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Auction #114 begins on 11 Apr 2024

Andersson, Charles John

Lake Ngami, or Explorations and Discoveries during Four Years' Wanderings in the Wild of South Western Africa (1856)

Published: Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1856

Edition: First American Edition

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xviii, 521, [i], [ii, ads] pp, 52 illustrations, wood engravings, frontis, index. original pictorial gilt cloth, picture of hippo on front cover and rhino on rear, recent leather spine rebacking, gilt titling on spine, cover edges worn, internal hinges cracked but firm, minor foxing.

"Few, if any, books give so full and complete an account of Namaqualand, Damaraland and the Ovampo country, and the description of the fauna of these countries is absolutely unequalled...". Mendelssohn p. 41.

  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 135x200mm
  • Sold By: Richmond Books and Prints
  • Contact Person: John Donaldson
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 081 270 8827
  • Preferred Payment Methods: Electronic Transfer & Paypal
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