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PATTERSON, John Henry The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and other East African adventures, London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1907. 8° (216 x 138mm). Half-title, frontispiece, illustrations, map. (Occasional light spotting.) Original blue cloth, upper cover and spine blocked in gilt, top edges gilt (spine torn and repaired). FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed to 'Margaret', dated 1907. Czech p.125: "One of the most famous of all African hunting titles." PATTERSON, J. H. In the Grip of the Nyika. Further Adventures in British East Africa , London: 1909. 8° (212 x 135mm). Half-title, illustrations, map. Original blue cloth, upper cover and spine blocked in gilt, top edges gilt (spine torn at head and foot). FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed to L. S. Amory, dated 1909. Czech p.126. PEASE, Alfred E. The Book of the Lion , London: 1913. 8° (220 x 142mm). Half-title, plates, illustrations. (Some light spotting.) Original red cloth, upper cover and spine blocked in gilt, top edges gilt (lightly soiled, spine faded). FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, extensively inscribed by the author to Denis D. Lyell: "We have lived in the best time, and seen the wonders of wild life in mysterious countries ..." A FINE ASSOCIATION COPY. Lyell was a big game hunter and author of note. Czech p.127. With 7 others, the majority on the hunting of lions or tigers, including J. Corbett's Man-Eaters of Kumaon ([Bombay], 1944), the same author's The Temple Tiger and More Man-Eaters of Kumaon (London, 1954) and J. A. Hunter's White Hunter. The Adventures and Experiences of a Professional Big Game Hunter in Africa (London, 1938). (10)