Bwana Game. The Life Story Of George Adamson. Adamson, George. Sporting

London: Collins & Harvill Press, 1968., 1968. Very good. - Octavo, 8-1/2 inches high by 5-3/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in tan cloth titled in gilt on the spine, laid into a pictorial dust wrapper. The endpapers are illustrated with a map. The edges of the dust jacket are slightly creased and rubbed. 320 pages, Illustrated with a color frontispiece and 38 pages of photographs, including color plates. Very good. First edition. From the library of professional hunter Bill Ryan, signed by him on the half-title with his Nairobi address. In a tribute to Bill Ryan (c.1908-1985) in Gamecoin Magazine, Chuck Ennis writes of him: "Bill was one of Kenya's best liked and well-known professional hunters". Bill Ryan arrived in Kenya from South Africa when he was 11 years old. He quickly became a crack shot and an expert horseman. He spoke several African languages fluently. After serving in World war II h went into the saw milling business. In 1954 he took up professional hunting full time. He was eagerly sought after and escorted many celebrities throughout East Africa - including Ernest Hemingway, Clark Gable, Gary Cooper Bing Crosby and others. During the last 14 years of his life he resided in Nairobi and Malindi with his dear friend "Bimbetta", the widow of Ambassador Lincoln MacVeagh, Virginia.