Author:
HARRIS Captain William Cornwallis
Title:
The Wild Sports Of Southern Africa Being The Narrative Of An Expedition From The Cape Of Good Hope Through The Territories Tropic Of Capricorn
Price:
£220.00
Year:
1839
Edition:
3rd Edn,
Publisher:
John Murray
Summary:
xxiv, 387 pages, frontis + 7 other full-page plates, 3 of the plates are tinted, folding map to rear, light foxing to the tinted plates, some age browning to the contents, page 101 due to adhesion to opposite page damage to inner blank margin not affecting the text, slight damage to opposite page touching two words. possibly happened when the book was bound. Publishers' green cloth gilt title and game animal vignettes within decorative borders, blind stamp decorations to the spine. Couple of small chips to head and tail of the spine and to front spine edge. The 1st edition of 1838 was published in Bombay under a different title, this is the 1st London Edition. VG- a difficult to get in the original cloth in good condition. A classic title on African hunting, a detailed picture of South African game fields prior to the growing pressure of civilization. Czech 119
Ref:
22919
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