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THE END OF THE GAME: THE LAST WORD FROM PARADISE - TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY PETER H. BEARD
(BEARD, PETER). Beard, Peter Hill. Foreword by Paul Theroux. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2008. First Edition Thus. 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 288pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in English. Original design by Ruth Ansel. "The End of the Game" was Peter Beard's prescient first book. Originally subtitled "The Last Word From Paradise: A Pictorial Documentation of the Origins, History & Prospects of The Big Game in Africa", it weaves his own photographs with vintage historical images into a narrative chronicle of the European exploration and exploitation of The Dark Continent, and the ensuing destruction of much of its native wildlife. A most handsome example of the 2008 first Taschen hardbound edition (whose 1965 first edition is cited on pages 208-209 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book" and pages 170-171 of "The Book of 101 Books") of this classic photobook with Beard's gripping "965 Elephants" image reproduced across the covers. 3-8365-0530-4 Inventory Number: 026343