In the Grip of the Nyika by Lt. Col. J.H. Patterson, Macmillan Company New York 1909, First American Edition, Illustrated, Quarter Leather

Patterson, author of The Man-Eaters of Tsavo, recounts his treks through the nyika, the wild bush country of British East Africa, during his time as the region's game warden. Packed with lion encounters, big game hunting, and the rogue elephant that killed his horse Aladdin. Why it's special: the first American edition, published by The Macmillan Company, New York, in December 1909, of Patterson's sought-after sequel to The Man-Eaters of Tsavo, a cornerstone of African big game literature. Illustrated with photographs and maps, in a handsome quarter leather binding with marbled boards and gilt spine.