1 Volume. First edition.
Publishers tan cloth with gilt titles and lion vignette on spine.
Large vignette of natives travelling in canoe on cover.
xiv, 326 pages. Frontispiece.
31 plates + in-text illustrations. Colour folding map.
Very good condition throughout.
A noted German explorer, Von Wissman traveled through the
Belgian Congo, then on through both British and German East
Africa. His narrative recounts the difficulties of his expeditions,
being somewhat reminiscent of Henry Stanley's experiences.
Of sport, he tries his hand, unsuccessfully, in the Belgian Congo
for elephant but does bag buffalo and hippopotamus at Stanley Pool.
There are additional episodes of hunting leopard and crocodile
[Czech, An Annotated Bibliography of African Big Game
Hunting Books, 1785-1950, p.176].
Recorded shipping weight 2000g.
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- Binding Condition: Very good
- Overall Condition: Very good
- Size: 23 x 15.5 cm
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