1890 – Wild Beasts | African Animals – Illustrated Lions, Tigers, Rhinos, Giraffes

Samuel White Baker was a 19th-century English big game hunter who was notable for publishing narratives of his African expeditions. He traveled in India, Egypt, Japan and even the Rocky Mountains of North America, locations which provided the basis for his 1890 book ‘Wild Beasts and their Ways’. In this book, Baker describes in detail aspects of big game animals such as tigers, lions, leopards, bears, rhinos, and deer-like animals such as the wapiti. It includes 28 full-page engravings of these animals that Baker was expert at hunting. According to Czech, “Baker describes his adventures as ‘Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America’.”   Bibliographic Details Title: Wild beasts and their ways : reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America Author(s): Samuel White Baker Illustrator(s): Harry Dixon Publisher: London ; New York : Macmillan and Co. Edition: First edition, 1890 Binding: Red cloth hardcover Format: (8vo), two volumes Size:  9 in x 6 in (23 cm x 15 cm) Collation: Vol. I: 419 pp; Vol. II: 379 pp, [59] Illustrations: full-page engravings Contents Include: Views and descriptions of: Buffalo, rhinos, giraffes, antelope, red deer, wapiti, elephants, panthers, lions, tigers   Condition: Good. Original red cloth with noticeable staining and fading to the covers; gilt accents and spine titling retained. Bindings tight and secure. Text blocks complete as paginated.   Why Collect This? Two-volume Victorian sporting narrative   Item Number: #50131 Categories Americana, American History Natural History Asia, Africa, & Middle Eastern European History Authors Samuel White Baker Printing Date 20th Century Language English Binding Hardcover Book Condition Good Collation Complete