Third edition (the first issue with hand coloured plates): 359 pages, hand coloured lithographic frontispiece, hand coloured vignette title page, folding map, 24 hand coloured lithographic plates, bound in half red morocco with title gilt and decoration on the spine, all edges gilt, marbled end papers. The lithographic frontispiece and title page are foxed caused by the poor quality paper used for the tissue guard, the plates are toned but free of foxing, the contents pages are bright, a very good copy.
From the editor’s note to the Struik Africana Collectanea reprint. ‘This is not only a book about ‘Wild Sports’ but is a very interesting report of such important historical events as: The Great Trek; the massacre of Piet Retief and his party by Dingaan; the fall of Piet Uys in an abortive invasion of the Zulu territories; the death of Maritz; the annihilation of the Natal Settlers; etc.
The author and his party travelled by wagon and oxen to Grahamstown, Somerset, Graaff Reinet, New Lattakoo, through Griqualand and Bechuanaland, to Boksfontein, Cambellsdorp and Kuruman through the domains of the Matabele King and the Barolong country, and returned to Graff Reinet by the Vaal River Route.
'He gives interesting accounts of the Matabele people and experiences with the Bushmen, Hottentots and other tribes. His stay with King Moselekatse is fully described and of great historical value.
'An interesting map ‘exhibiting the relative positions of the emigrant farmers and the native tribes’ is included.'
At the end is an advertisement: ‘In the course of publication Portraits of the Game and Wild Animals of Southern Africa.’ giving details of the two parts already published with the prices of the versions printed in Columbier Folio with the Tail Pieces and in Imperial, without the Tail Pieces.
- Overall Condition: Very good
- Size: 8vo (250 x 170mm)
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