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Auction #119 begins on 14 Nov 2024

Farini (G.A.)

THROUGH THE KALAHARI DESERT:

a narrative of a journey with gun, camera and note-book to Lake N'gami and back

Published: C. Struik, Cape Town, 1973

Edition: Facsimile reprint

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xx, 475 pages: illustrations, portriats, folding map. (Africana collectanea series; volume 43). Skivertex, dust wrapper slightly faded on spine. Spotting to page edges. Facsimile reprint of the 1886 edition.

Number 626 of an edition limited to 1000 copies.                                

In 1885 Farini, an American adventurer, undertook to explore the Kalahari Desert in the company of his son, an artist and photographer, and Gert Louw, who was of  Khoi-San descent. Towards the end of their expedition, they came across what appeared to them to be the ruins of a mighty city, partially covered by sand.

  • Jacket Condition: Very good
  • Binding Condition: Excellent
  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 22 x 15 cm
  • Sold By: Select Books
  • Contact Person: David McLennan
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 021-4246955
  • Preferred Payment Methods: Credit card; EFT
  • Trade Associations: SABDA


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