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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Selous, Frederick Courtney

A Hunter\'s Wanderings in Africa: Being A Narrative of Nine Years Spent Amongst the Game of the Far Interior of South Africa

Published: Richard Bentley, London, 1895

Edition: Fourth Edition

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Book Description: Green boards with gilt titles and decoration. xviii + 455 pages. With Nineteen Full-Page Illustrations by J. Smit, E, Whymper, and Miss A. B. Selous. Plus fold-out map.

Book Condition: General wear and rubbing to the boards. Bumping to the head and heel of the spine and corners of the boards. Interior front and rear hingers are splitting but the book is intact. Name and date opposite the half-title page. Heavy offsetting to the protective paper for the frontispiece. Also offsetting and foxing to the frontispiece and title page.The gutter is visible after page xviii and the page with the fold-out map, which should fit in here is loose. There is slight darkening to the pages and edges. Plate 226 is missing, but there is a copy loosely inserted. There also appears to be light water stain to the bottom corner of the book. But it is only really visible on some of the plates.

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  • Jacket Condition: No Jacket
  • Binding Condition: Good Only
  • Overall Condition: Good Only
  • Size: Octavo
  • Sold By: Bookdealers cc
  • Contact Person: Doron Locketz
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 0114407936
  • Preferred Payment Methods: EFT, Payfast, Credit Card
  • Trade Associations: South African Bookdealers Association


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