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Wanderings And Adventures In The Interior Of Southern Africa; Illustrated With Lithographic And Wood Engravings
by Steedman, Andrew
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- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very good
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About This Item
London: Longman & Co, 1835. First Edition. Leather bound. Very good. First edition of Wanderings and Adventures in the Interior of Southern Africa by Andrew Steedman.. Octavo, [two volumes], x, [2], 330pp; v, [1], 358pp. Quarter green morocco with marbled paper boards, new endpapers. Title in gilt over brown morocco spine labels, five raised bands. Previously held by Loyola Library, with markings on title pages and a few preliminary pages of Volume II. Solid text blocks, foxing and heavy toning to all plates. Complete with six illustrations in Volume I and eight in Volume II, including a frontispiece and vignette title page in each volume. Volume I features a a fold-out map. (Czech 265) (Hosken 190).
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12846
- Title
- Wanderings And Adventures In The Interior Of Southern Africa; Illustrated With Lithographic And Wood Engravings
- Author
- Steedman, Andrew
- Illustrator
- First edition of Wanderings and Adventures in the Interior of Southern Africa by Andrew Steedman.
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Longman & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1835
- Keywords
- Andrew Steedman, Steedman first edition, Steedman Wanderings and Adventures, Steedman big game hunting, Steedman Africa exploration, Steedman Southern Africa, Andrew Steedman Africa
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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