Hendricks the Hunter; or The Border Farm, A Tale of Zululand

Hendricks the Hunter; or The Border Farm, A Tale of Zululand, Kingston, W. H. G. Published by Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1887. Seventh Edition, Completing Tenth Thousand. 12mo up to 7½" tall., 313pp. Five illustrated plates and two rear pages of publisher’s ads. Sea green boards with black and gilt illustrations and titles to front and spine; circular black design to rear boards with “Pleasant Sunday Afternoons” stamped below; pale yellow endpapers. Light foxing to front blank page and light foxing and smudge marks; otherwise, contents are without markings, tears, or folds. Spine has a light lean, rubbing to corners and edges. An adventure novel written by William Henry Giles Kingston, first published in 1879. The story features a lush description of the setting in Zululand, a wild region with a mixture of different landscapes such as mountains, valleys, plains, and plateaus. Hendricks makes his living by hunting, and trading the skins and other products. It is a dangerous way of earning money, and we are with him on one of his trips. There are dangers from animals, lack of water, snakes, and, of course, the natives. Some of the latter are friendly, and these are sympathetically depicted in the story. Kingston, William Henry Giles (1814-1880).…