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Auction #127 begins on 06 Nov 2025

Leyland (J.)

ADVENTURES IN THE FAR INTERIOR OF SOUTH AFRICA

Including a Journey to Lake Ngami and Rambles in Honduras .

Published: George Routledge & Sons, 1866

Edition: First Edition

Reserve: $350

Approximately:

Estimate: $400

Bidding opens: 6 Nov 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 13 Nov 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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Original green cloth boards.  Book plate of Alpheus Fuller Williams on front paste down.

Covers early travels in South Africa with sketches of Native races including their wars and history. 

Leyland made three expeditions into the far interior of South Africa between 1848 and 1852.  He traded with the natives tribes while hunting Big Game on his way to Lake Ngami and Bechuanaland.  Leyland mentions his encounter with Dr. Livingston in 1850.

  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 20 x 14 cm


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