As a white hunter in Africa, Winjah (Swahili for Wynton) sees that his days are numbered in a changing country, so he decides to go on his last hunt. To make it worthwhile, he sets as his objective the shooting of the Diamond Bogo, a Cape buffalo reported to be running around with a large diamond stuck beneath its horns, an ingenious smuggler's ploy. The hitch is that the bogo was last seen in the land of the Tok. To pay for this safari, Winjah latches onto three unlikely clients: Donn McGovern, a wealthy hippie; his ...
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As a white hunter in Africa, Winjah (Swahili for Wynton) sees that his days are numbered in a changing country, so he decides to go on his last hunt. To make it worthwhile, he sets as his objective the shooting of the Diamond Bogo, a Cape buffalo reported to be running around with a large diamond stuck beneath its horns, an ingenious smuggler's ploy. The hitch is that the bogo was last seen in the land of the Tok. To pay for this safari, Winjah latches onto three unlikely clients: Donn McGovern, a wealthy hippie; his beautiful starry-eyed wife, Dawn; and Bucky Blackrod, a professional magazine writer whose good instincts have gone to seed. Together, they begin their journey in this moving, entertaining novel, part parody, part morality fable. While Africa has always held a fascination for novelists, Robert F. Jones is particularly impressive in his ability to bring this tradition subject a gritty firsthand knowledge of the real Africa and hunting experience, while at the same time exploring a wild, imaginative world of his own creation. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction--novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
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Very good. All orders ship by next business day! This is a used paperback book. Has wear on cover and/or pages. Book has no markings on pages. For USED books, we cannot guarantee supplemental materials such as CDs, DVDs, access codes and other materials. We are a small company and very thankful for your business!
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Used, very good. Very Good condition. 1st printing. Avon mass market paperback 39354, 1978, 191pp, yellow illustrated cover. CONDITION: Slight cover wear, hinges and spine not creased; inside of front cover has boostore stamp and approx 1"x1.5" dampstain; page edges have two small (less than an inch) dampstainsthat are barely visible because pages edges are dyed red, but which penetrate ta few pages about an inch; sound binding. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book 1st edition. Hardbound in unclipped dust jacket. Wear, discoloration & tape repair to inner flap. Minor foxing, otherwise very good.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. First edition, first printing. Text is unmarked; pages are bright, though the top edge of the pages and the end pages are lightly foxed. Binding is tight and square. Dust jacket show some slight edgewear and is also lightly shelf rubbed. The dust jacket spine is lightly age toned. 217pp.
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Used-fine in Fine jacket. First Edition. Some toning to gutters, otherwise a square, tight and unmarked copy with text which appears unread. Dust jacket now protected in removable mylar.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Fiction. 8vo. Signed First edition (1977. ) Hardcover with dust jacket. 8vo with 217 pages. Signed on dedication page by author, "And for Pete Biro-You should have had this book six years ago-I hope it hasn't dated too badly. We'll have to cover the Safari Rally together some day & I'll show you the real-life equivalent of these places. Your old racing buddy Robert F. Jones Oct. 16, 1983 Ovenbrook W. Rupert, VT." Pete Biro (1933-2018) was a legendary motorsports photographer and magician. Robert F. Jones (1934-2002) novels contained fantastic and or surrealistic elements, causing some critics to label his work Slipstream. In The Diamond Bogo, while hunting a rhinoceros he discovers a surviving lost race colony of homo erectus. The book is in very good condition with very slight shelf wear. Interior is clean and tight. The dust jacket is in good condition with one 1/16" closed tear to top on front panel, one1/4" tear to bottom of front panel and one 1/16" tear to top of rear panel. Beige spine/black red text. #031382.
