{"product_id":"maneaters-and-marauders-john-taylor-2005","title":"Maneaters and Marauders by John Taylor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManeaters and Marauders (Collectible Safari Press Edition in Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJohn Taylor's Dramatic Accounts of Man-Eating Lions and Rogue Elephants from Nyasaland and Mozambique\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Maneaters and Marauders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e John Taylor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Safari Press Inc., Long Beach, California\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2005\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781571573117\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1571573119\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e Safari Press edition, 2005.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's green cloth boards, spine lettered in gilt with the Safari Press rhino logo, in illustrated colour dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Octavo hardcover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark green cloth boards with the spine lettered in gilt and bearing the Safari Press rhino logo. The boards are protected by the dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The paper is clean and white, with no foxing or markings to the preliminary pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. The illustrated colour jacket is bright and clean on the front and spine. The back panel shows light creasing along the bottom edge and carries a priced barcode label; the jacket is priced at $29.95. Protected in a Mylar sleeve.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManeaters and Marauders gathers John Taylor's accounts of the most dangerous game he met in a hunting career spanning some 35 years as an ivory hunter. Man-eating lions feature prominently, alongside rogue elephants, buffalo and crocodiles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe setting is chiefly Nyasaland and Mozambique, where Taylor was repeatedly called upon by local villagers to deal with a man-eating cat or a marauding elephant raiding their crops. The result is a firsthand record of life on the African hunting frontier, told in the direct voice of a working hunter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Safari Press edition, published in Long Beach, California in 2005, makes the text available in a handsome green cloth binding with an illustrated jacket. It is a sound collectible copy for libraries of African big-game hunting literature and Africana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: John \"Pondoro\" Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Howard \"Pondoro\" Taylor (1904-1969) was an Irish big-game hunter and ivory hunter who became an author, best known for his writing on African hunting in the Nyasaland and Mozambique region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis other titles include Big Game and Big Game Rifles (1948), African Rifles and Cartridges (1948), Shadows of Shame and Pondoro: Last of the Ivory Hunters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManeaters and Marauders John Taylor · Pondoro Taylor hunting book · man-eating lions Africa book · Safari Press big game hunting · ivory hunter memoir · Nyasaland and Mozambique hunting · African hunting classics Africana\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Safari Press Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58721814479151,"sku":"TCB-000015","price":1240.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/maneaters-and-marauders-front.jpg?v=1793032693","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/maneaters-and-marauders-john-taylor-2005","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}