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AFRICA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THROUGH MAROTSELAND.: Volume 1.
by Gibbons, Major A. St.H. (F.R.G.S)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- No inscription but ownership stamp. Spine dulled, mostly square corners with minor rubbing, front board very clean and most attr
- Seller
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Bathurst, South Africa
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About This Item
John Lane The Bodley Head. London 1904.. No inscription but ownership stamp. Spine dulled, mostly square corners with minor rubbing, front board very clean and most attractive. small split head of spine, rear hinge starting but still sound, one plate loose, hence overall in near VG condition. giant map in rear pocket is in excellent condition with no tears.. Gilt on dec. blue boards. teg. 275pp illustrated 8vo. 0.9kg. The author was in charge of the 1898 to 1900 expedition to Marotseland which was supported by grants from the Royal Geographical Society, Sir John Ardagh of British Military Intelligence, and the British South Africa Chartered Company.
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- Bookseller
- Fables Bookshop
(ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24956
- Title
- AFRICA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THROUGH MAROTSELAND.
- Author
- Gibbons, Major A. St.H. (F.R.G.S)
- Book Condition
- Used - No inscription but ownership stamp. Spine dulled, mostly square corners with minor rubbing, front board very clean and most attr
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Lane The Bodley Head. London 1904.
- Keywords
- africa african travel hunting marotseland tonga batonga shupanga livingstone lumpata gorge inyakuru mesenengwe chicoa zambesi zambezi kaiungwa rapids lutala gorge lewanika gonye falls marotse okavango popa rapids mambunda kwito river landolphia florida va
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Fables Bookshop
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Bathurst
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We specialise in out-of-print items relating to Africa. Select general stock for passers-by and casual browsers.
http://www.fables.co.za
We specialise in out-of-print items relating to Africa. Select general stock for passers-by and casual browsers.
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- Spine
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- Hinge
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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