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Auction #114 begins on 11 Apr 2024

William Charles Baldwin, Esq., F.R.G.S.

AFRICAN HUNTING (First Edition)

From Natal to the Zambesi, including Lake Ngami, the Kalahari Desert, etc., from 1852 to 1860.

Published: Richard Bentley, London, 1863

Edition: First Edition, first printing

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First British edition

Half-leather and cloth with marbled endsheets and page edges; Some age-related staining to mainly the plates; The vast majority of the rest of the pages are creamy-white and clean and sharp; Fold-out map in great condition considering its age

With ALL 6 of the color lithographs. The color lithographs are NOT listed in the List of Illustrations

The book is likely in a binding from the late 1800s or early 1900s

The leather is aged and worn at outer hinges, and inner front hinge is cracked, the rear inner hinge tender

The first editions are not very common at all, whereas the second editions are far more common.

  • Jacket Condition: n/a
  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Sold By: Springbok Books
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  • Country: United States
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