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Auction #128 begins on 15 Jan 2026

Dracopoli (I.N.)

THROUGH JUBALAND TO THE LORIAN SWAMPS

Published: Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, London, 1914

Edition: Second edition

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An Adventurous Journey of Exploration & Sport in the Unknown African Forests & Deserts of Jubaland to the Unexplored Lorian Swamp.

 

Second edition: 318 pages, frontispiece and 43illustrations, 2 maps – 1 folding at the end, original green cloth, foxing on the page edges, a good copy.

Czech: An Annotated Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books 1785 – 1999 (2011), page 84, ‘Dracopoli explored the region from Kismayu on the coast, then westward to the Lorian Swamp in British East Africa. In the Joreh district, he bagged oryx, gerenuk, arrola hartebeest, zebra and topi. Upon reaching the Lorian district, the author collected waterbuck and gazelle, but failed in his attempts after buffalo and rhinoceros. His descriptions of the terrain and climate are especially interesting.’

  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 8vo (225 x 145 mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
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  • Country: South Africa
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