A BREATH FROM THE VELDT Numbered Standard Edition

Standard edition, No. 397 of 750. Facsimile reproduction of the first edition of 1895, with additional frontispiece and publisher's introduction.

Bound in white synthetic leather, illustrated with antelope heads on front and spine. Top edge gilt. The book is presented in a box decorated with a cheetah hunting scene and the facsimile signature of John G. Millais. There is a small, closed crack in the side of the box. The book itself is in Near Fine condition. John G. Millais was the son of Sir John Millais, founder of the pre-raphaelite group of artists in the 19th century. Both the original and the new frontispieces were painted by Sir John. This book is a magnificently illustrated volume of his son's experiences in South Africa and Rhodesia on hunting and exploring expeditions

236 pages. New frontispiece, frontisiece, 12 etchings, 12 full-page illustrations and 125 illustrations in the text.