{"product_id":"memories-of-a-game-ranger-harry-wolhuter-1958-signed","title":"Memories of a Game-Ranger by Harry Wolhuter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMemories of a Game-Ranger (Sixth Edition, Signed by the Author in 1960)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Celebrated Memoir of an Early Kruger National Park Ranger, Signed by Harry Wolhuter\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 Memories of a Game-Ranger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Harry Wolhuter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Wild Life Protection Society of South Africa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1958\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e None Issued (Pre-ISBN Era)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sixth Edition, 1958. Signed by the author, dated 1960, beneath the frontispiece portrait.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's green cloth boards, gilt title and lion vignette to the front board, gilt title, author and antelope head to the spine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Octavo, illustrated with line drawings in the text and an author portrait frontispiece. Title page with a drawing by Mrs Stevenson-Hamilton.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\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 Good (G)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e The green cloth boards are clean and fairly bright, with crisp gilt lettering and pictorial blocking. The back board carries a darker patch or slight mark and a few small specks. There is slight fraying at the head and tail of the spine and some bumping to the corners. The edges of the text block are toned.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The binding appears tight. There is light foxing and brown spotting to the page before the edition page, concentrated at the top. The pages are toned, with a slightly rippled fore-edge. The sampled text pages are clean, with line illustrations, and the frontispiece portrait of the author is present.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed by the author, Harry Wolhuter, in blue ink beneath the frontispiece portrait and dated 1960. A second blue-ink inscription in Afrikaans, dated 18\/9\/1960, appears on another page, reading approximately: \"Van Oupa Coetzee aan Willie\".\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not Present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMemories of a Game-Ranger is the personal account of Harry Wolhuter, one of the first game rangers in South Africa's Kruger National Park. It recalls the park's early years, when the lowveld was still a wild, trackless and little-known country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe memoir tells of lion hunting, wildlife encounters, dogs, horses and the early days of the game reserve. Its best-known episode is the 1903 lion attack, in which Wolhuter was dislodged from his horse by two lions. His knife and the skin of the lion he killed are displayed in the Stevenson-Hamilton Library at Skukuza.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the Sixth Edition, published in 1958 by the Wild Life Protection Society of South Africa and illustrated by C. T. Astley-Maberly. Signed by the author in 1960, it is a desirable copy for collectors of Kruger Park history, Africana and early conservation literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Harry Wolhuter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarry Wolhuter was a legendary ranger in the Kruger National Park, with a career of more than four decades. Before becoming a ranger he rode with Steinaecker's Horse during the Anglo-Boer War. He died in 1964.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis account of those years, Memories of a Game-Ranger, remains the best-known first-hand record of the early days of the park.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003esigned Harry Wolhuter · Memories of a Game-Ranger sixth edition · Kruger National Park early history · game ranger memoir South Africa · Wolhuter lion attack 1903 · signed Africana wildlife book · Wild Life Protection Society 1958\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Wild Life Protection Society of South Africa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58767896150319,"sku":"TCB-000150","price":3350.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/memories-of-a-game-ranger44877_cover_1.jpg?v=1793611214","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/memories-of-a-game-ranger-harry-wolhuter-1958-signed","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}