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nine years spent amongst the game of the far interior of South Africa, containing accounts of explorations beyond the Zambesi, on the river Chobe, and in the Matabele and Mashuna countries, with full notes upon the natural history and present distribution of all the large Mammalia</p> <h3>By</h3> <p> <a href="/creator/7605"> Selous, Frederick Courteney, 1851-1917 </a> <br /> </p> <h3>Type</h3> <p> Book </p> <h3>Material</h3> <p> <span>Published material</span> </p> <h3>Publication info</h3> <p> London, Macmillan and co., limited, 1907 </p> <h3>Notes</h3> <p> <i></i>Title vignette. </p> <p> <i></i>"First edition ... 1881 ... Fifth edition ... 1907." </p> <h3>Subjects</h3> <p> <a href="/subject/Africa"> Africa </a> , <a href="/subject/Description+and+travel"> Description and travel </a> , <a href="/subject/Hunting"> Hunting </a> , <a href="/subject/Mammals"> Mammals </a> , <a href="/subject/South+Africa"> South Africa </a> </p> <h3>Call Number</h3> <p> SK251 .S5 1907 </p> <h3>Language</h3> <p> <span itemprop="inLanguage">English</span> </p> <h3>Identifiers</h3> <p> DOI: <a href="https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.8854" title="DOI"><span itemprop="DOI">https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.8854</span></a><br /> LCCN: <a href="https://lccn.loc.gov/07038629" title="DOI"><span itemprop="LCCN">https://lccn.loc.gov/07038629</span></a><br /> OCLC: <span itemprop="OCLC">1498336</span><br /> </p> <p> </p> <p> <a class="button" href="https://worldcat.org/title/1498336" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Find in a local library</a> </p> </div> </div> </section> <aside> <div id="divCitationModal"> <a id="btnCite" class="btnCite" onclick="showCitationModal(cmArgs);">Cite This Publication</a> <div id="citeModal" class="citeModal"></div> </div> <h3 class="volume-heading">Volumes</h3> <div class="volumes"> <div class="volume js-hide"> <h4 class="title"> <a class="expand no-js-hide" title="expand or collapse volume description">expand</a> <span class="text">Volume details</span> <a class="viewbook" href="/item/36744" title="View">view</a> </h4> <div class="body"> <a href="/item/36744"> <img src="/pagethumb/9370752,100,100" width="100" /> </a> <div class="summary"> <h5>Holding Institution:</h5> <p> <a target='_blank' rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://library.amnh.org">American Museum of Natural History Library</a> </p> <h5>Sponsor:</h5> <p>Biodiversity Heritage Library</p> <h5>Date Scanned:</h5> <p>10/24/2008</p> <div class="booklinks"> <a target="_self" href="/item/36744">View Volume</a> </div> </div> <div class="copyright"> <h5>Copyright & Usage:</h5> <p> Copyright Status: NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT<br /> <br/> </p> </div> <div class="download"> <div class="downloadlabel">Download:</div> <a class="icon all" title="download all" href="https://www.archive.org/download/hunterswandering00selo">All</a> <a class="icon jp2" title="download jp2" href="/itemimages/36744">JP2</a> <a class="icon ocr" title="download ocr" download="36744.txt" href="/itemtext/36744">OCR</a> <a class="icon pdf" title="download pdf" download="36744.pdf" href="/itempdf/36744">PDF</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </aside> </div> </div> </div> <footer> <div class="column-wrap"> <div class="social"> <div id="socialleft" class="socialcolumn"> <div class="mailinglist"> <h3>Join Our Mailing List</h3> <p>Sign up to receive the latest news, content highlights, and promotions</p> <a class="subscribe" title="Subscribe to BHL Newsletter" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://library.si.edu/bhl-newsletter-signup"><img src="/images/envelope_icon.png" alt="subscribe here" /> Subscribe Here</a> </div> <div class="getinvolved"> <h3>Get Involved</h3> <a class="community" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://about.biodiversitylibrary.org/get-involved/">Ways To Contribute</a> </div> </div> <div id="socialmiddle" class="socialcolumn"> <div class="harmfulcontent"> <h3>Harmful Content</h3> <p>BHL acknowledges the existence of harmful content in many biodiversity science publications and original materials included in its collection. 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