Lion, African Adventure with the King of Beasts

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 10.5" by 7". Not Stated. The third impression of Martin Johnson's account of his expedition to Africa to adventure with lions. In the exceptionally scarce publisher's original dust wrapper. The third printing of the first edition, published in the same month as the first printing.In the very scarce publisher's original dust wrapper, price unclipped.Illustrated with a frontispiece, folding map, and sixty-three photographic images. Collated, complete.Author Martin Johnson and his wife, Osa, followed and photographed the big cats of East Africa, in this work described by the publisher as 'about lions and about adventures with lions'.The first chapter, on the dangers of lion hunting, was of particular interest upon publication.A lovely copy of this popular title. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped cloth binding. Externally, excellent, with bumping to spine tail. Light sunning to dust wrapper back strip. Loss to dust wrapper back strip tail, with chipping to back strip head, and significant edgewear, with the odd closed tears to perimeters. Six small adhesive tape repairs to dust wrapper reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright Near Fine