Just had a win of sorts...

My little grandson Barkly was busy making a mess pulling books off some "storage" shelves when I caught him, so after the usual scolding followed by giggles etc I began replacing the tired and dusty Wilbur Smiths, Tom Clancys, Alister Macleans and the like, and out pops a first edition of "Four Years in Paradise" by Osa Johnson!
Hard-bound with giraffe-hide pattern boards, and full of these marvelous B&W photos we love so much!

Not sure of the publication date, doesn't appear in the usual places, but the 'front matter' contains a delightful "Book Production War Economy" standard (lion reclining on a book) followed by the words "The typography and binding of this book conform to the authorized economy standard".
So some time between 1941, the date of an included correspondence, and the end of the war I guess.

No idea when or where I bought this book, or why I didn't read it at the time!

Will attempt to rectify that during the next monsoon, which should be just around the corner.

I must let Barkly loose in the store-room a bit more often!