Five Years of The Hunter’s Life in the Far Interior of South Africa
by Cumming, Roualeyn Gordon
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Florham Park, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
12mo 2 volumes decorative brown cloth. Illustrated 326+ 303 pp. Bindings show some wear at edges. Library stamp, and some dampstaining in bottom of volume one. Other minor soiling and aging. This is an early edition of a classic hunting tale. The book made Cumming (1820-1866) quite popular at the time. Contains a fair amount of material on native tribes, and gives a feel for what is involved in hunting lions, elephants and hippos. Mendelssohn I 657 “The narrative is valuable for the account of the state of the country at this period, as well as for the excellent description afforded the natives of the interior, and the up-country Boers.”
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- Bookseller
- Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100163
- Title
- Five Years of The Hunter’s Life in the Far Interior of South Africa
- Author
- Cumming, Roualeyn Gordon
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1854
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints
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Florham Park, New Jersey
About Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints
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