THE WILD SPORTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA; Being the Narrative of a Hunting Expedition From the Cape of Good Hope, Through the Territories of the Chief Moselekatse, to the Tropic of Capricorn.

Published by Pelham Richardson, 1844

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Seller: Francis Edwards ABA ILAB, Hay on Wye, United KingdomFrancis Edwards ABA ILAB

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4th Ed. Large 8vo. xvi + 359pp. 26 chromolitho. plates including half title (misbound after t.p.), folding map. Some light browning and sporadic foxing, modern e.ps. split to upper joint, original blind embossed cloth with gilt figures of beasts to upper board, rebacked with much of original gilt ills. spine laid down. Nice copy of this well known and valuable work, a classic of Big Game hunting and exploration in South Africa. Mendelssohn Vol. 1., pp.689. . this edition possesses two additional chapters, giving a full account of the massacre of Retief and his party by Dingan, the fall of Piet Uys in an abortive invasion of the Zulu territories, the death of Maritz, and the annihilation of the Natal settlers. US$594.

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Title
THE WILD SPORTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA; Being the Narrative of a Hunting Expedition From the Cape of Good Hope, Through the Territories of the Chief Moselekatse, to the Tropic of Capricorn.
Author
Harris, Captain William Cornwallis.
Publisher
Pelham Richardson
Publication year
1844
Binding
Hardcover
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Francis Edwards ABA ILAB

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