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BOTSWANA - A BRUSH WITH THE WILD

After several editions this book is now out of print and has become a collectors item. Second hand copies of this book are now selling for more than Euro 600. However the last fourteen remaining new copies of this book are still available from wildlife artist Paul Augustinus. Each copy has been made into a unique collectable by the addition of original, signed pencil drawings sketched directly on to the the title and contents pages. There are also pencil annotations by the artist next to all the paintings illustrated in the book. Thus every single remaining copy has become a unique collectors item.
Price per copy - Euro 3500, excluding shipping.

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Description
As a traveler and a wildlife artist, Paul Augustinus lived for many years in this wilderness. In this, his first book we are invited to share many of his experiences - the thrill of surprising the Okavango's elusive sitatunga antelope, the shock of an elephant attack or of finding oneself no more than an arm's length away from a buffalo.
We also hear the echo's of past journeys, journeys of discovery by David Livingstone, the trader James Chapman, the artist Thomas Baines, the hunter F.C.Selous and the missionaries Helmore and Price. Their stories are one of hardship and endurance, and sometimes of tragedy and suspense.
This book is illustrated throughout with reproductions of the author's finest paintings and photographs. Engravings and early photographs lend historical perspective, while detailed maps of each region give the would-be explorer practical help in keeping to the right track.
Those who have already fallen under Botswana's spell, the spell of the unspoiled wilderness, this book will be a richly rewarding experience, and essential reading for all those that dream of the wilderness, whether wildlife enthusiast, sportsman, traveler or photographer. It is a book for both conservationists and connoisseurs of Africa to savor.

The revised edition of this classic work included a new selection of Augustinus paintings as well as an additional chapter of his latest adventures in the wild and a conservation update on Botswana in 1996.
However "Botswana A Brush With The Wild" is now unavailable and out of print after three reprints and two editions (see top of the page for details about the remaining new copies that are for sale). It is has become a collectors item and sometimes copies can be found on the second hand market and via E-Bay.

Bush Fire next to the Chobe River - 1981