African explorers
Edited and translated by F.O. Bernhard
Limited edition: 247 pages, frontispiece portrait, full blue leather binding, titled gilt on the spine, which has now faded, the bottom corners are slightly bumped, a good copy.
The limitation on the verso of the title page reads: This edition is limited to 1500 copies. This is number 2.
A handwritten annotation beneath this signed by the publisher reads Numbers 1- 5 are specially bound in full leather.
Karl Mauch, in full Karl Gottlieb Mauch, (born May 7, 1837, Stetten, Württemberg [Germany]—died April 4, 1875, Stuttgart, Ger.), explorer who made geologic and archaeological discoveries in southern Africa, notably goldfields in Hartley Hills (1867) and the ruins of the ancient city of Zimbabwe. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Karl-Mauch
- Overall Condition: A good copy
- Size: 8vo (220 x140mm)
- Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
- Contact Person: Paul Mills
- Country: South Africa
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: 021 794 0600
- Preferred Payment Methods: Visa & Mastercard via PayGate secure links and Bank transfers.
- Trade Associations: ABA - ILAB, SABDA
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