Rocky and the Lions by R. B. Maddock

Rocky and the Lions

by R. B. Maddock

illustrated by Robert Hodgson

Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1957, [First Edition], black and white illustrations, black and white illustrated frontispiece, hardcover with decorated front cover

Very Good Condition, some edge and shelf wear, some rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, MISSING spine, previous owners gift inscription on front endpaper, age toned pages (see photographs)

“Jimmy Roxton--better known as Rocky--and his friend Chris go big-game hunting in the Aberdare region of Kenya: Chris with his rifle and Rocky with his precious cine-camera. They join battle with a man-eating lion, an angry lioness and a rogue elephant, but their most formidable quarry is a man rogue--Ivory Pete.
Then swiftly the tables are turned and Rocky and his friend become the quarry....”