The Game Animals of Southern Africa by C. T. Astley Maberly

The Game Animals of Southern Africa (Second Edition (Revised) in Original Dust Jacket)

A Naturalist-Artist's Field Guide to the Big Game and Smaller Mammals of Southern Africa

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: The Game Animals of Southern Africa
• Author: C. T. Astley Maberly
• Publisher: Nelson, Johannesburg
• Publication Date: 1967
• Edition Details: Second Edition (revised), 1967; first published 1963.
• Binding: Hardcover with a printed pictorial dust jacket showing an antelope head, 'Second Edition' printed on the front panel. Boards beneath the jacket appear dark green.
• Physical Format: Octavo-sized hardcover.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Good (G)
• Exterior / Boards: The boards beneath the jacket appear dark green, though only a little is visible. The dust jacket is heavily worn, with the spine badly chipped and rubbed and paper lost near the base and the head. The jacket edges are chipped and torn, with losses at the top and lower back corners. The front panel is scuffed, and the title and author name are partly abraded. The jacket is covered in a clear protective film.
• Interior: The paper is toned, with a small stain at the edge of the title page. The ownership stamp on the title page is clear, and the copyright page carries a smudged ink stamp at the top. No handwritten inscriptions are present.
• Provenance: Rubber stamp of A.E. Morgan, P.O. Box 124, Hoedspruit 1380, Tel (015) 793 2613, on the title page and the following page, with a smudged second ink stamp at the top of the copyright page.
• The Dust Jacket: Present, in a clear protective cover and Mylar sleeve. Heavily worn: chipped and torn edges, losses to the spine and corners, and a soiled, abraded surface. The back of the jacket carries a biographical note on the author.

Synopsis & Historical Value

The Game Animals of Southern Africa is a field guide to the big game and many of the smaller mammals of the region. It covers their habits and includes horn and trophy measurements, and it was conceived as a handy companion for visitors to the reserves and national parks of Southern Africa.

This is the revised second edition of 1967, issued by Nelson in Johannesburg after the first edition of 1963. The author wrote from long experience in the field, and he was also a wildlife artist who illustrated his own work.

The book was later revised by Richard Goss and reissued as Maberly's Mammals of Southern Africa. This earlier Nelson edition remains a useful reference for collectors of Africana natural history and wildlife literature, and is offered here as a worn but complete working copy in its original jacket.

Author Profile: C. T. Astley Maberly

Charles Thomas Astley Maberly (1905–1972) was born in Clifton, Bristol, and educated at Repton School. He moved to South Africa in 1924, spent years in the Kruger National Park, and bought a farm that became a wildlife sanctuary. He died near Duiwelskloof in the Transvaal.

A naturalist and wildlife artist, Maberly wrote and illustrated several books on African animals, among them Animals of East Africa, Animals of Rhodesia and The World of Big Game. He also illustrated works by other authors, including T. V. Bulpin and Wolhuter.

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