THROUGH THE KALAHARI DESERT

Farini (G.A.)

Description:

A Narrative of a Journey With Gun, Camera, and Note-Book to Lake N'Gami and Back.

475 pages, 2 frontispiece portraits of the author, 44 full-page and other illustrations, folding plan of 'The Hundred Falls of the Orange River', folding map, library stamp from a previous owner on the half-title page, red vynide, dust jacket frayed along the edges and faded on the spine.

Facsimile reprint, Africana Collectanes Series Volume XLIII, No. 530 of an edition limited to 1000 numbered copies.

Details:

  • Publisher: C. Struik
  • Publisher Place: Cape Town
  • Date of Publication: (1886) 1973
  • Edition: Facsimile reprint
  • Jacket Condition: Fair
  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 8vo (220 x 145 mm)
  • Lot No: 70
  • Hammer Price: $70
  • Bids: 11
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  • Estimate: $60/70
  • Reserve: $40

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