andersson charles john cj (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. C.J. Andersson's (1827-1867) Narrative of Travel, Adventure & Exploration in the wilds of Africa. Published over 160 years ago in 1861, the book explores into several unknown parts of Southern Africa in search of wild game and in the spirit of adventure and learning more about the natives and their ways as well as exploring newer routes to the interior and a splendid study of the Okavango river and the delta. Illustrated with 17 full page engravings and a colored folding map of South Africa (see images), rebound in hunter green cloth with additional end papers, a nice tight copy, 414 pages and a page featuring similar books on African exploration published by Harpers. A scarce first edition from 1861, and a heavy volume.