The Precambrian Geology of South West Africa and Namaqualand

Henno Martin was at time Professor, Geologisch-Palaeontologisch Institut, University of Gottingham.

159 pages, 11 plates, 3 fould-out maps. Frontispiece of the Canyon of the Fish River in SWA.

Martin (15 March 1910 – 7 January 1998) was a German professor of geology who, along with Hermann Korn, lived for two years in the Namib Desert to avoid  internment during the Second Wiorld War. In 1957 Martin wrote The Sheltering Desert, a memoir of his experiences while living in the Namib. The work was first published in German and has been translated into many other languages, often referred to as the Robinsonade of the desert.

Blue cloth cover with some browning to the top section. Name of previous owner in ink on fep. Binding tight, content clear.