THE NORTHERN GOLDFIELDS DIARIES OF THOMAS BAINES (3 Volumes)

Government Archives of Southern Rhodesia, Oppenheimer Series, Number Three.

In three Volumes:

1. First Journey 1869-1870, frontis + pp. xxxviii + 277 + fold-out maps of The First Claim of the South African Gold Fields Exploration Company at Hartley Hill, and Baines's Itinerary 1869-1870 at the back + colour and half-tone plates;

2. First Journey 1870-1871, frontis + pp. viii + 279-598 + fold-out map of Baines's Itineraries + colour and half-tone plates;

3. Second Journey 1871-1872, frontis + pp. viii + 599-855 × map of Baines's Route from Tati to Pretoria and Baines's Itineraries (fold-out) + b&w and colour plates.

The boards of two Volumes have discoloured, small tear and creasing to one map, minor foxing at the back, vol. 1 corners bumped, else very good.

"The publishing of Baines' journals revealed his adventures in Rhodesia from 1869-1872. Baines and his comrades mined the goldfields at Tati and provide important insight to the relationships between Europeans and King Lobengula of the Matabele. There are numerous hunting incidents throughout this work with considerable mention of sport after elephant, buffalo, rhinoceros, sable, eland, wildebeest and many other antelope species. Wallis' introduction and notes are both erudite and helpful".

From An Annotated Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books 1785-1999 by Kenneth Czech, Trophy Room Books, Agoura, 2011. Page 13.