants & Reptiles; and, X, Game Conservation, followed by appendices. Fine copy in lesser dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 001810
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