Harris (William Cornwallis)

THE WILD SPORTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA

Being the narrative of an expedition from the Cape of Good Hope through the territories of the Chief Moselekatse to the Tropic of Capricorn

Published: John Murray, London, 1839

Edition: Second Edition

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‘This edition contains the “Proposal” of Captain Harris “to the Geographical Society of Bombay,” volunteering to proceed on an expedition to penetrate to “that great Inland Lake, the actual existence of which, between the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn, was first established by Dr. Smith's expedition in 1853.

In a postscript to the Introduction some particulars are given of Retief's massacre, together with his party, by Dingan, and of the efforts of the colonial authorities to put an end to the “mania of emigration” on the part of the colonial farmers.' Mendelssohn vol. 1, page 688, 

Second edition (or first London edition): 387 pages, tinted lithographic frontispiece and 6 plates (the frontispiece, 2 plates as well as the folding map missing)

Bound in half leather and marbled boards, with gilt title and decor on spine.  Five raised bands on spine. A clean and unmarked copy, binding solid, corners sharp, in good condition.

  • Binding Condition: Very good
  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 8vo
  • Name: Mantis Books
  • Contact Person: Charl Yates
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 0833219905
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