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Auction #129 begins on 26 Feb 2026

Thorburn (John)

STRUGGLES IN AFRICA

And how I transported a steam boat on wheels 1600 miles across the country

Published: The State Library, Pretoria, 1978

Edition: Facsimile Reprint

Reserve: $40

Approximately:

Estimate: $60

Bidding opens: 26 Feb 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 5 Mar 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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4+46 pp., folding map, illustration of the famous steam boat.
Hard cover, blue cloth boards with titles in gilt on front cover. Facsimile edition of the 1890 edition. With a new introduction and map. Clean copy.

An account of his two-year journey with a steam-boat on wheels 1,600 miles from Kimberley to Delagoa Bay, also notes on his time in Swaziland.

  • Binding Condition: Very good
  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 175 x125 mm


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