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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Harris (W. Cornwallis)

THE WILD SPORTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA

Published: Pelham Richardson, London - Cornhill, 1844

Edition: Fourth edition

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Being the narrative of an expedition from the Cape of Good Hope through the territories of the Chief Moselekatse to the Tropic of Capricorn.

Fourth edition: 359 pages, hand coloured lithographic frontispiece, hand coloured vignette title page, folding map, 24 hand coloured lithographic plates, original red cloth, gilt decorated upper cover the spine – back and corners have been restored in the past but this now showing some wear and fraying, all edges gilt, light foxing on some plates but overall a good copy.

  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 8vo (255 x 180 mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
  • Contact Person: Paul Mills
  • Country: South Africa
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