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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Baines, Thomas

EXPLORATIONS IN SOUTH-WEST

Being an account of a Journey in the years 1861 and 1862 from Walvisch Bay, on the Western Coast to Lake Ngami and The Victoria Falls.

Published: Longman Green, 1864

Edition: 1st edition

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Re-bound in full brown leather with gilt edging. maroon title block on spine in gilt and gilt decoration. Marbled endpapers.

Thomas Baines was ill before and after his return from South West Africa resulting in the manuscript being sent unknowingly incomplete to the publisher and printer. Printing was underway when an additional batch of manuscripts were found. It was too late to repaginate the book thus resulting in the new scrips being inserted in the correct positing, thus increasing the pages from 535 to 602 pages.  The new information is recorded in the index.

Chromo-Lithograph frontispiece, 3  maps numerous wood engravings and illustrations within the text.

  • Binding Condition: Very good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Size: 22 x 15 cm
  • Sold By: Fortunate Finds Bookshop
  • Contact Person: Kathy Sullivan
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 0761689830
  • Preferred Payment Methods: EFT payment for South African Buyers. PayFast with 5% surcharge for overseas buyers, regrettably I no longer accept credit cards.
  • Trade Associations: AA Approved


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