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928 - Liber amicorum. In-8°: [20] ff.
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Estimate €200 - €250

Description

Liber amicorum. In-8°: [20] ff. used. - A little-known personality, Albert Ory was deputy curator of the Kagera (now Akagera) National Park, founded in 1934 by the Belgian government in Ruanda-Urundi. A species of amphibian, "Leptopelis oryi", was named after him. A number of distinguished visitors left their signatures and souvenirs of their visit (notes, photos, visiting cards, greetings cards, etc.): King Leopold II and his wife Lilian (with original photo and 3 greetings cards with autograph signatures), the Belgian Minister for the Colonies Auguste Buisseret, Lieutenant-Colonel Norbert Laude (illus. card of the medal bearing his effigy!), colonial administrators such as Emmanuel de Jamblinne, the British consul-general Richard Bertram Boyd Tollinton, curators or administrators of other nature parks or game reserves such as Colonel Pierre Offerman (Garamba, Congo) or Brian Cooper (The Game Department at Nyamirembe: several greetings cards illustrated with original photos of animals), curators or administrators of other nature parks or game reserves such as Colonel Pierre Offerman (Garamba, Congo) or Brian Cooper (The Game Department at Nyamirembe: several greetings cards illustrated with original photos of animals). of original animal photos), the American film-maker and producer Alfred G. Milotte (business card on the letterhead of "Walt Disney's True Life Adventures"), etc. 3 loose documents including 1 p.c. with a view of the park.

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928 - Liber amicorum. In-8°: [20] ff. See original version (French)

928 - Liber amicorum. In-8°: [20] ff.
See original version (French)