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The Wild Sports of Southern Africa.

by Harris, Captain William Cornwallis. Illustrated by the author and Frank Howard. Modern foreword by Tom Ofcansky

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Camden, SC: African Collection series - Briar Patch Press, 1987. Collector's Reprint edition. . Full Dark Brown Leather hardcover. Very Good. Thick octavo (a bit larger than standard size). Gilt design and lettering on spine, with gilt lettering on cover. All pages edges gilt. Some shelf wear to edges and corners of boards and pages. 359 p. w/color illustrations, map. A nice reprint of Harris's 4 month expedition in north-east South Africa, with much information on Boers, hunting, and the native peoples. It was frist published in India under the title NARRATIVE OF AN EXPEDITION INTO SOUTHERN AFRICA, then given the current title and re-published in England.

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Bookseller
Motte & Bailey, Booksellers US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
11053
Title
The Wild Sports of Southern Africa.
Author
Harris, Captain William Cornwallis. Illustrated by the author and Frank Howard. Modern foreword by Tom Ofcansky
Format/Binding
Full Dark Brown Leather hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
Collector's Reprint edition.
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
African Collection series - Briar Patch Press
Place of Publication
Camden, SC
Date Published
1987
Bookseller catalogs
Africa;

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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...
Spine
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Octavo
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Reprint
Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.

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