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The Wild Sports of Southern Africa; Being the Narrative of an Expedition From the Cape of Good Hope, Through the Territories of the Chief Moselekatse, to the Tropic of Capricorn
by Harris, Captain William Cornwallis
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: Pelham Richardson, 1844. Hardcover. Near fine. 8vo. Signed binding of contemporary half maroon morocco by R. H. Porter. Spine in six compartments, gilt titles and vignettes, raised bands tooled in gilt. Pebble-grain maroon cloth sides, all edges gilt.
Bound with Plate IV, 'The Gnoo', as frontispiece. The non-hunting Plate I, 'Chief Moselekatse', appears supplied from another copy and is bound facing page 1. 24 hand colored plates, plus both the engraved, hand colored title as well as a typeset title, and with the folding map present in the rear.
Plate X noted with some foxing else the plates are fine, bright and fresh. The map is also fine. The binding is fine as well, with only traces of rubbing at the edges, hinges and corners. And this edition contains the two extra chapters.
Experts consider this the first big game hunting book and an essential title for any African sporting collection. Originally issued 5 years earlier with fewer monochrome plates, the third (1841) and fourth (1844) editions contain the 24 plates in vivid hand coloring.
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- Bookseller
- Thorn Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19444
- Title
- The Wild Sports of Southern Africa; Being the Narrative of an Expedition From the Cape of Good Hope, Through the Territories of the Chief Moselekatse, to the Tropic of Capricorn
- Author
- Harris, Captain William Cornwallis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Pelham Richardson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1844
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare Books;
Terms of Sale
Thorn Books
All books returnable for any reason within seven days, providing only that they are received in the same condition as shipped. Shipments to an Arizona address must add appropriate sales tax. Libraries billed.
About the Seller
Thorn Books
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Tucson, Arizona
About Thorn Books
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- Plate
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
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