2 volumes, 465 pages continuously paginated, colour frontispiece portrait of Gordon in volume 1 and a colour frontispiece in volume 2, 90 colour plates, 4 maps, green cloth, a good set in the slightly soiled and marked dust jackets.
Brenthurst Press Second Series, volume 4 & 5.
The Standard Edition limited to 850 copies.
Perhaps the most important of the volumes produced by the Brenthurst Press to date. Gordon, a Dutchman of Scottish descent, can be considered as the most prominent of the eighteenth century travellers in southern Africa. He made five journeys into the Cape interior penetrating further than any other known predecessor or contemporary.
- Jacket Condition: Fair
- Binding Condition: Good
- Overall Condition: Good
- Size: 4to (305 x 245 mm)
- 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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