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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Farini, G. A. (Copy Nuimber 9 of 50 de luxe copies)

Through the Kalahari Desert - A Narrative of a Journey with Gun, Camera, and Note-Book to Lake Ngami and Back

Published: C. Struik, Cape Town, 1973

Edition: Facsimile reprint - Limited to 50 copies

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This is the 43rd volume in the Africana Collectanea Series. The edition was limited to 1,000 copies, of whch numbers 1 to 50 were specially bound in the "de luxe" style. Original brown leather spine and corners with a green title label on the spine with gilt titling and the publisher's device on the upper board. 6 prelims followed by a facsimile of the 1886 Sampson Low, London edition with xx prelims, 46 black and white illustrations followed by a map of the author's route at the rear. CONDITION DETAILS: A previous owner had a plastic covering, which when removed, left a bit of tape residue on the end papers. There is a book seller's label on the front paste down. See the image of the folding map - there is some toning/ageing.
  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good - A clean + fresh copy
  • Size: 220mm x 145mm
  • Sold By: Gandolph's Books
  • Contact Person: Arnaud Labuschagne
  • Country: South Africa
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