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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Sir James Edward Alexander

EXPEDITION OF DISCOVERY INTO THE INTERIOR OF AFRICA Volumes 1 and 2.

Africana Collectanea Volumes XXII/XXIII. Facsimile Reprint No. 162 of 750 copies of the original 1838 volumes.

Published: C Struik, Cape Town, 1967

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Dust jacket rubbed on front and back but otherwise Very Good. 2mm tear on lower spine fold of one volume. Navy blue skivotex-covered boards, gilt logo on front, gilt titles on spine. Books well bound and clean. Fold-out map in Volume One undamaged.

Volume 1: Seven illustrations. Volume 2: Eight illustrations

Pages: Vol. 1 [i-v]vi-xxiii pp 1-302. Vol. 2 [i-iii]iv-viii pp 1-331 including Index.

The books take Alexander's travels through "the hitherto undescribed countries of the Great Namaquas, Boschmans and Hill Damaras". A well-written and interesting work.

  • Size: 195 x 122 x 36 mm each
  • Sold By: Pringle Bay Books
  • Contact Person: Neil Berens
  • Country: South Africa
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