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Auction #119 begins on 14 Nov 2024

Gibbons (A. St. H) with illustrations by C. Whymper:

Exploration in Hunting in Central Africa 1895 - 1896

Published: Methuen & Co, London, 1898

Edition: First Edition

Reserve: $45

Approximately:

Estimate: $65/85

Bidding opens: 14 Nov 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 21 Nov 16:30 GMT

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Published by Methuen & Co., London, 1898. 1st edition. pp xi, 408, advertisements, folding map, frontispiece, 25 illustrations, original blue decorative cloth rebound in cloth with original gilt device laid in. Internally very good.

"A well-written account of the author's journey up the Zambesi into Barotseland and into the country of the Marotse. He ably describes the region, with attention paid to the area around Lake Victoria, Gibbons relates episodes of hunting buffalo, lion, roan, eland, hartebeest, and wildebeest in the region." ( Czech )

  • Binding Condition: Near fine
  • Overall Condition: Near Fine
  • Size: 8vo


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