Wild Sports of Southern Africa by Captain Sir William Cornwallis Harris is a landmark work of African exploration and hunting literature. Based on the author’s travels through Southern Africa in the 1830s, it combines vivid accounts of big-game hunting with detailed observations of the region’s wildlife, landscapes, and indigenous cultures. Richly illustrated in many editions, this enduring classic is highly regarded by collectors of Africana, natural history, and sporting books.

First published in 1852. This 1987 facsimile reprint edition by C. Struik Pty (Ltd), Cape, RSA.

Hardcover with dust jacket. Binding of book is tight, bright pages, edge wear to bottom and top of cover. Dust jacket is frayed and creased at the top of spine (see Photo) with edge wear. Good reading book. A5 size, 359 pages.