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Harris, William Cornwallis

The Wild Sports of Southern Africa (1844)

Published: Pelham Richardson, London, 1844

Edition: Fourth Edition

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pp. xvi + 359, pictorial title page, 24 out of original 26 hand-coloured plates intact as well as a fold-out map of "Africa, North East of the Cape Colony". Frontispiece and Plate XXIII (Bechuana Hunting the Lion) not present. New endpapers and new leather on spine and back. Front boards shows original red blind-stamped embossing with new leather around front boards edges. New gilt titles to spine, all edges gilt. Some foxing on plates and plate-guards. With a few exceptions, the text pages are without defects and in very good condition, such is the fold-out map. An attractive copy of a scarce work on hunting in South Africa.
  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 18x25cm
  • Sold By: Richmond Books and Prints
  • Contact Person: John Donaldson
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 081 270 8827
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