TWENTY-FIVE YEARS IN A WAGGON: Sport and Travel in South Africa (2nd ed)
by Anderson, Andrew A 07b
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- GOOD book. Czech p 4. Orig green boards, gilt spine lettering.
- Seller
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Lyndonville, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Chapman & Hall. GOOD book. Czech p 4. Orig green boards, gilt spine lettering.. 1888 (1887cp). 2nd edition.. Hardcover. GOOD book. Tight. Clean in & out. FINE inside. f/o map w two 1" tears & one shorter, all w old tape repairs. . Worn, spine ends torn. Gilt on spine letters totally faded. 1st publ, also by C&H, in 1887 in two vols. Title was "25 years in a Waggon in Gold Regions of Africa". This 1888 edition contains about 20% new material. Author travelled thru Natal, Griqualand, Namaqualand, Damaraland & Ovampoland; commenting on hunting, the animal population & the various Africans encountered. Seems to be an unbiased (for the time) observer. He frequently sees the members of many tribes to be better off than their European counterparts. He almost died of thirst crossing the Kalahari. .
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- Bookseller
- Quiet Friends (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001951
- Title
- TWENTY-FIVE YEARS IN A WAGGON: Sport and Travel in South Africa (2nd ed)
- Author
- Anderson, Andrew A 07b
- Illustrator
- 14 full p illus & f/o map.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - GOOD book. Czech p 4. Orig green boards, gilt spine lettering.
- Edition
- 2nd edition.
- Publisher
- Chapman & Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1888 (1887cp)
- Keywords
- GOOD book. Tight. Clean in & out. FINE inside. f/o map w two 1" tears, & one shorter, all w old tape repairs., 07c
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