H. A. Snow's Hunting Big Game in Africa

Snow, Henry A.; Snow, Sidney A.

Published by privately published, 1922

About this Item

Commemorative booklet apparently issued as a memento of the 1922 silent film, "Hunting Big Game in Africa with Gun and Camera," produced by & starring the father & son team, H. A. Snow (1869-1927) & Sidney Snow (1898-1959). It documented their previous two-year excursion into the wilds of Africa to hunt & kill big game. The Foreword sings the praises & extols the bravery of the man who "fought his way.through the trackless tropic wastes & wrested, one by one, her blackest, most jealously guarded secrets from the savage breast of the Dark Continent." Black-and-white photos document the slaying of leopards, elephants, oryx, gazelle, lions, zebra, rhinos, & greater koodoo, over whose corpses the hunters-and often their wives & children-proudly pose with their Winchester rifles, the weapon of choice on the hunt & in the film, praised for their "envious record in both America and Africa.'' Other animals on the trip were captured & brought back to California for a zoo the Snows were planning, which they established by Lake Merritt upon their return; the animals were later moved to create the Oakland Zoo in 1934. Henry died in 1927, though son Sidney would go on to form the Alameda County Botanical & Zoological Society. Quite scarce, with OCLC reporting just 1 copy of the film but no copies of the booklet. SIGNED by Sidney Snow by his photo on the Foreword with a date of 1926. Privately published, n.d., c. 1922. Oblong small 4to (10" x 11") in blue-gray wrappers embossed with a gilt elephant & lettering to front. Two-stapled binding. 24 pp. Intact tissue guard over Foreword. Heavy sunning & light creasing/rubbing to extremities. Small (.75") horizontal tear to upper fore edge side of front cover. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: H. A. Snow's Hunting Big Game in Africa
• Publisher: privately published
• Publication Date: 1922
• Language: English
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition First Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Guns/Weapons/Hunting & Fishing
  • Signed Books
  • Animals-Birds-Horses-Pets