Rushby, G G — No More the Tusker

VG: in very good condition with chipped dust jacket. Light marking to rear of jacket London W H Allen First Edition 220mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). 205pp + plates. B/w photographic plates. The acclaimed hunting memoir of George Rushby, a former elephant poacher turned Game Warden in Tanganyika [Tanzania]. The book details the life of an ivory hunter, the natural history of elephants, and includes stories of managing man-eating lions and leopards. It captures the end of the era of professional ivory hunting.