Doubleday Doran, Junior Literary Guild, New York, 1930 Good Condition hardcover without dust jacket, first edition stated ,5.5 " by 8", 332 pages, full page and in-text illustrations by "Erik Berry", unmarked, hinges cracked but holding, map endpapers, some soil to covers.

"Garram the Hunter: A Boy of the Hill Tribes is a children's novel by Herbert Best. Illustrated by Erick Berry, the novel was first published in 1930 and was a Newberry Honor recipient in 1931. The main character, Garram, is the son of a tribal chief in the Nigerian hills. When danger threatens, he is advised by the rainmaker to leave for the good of the tribe. With his faithful hunting dog, he travels to Yelwa,where he saves the life of the Emir and becomes Captain of the Guard."(Wikipedia). Herbert Best was a British author who based his work in part on his experience as a British Civil Service officer in Nigeria. Erik Best was the pseudonym of Best's wife, Allena Champlin, who illustrated many of his books.