African Rifles and Cartridges

The Complete Title: African Rifles and Cartridges: The Experiences and Opinions of a Professional Ivory Hunter with some Thirty Years of Continuous Living in the African Bush --- Who Has Used all of the Various Calibers and most of the Suitable Cartridges, and with Them Killed the Many Species of Big Game Found on the Continent of Africa. (6) 431 pp, foreword, 1. Difinitions and Details of Rifles; 2. Double vs Magazine; 3. The Large Bores; 4. The Large Medium Bores; 5. The Medium Bors; 6. The Small Bores; 7. An All-Around Rifle; 8. Sights, Sighting and Trajectories; 9. Marksmanship in the Bush; 10. Bullet Design and Construction; 11. The Revolver or Pistol as Auxiliary; 12. A Summiong-Up; 13. Miscellaneous Odds and Ends; 14. Afterthoughts; index with b&w illustrations throughouts. Reprinted, 1977. Faintly foxed text block edges, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine. Size: Large 8vo.…