Number 45 of an edition limited to 750 copies, this set being one of the first fifty, "specially bound in de luxe style." Volumes 17 and 18 in the Africana Collectanea Series, a text facsimile of the London edition of 1835. Two 8vo volumes, each being brown half leatherette with lighter brown sides, gilt lettering pieces to second compartment and publisher's gilt device to upper board in each case; pp. (viii) + xii + 330, (vi) + vi + 358 + (xviii), incl. index; plates; frontis. and illustrated title page in each case; folding map at end of first volume. Edges and endpapers a bit foxed. Very good condition.
"Steedman spent ten years in South Africa, with a fair amount of time hunting big game. He hunted elephant north of Cape Town, then crossed the Orange River where quagga and wildebeest were encountered, with additional sport after lion. Most of this work, however, details the terrain and native peoples of the region." - Kenneth Czech, concerning the first edition
- Jacket Condition: NA
- Binding Condition: Very good
- Overall Condition: Very good
- Size: 8vo
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- Country: South Africa
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