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Auction #118 begins on 03 Oct 2024

Mathers (E.P.)

ZAMBESIA:

England's El Dorado in Africa

Published: Books of Rhodesia, Bulawayo, 1977

Edition: Facsimile reprint

Reserve: $40

Approximately:

Estimate: $50

Bidding opens: 3 Oct 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 10 Oct 16:30 GMT

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vii, 480 pages: illustrations, portriats, advertisements, 2 folding maps (1 colour). (Rhodesiana Reprint Library. Silver series; volume 18). Pictorial cloth with gilding, dust wrapper. Originally published in 1891. Includes a new foreword.

Mathers was a great supporter of Rhodes and the British South Africa Company and in that light this work extolled the advantages, mineral and natural wealth and unbounded optimism that surrounded the organised move north of the Limpopo River by Rhodes' company.

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


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