POWELL-COTTON, Percy Horace Gordon.

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A Sporting Trip Through Abyssinia. First edition of one of the classic Rowland Ward big game titles. "Numerous hunting episodes dot this excellent narrative of sport and exploration in the Abyssinian hinterland" (Czech).Major Powell-Cotton (1886-1940) hunted across East Africa in the early 20th century, taking part in over 28 expeditions and creating one of the largest collections of game ever shot by a single person. He met Emperor Menelik of Abyssinia on 5 January 1900, who gave him permission to travel the country.This copy is in the Powell-Cotton Museum binding. In the 1970s the Powell-Cotton Museum discovered a cache of unbound sheets of the first edition and commissioned a binding to style. Rowland Ward's black and white zebra-pattern endpapers were no longer available but its successor company, Holland and Holland, provided a set in blue.

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