Buy this book on-line Sudan Government : A Guide to Hunting in the SudanKhartoum, Sudan: Game & Fisheries Department, Ministry of Animal Resources, Sudan Government. ND (c. 1954)., 1954
First printing. 8vo. Frontispiece photograph of rhinoceros. 108 pp. + [1] page Ad. Illustrated with B & W photographs; bi-fold colored map. Printed on coated paper. Original illustrated cardboard covers with unprinted black cloth spine. With articles by Lt. Col. W. A. H. Forbes, G. M. Stanton, R. Kirk, Lt. Col. P. G. Molloy, Capt. J. T. Oulton and Fred Hurcomb. LAID IN is a scarce and important piece of ephemera: an 11 sheet illustrated stapled flyer, printed rectos only, for the Sudan Safari Tours Company (undated, c. 1954). Printed in dark blue on onion skin paper, this flyer is rich in historical information on big game hunting and photographic safaris of the time in the Sudan. It covers in detail: Advice to Hunting Parties (e.g., maximum number of rounds for rifles and shotguns allowed by law, etc.); Clothing recommendations for men and women; Charges for Hunting Safaris ($100-233, eg.); Charges for Photographic and Sight-seeing Safaris; Entrance Fees for National Parks; Game Reserves and hunting allowable species; Game Licences (sic) and Game Licences (sic) Schedules (e.g., Cheetah - $30, Bongo - $75, Giraffe - $75, etc.); Species and Number of Animals Allowed on Each Licence; and List of Unsuitable Rifles and List of Suitable Bores. Paper-clipped to the front of the flyer is a printed sheet: "With Compliments of the Embassy of The Republic of the Sudan, Washington, D. C. and the name "From Amin Abdoun" typed atop. This book came from the library of Grant Fielden who served as a high-ranking intelligence officer for the State Department in various posts in Africa; he was as well a big game hunter. Light cover wear and the date 1954 (presumably publication date) is written on the Contents page. Very scarce thus.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Sudan Government : A Guide to Hunting in the Sudan. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres d'occasion, libri rari, incunabula, libri antichi and rare books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |