ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1942). 1942 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Ppxviii,287. Sepia photograph plates, fold-out map. Green cloth, silver-gilt titles to spine. Slight fading to spine, slight browning to end-papers and edges, but internally clean. Good-plus. "The publication of this book, has, for various reasons, been delayed and the type was set and the paper made before the advent of wartime economy standards." Note to title-page verso. The binding however, has every appearance of the War Economy Scheme standards. "To all those whose efforts have contributed to the conservation and perpetuation of the glorious wild life of Africa." This is a good discussion of field observations on selected, important Ugandan species by the Game Warden of the Uganda Protectorate. Chapters include: Taking stock; Vanishing species - gorillas; Vanishing species - chimpanzees, white rhinoceros; Vanishing species - black rhinoceros, giraffe, Uganda kob; The father of the buffaloes; Hippopotamus - general characteristics; Hippopotamus - its foes and its food; Hippopotamus - birth and early years; More about lions - maneaters; More about lions - hunting with spear, rifles, and camera; The Mabira Forest - the larger inhabitants; The Mabira Forest - lesser creatures; Flotsam and jetsam - general; Flotsam and jetsam - mammals; Flotsam and jetsam - birds; Flotsam and jetsam - reptiles, fishes, and insects. An important early assessment of the conservation status of Ugandan wildlife which repays close attention. .

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Titolo: A GAME WARDEN TAKES STOCK. By Lt.-Colonel C.R.S. Pitman. D.S.O., M.C., C.M.Z.S., M.B.O.U. Late 27th Punjabis, Indian Army. Game Warden, Uganda Protectorate.
Editore: James Nisbet & Co. London. 1942
Rilegatura: Rilegato
Edizione: prima edizione

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