The Mammals of Somaliland

Description:

First edition. An important early account of the mammalian fauna of Somaliland, based upon Drake-Brockman's own observations during five years spent in the country. As he explains in the Preface, the work was intended to be of interest both to naturalists and to sportsmen. Among the numerous mammals treated are elephant, lion, rhinoceros and a wide variety of antelopes, with notes on distribution, habits and identification supplemented by the author's own experiences in the field, including brief accounts of stalking particular species and observations on their behaviour.

Ralph Evelyn Drake-Brockman (1875-1952) was a British physician, army officer and natural-history collector. After service in South Africa and East Africa he transferred to the Somaliland Protectorate in 1904, where his prolonged residence provided the first-hand observations upon which this work was largely based. He subsequently published the more wide-ranging British Somaliland (1912).

Czech, K. An Annotated Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books, 1785-1999 (2011), p. 84.

Condition

8vo, orig. blue-green cloth, roundel with elephant device to upper board, gilt title to spine, the spine lettering faded; rubbing and minor wear to spine ends. Withdrawn from an institutional library, with neat stamp to title page only. Neat ink annotation to foot of one page. Otherwise a clean, fresh copy. Good..