Bwana Bunduki: A History of Early East African Professional Hunters

Quartz Publishing, Dannevirke, NZ, 2007. First edition. Hard cover in tidy condition. Bumped corners. Contents tight and clean with no inscriptions or markings. Dust jacket is tidy and has been covered. Faded spine and some creasing and wear to the edges. 224pp with illustrations.

During the early years of the last century professional White Hunters were at their most successful. Safaris of 200 porters and more conveyed wealthy and aristocratic sportsmen in pursuit of game.

The men who led these lengthy expeditions were a varied and multi-talented group. They had to be able to manage a large and diverse staff, have intimate knowledge of game and where to locate it and be able to entertain men and women from the highest levels of society.

The biographies and tales gathered from personal interviews with the 18 White Hunters selected by Emily Host and their contemporaries give a unique glimpse of the Safari in its heyday.