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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Thomas (Morgan Thomas)

ELEVEN YEARS IN CENTRAL AFRICA

Published: John Snow & Co., Paternoster Row, London, 1872

Edition: First Edition

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Book Description: xi + 418pp. 32 illustrations. No map. Original Half Leather, gilt to spine.

Book Condition: Good plus copy. Leather slightly cracked on spine. Slight foxing on interleaving. A few dirty marks here and there to some of the text pages. End-papers tanned.

A journey into the interior - Sketch of recently discovered diamond and goldfields - Umzilikazi, his country and people - A brief history of the Zambesi missions.

\"This volume is one of the earliest works dealing with Matabeleland, and gives one of the best descriptions of the country and its natives nearly a quarter of a century before its occupation by the British.\"

A good copy of this early classic by the Welsh missionary to Matabeleland.

  • Binding Condition: Good plus
  • Overall Condition: Good plus
  • Size: 215mm x 141mm x 38mm
  • Sold By: Booktown Africana
  • Contact Person: Chris Shelton
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 0685615292
  • Preferred Payment Methods: Internet banking transfer (EFT), PAYPAL. Regret no Credit Card facility.
  • Trade Associations: AA Approved


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