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Auction #118 begins on 03 Oct 2024

Moubray (J.M.)

IN SOUTH CENTRAL AFRICA:

being an account of some of the experiences and journeys of the author during a stay of six years in that country

Published: Constable & Company, London, 1912

Edition: First edition

Reserve: $50

Approximately:

Estimate: $75

Bidding opens: 3 Oct 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 10 Oct 16:30 GMT

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xvi, 197 pages: 26 leaves of plates, frontispiece, folding map. Cloth. Some plates loose but all are present. Foxing.

Moubray was a mining engineer who worked across Central Africa from 1903 until 1908. His account is both astute and entertaining. He provides a careful account of his travels and where and with whom he stayed and describes the broader issues confronting both the colonisers and those colonised.

  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 23 x 15 cm


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