Safari: A Chronicle of Adventure by Bull, Bartle
Scarce in this very good+ condition.
Safari: A Chronicle of Adventure by Bull, Bartle
ISBN 9780140168853
Softcover. Large format (almost coffee table size) 383 pages text Index with black and white and colour, copiously illustrated throughout. Internally the pages are fresh white and crisp, free from any previous owner name inscribed. Beautiful Gift label on reverse cover. The boar covers are bright and appealing. First Penguin edition 1992, originally Viking 1988. A used copy, in magnificent condition, see OUR OWN photograph of this book. A heavy book
Condition: Very Good +. This book is in very good condition. The wraps have some very slight/limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far.
In this book, the author charts the history of the African safari from the first great expedition of 1836, as Cornwallis Harris crossed the Transvaal with an ox-wagon, to the guides of today, carrying on their tradition in the swamps of Tanzania and the forests of Ethiopia. The author tells of the men and women who made this land their home, among them Frederick Courtenay Selous, Beryl Markham, Isak Dinesen and Bror Blixen, of the clients like Theodore Roosevelt and the Prince of Wales, of the animals they stalked and of the Africans who made their expeditions possible. An environmentalist, Bartle Bull examines the ethics of hunting and the apparent dilemma of the hunter-conservationist. Against a background of tribal and colonial history, he documents developments in weapons and transport, in literature and film, in game control and conservation, and conveys the attraction that has never changed: the freedom and thrill of the African bush.
From the Back Cover: "An irresistibly beautiful book... Bull captures the feel and sight and smell and sound of the bush" -- The Boston Globe
In this magnificent book, Bartle Bull charts the history of the African Safari from the first great expedition of 1836, when Cornwallis Harris crossed the Transvaal with an ox-wagon, to the guides of today, carrying on the tradition in the swamps of Tanzania and the forests of Ethiopia. Capturing the timeless beauty of the African bush, Bull tells of the men and women who made this land their home, from Frederick Courtenay Selous to Beryl Markham; the legendary individuals who brought fame to the safari, from Teddy Roosevelt to the Prince of Wales; and the Africans who made the adventures possible. An active environmentalist, Bull examines the ethics of hunting and the apparent dilemma of the hunter-conservationist. Against a rich background of tribal and colonial history, he documents developments in weapons and transport, in literature and film, in game control and conservation, and conveys the attraction that has never changed: the magical freedom of the African bush.
"Comparison with Hemingway and Ruark is meaningless, for Bull's knowledge of East Africa is profound." -The Washington Post
"Full of pictures and lore...One learns a good deal of Natural History...Bull has collected art work, not often seen, from the era before photography... Their works give the book a special edge." The New York Times
Bartle Bull is the author of the widely praised African novels The White Rhino Hotel, The Devil's Oasis as well as Shanghai Station. Bull is a member of the Royal Geographical Society and the Explorers Club and was the publisher of The Village Voice.
