The Far Interior. A Narrative of Travel and Adventure from the Cape of Good Hope

Author's signed presentation inscription to the famous poet and Islamist Wilfred (sic) Blunt on frontis. recto.

Two 8vo volumes; olive green cloth blocked in gilt, black and red in each case; re-cased with new endpapers; pp. xvi + (ii) + 316, viii + (ii) + 318, incl. index + publisher's catalogue; numerous plates and illustrations in text; large, folding map at end of second volume. Edges and joints lightly rubbed; a little rippling to backstrips; ex libris hand-stamps to prelims. in each volume; scattered foxing. Good condition.

(Mendelssohn I, p. 812; Hosken, p. 114; Czech, p. 151; Tenri Africana 2118) "Kerr traveled to the South African diamond fields to seek his fortune. He met Frederick Selous, the pair venturing into the interior of Matabeleland. In the river country leading to the Zambesi, he hunted elephant with his .500 Henry rifle which he fondly refers to as 'C.L.K' after his father's initials carved into the stock. There are instances of hunting lion near the Matua River, buffalo near Lake Nyassa, and more elephant on the Shiré River." - Czech: An Annotated Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books 1785-1999