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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Hall, Mary

A Woman's Trek. From The Cape To Cairo

Published: Methuen & Co, London, 1907

Edition: 1st

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Published by London, Methuen and Co, 1907. 1st Edition. 424 pages. Near fine half leather binding with green boards. Gilt title to spine. Contents fine. Frontis of the author. Folding map. Numerous black and white ills. Some scattered foxing to the page edges. Scarce. 

"As I am the first woman of any nationality to have accomplished the entire journey from the Cape to Cairo, I think perhaps a simple account of how I managed to do it quite alone may be of some interest."

“A book, written from a woman's point of view, minus big game romances, and the usual exaggerations incidental to all things African,” Mary Hall raises a question central to feminist studies of empire: in the relation of Europeans to empire, what difference does gender make? 

  • Jacket Condition: N/A
  • Binding Condition: Near fine
  • Overall Condition: Near Fine
  • Size: 8 Vo
  • Sold By: White Eagle Books
  • Contact Person: Andrew Saidi
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Email: [email protected]
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