The Rulers Of Rhodesia. From Earliest Times To The Referendum. Ransford, Oliver. Travel & History

London: John Murray, (1968)., (1968). Good. - Octavo, 8-3/8 inches high by 5-1/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in red cloth titled in gilt on the spine, laid into a pictorial dust wrapper. The dust jacket is rubbed, creased and chipped along the edges. ix, [1] & 345 pages illustrated with a double-page map, textual maps & 16 pages of photographs. Very good in a good dust wrapper. First edition. From the library of professional hunter Bill Ryan, signed by him on the first blank 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.