NY/London: G. P. Putnam's Sons/The Knickerbocker Press, 1928.. 1928.. Very good. - Octavo, red cloth titled in gilt on spine & front cover. The spine & its gilt titling are faded; the covers are bumped & soiled. x & 294 pp. B&W frontispiece & B&W photographic illustrations. 1 leaf of illustrations is partially detached with the front edge somewhat roughed, else the contents are very good. <p>First edition.<p>Martin Johnson and his wife sailed from New York in December 1923 with a view to filming "more completely than it had ever been done before, a record of Africa's fast vanishing wild life...." They explored, and eventually settled in British East Africa.

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Bookseller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1909
Title: SAFARI: A Saga of the African Blue
Author: Johnson, Martin
Book Condition: Used - Very good
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: NY/London: G. P. Putnam's Sons/The Knickerbocker Press, 1928.
Date Published: 1928.
Keywords: TRAVEL; EXPLORATION; SAFARI; WILD LIFE; BIG GAME; AFRICA; BRITISH EAST AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; MARTIN JOHNSON; LAKE PARADISE; ILLUSTRATIONS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.
Bookseller catalogs: Travel & Exploration;

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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.

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