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Auction #116 begins on 11 Jul 2024

Baines, (Thomas)

JOURNAL OF RESIDENCE IN AFRICA, 1842-1853;

edited with introduction, notes & map by R.F. Kennedy

Published: Van Riebeeck Society, Cape Town, 1961-1964

Edition: First edition

Reserve: $40

Approximately:

Estimate: $50

Bidding opens: 11 Jul 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 18 Jul 16:30 GMT

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2 volumes (xix, 252 pages;  xi, 355 pages):  illustrations, portraits (1 as frontispiece in volume 1), maps (some folding). (Van Riebeeck Society Publications. First series; 42 & 45). Pictorial cloth. Volume 1 slightly rubbed along fore-edge. Contents: Volume 1. 1842-1849.  Volume 2. 1850-1853.                                                                                       

"...one of the most likeable and one of the most remarkable characters in the whole of Africana literature"  Kennedy, vol. 1, p. xix.

  • Binding Condition: Excellent
  • Overall Condition: Excellent
  • Size: 22 x 15 cm


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