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Auction #114 begins on 11 Apr 2024

Fleming (Rev. Francis)

KAFFRARIA, AND ITS INHABITANTS

Published: Smith, Elder & Co., London, 1853

Edition: First Edition

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First edition: viii (list of subscribers) +144 pages, frontispiece, title page vignette, 9 engraved plates, folding map, recent half brown morocco with cloth sides, a very good copy.

Mendelssohn (Sidney) South African Bibliography, volume 1, page 551:Fleming was Chaplain to the British forces in King Wiliam's Town. His book also contains extensive descriptions of the '....personal appearance, language, customs, and the origin of the natives who are described as "fine, noble, manly fellows, as bold as lions and as daring as eagles,"'

  • Overall Condition: A Very Good Copy
  • Size: 8vo (195 x 130 mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
  • Contact Person: Paul Mills
  • Country: South Africa
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