The Game of British East Africa
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The Game of British East Africa
Chauncy Hugh Stigand
London: Horace Cox, 1909
1st ed. Publisher's pictorial green faux crocodile. 27 cm. xii, 310 pp., 8 pp. adverts. Patterned end pages. Numerous photographs. Scattered foxing. "A handsome volume that examines wild game, its habitat, and spoor within Kenya, Uganda, and the eastern Congo regions. Stigand observes game traits on the plains, and in the bush and forested areas, detailing animal movements, coloration, and even preservation of game. There are interesting chapters comparing hunting big game to shooting, and also on stalking". - Czech (Africa) p. 156; p. 268.