Charles John Andersson - Lake Ngami or Explorations and Discoveries - 1857
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Charles John Andersson, Lake Ngami ou Explorações e Descobertas durante Quatro Anos de Andanças nas Terras Selvagens da África Austral Ocidental, 1857, primeira edição americana, inglês, 546 páginas, em excelente estado com encadernação de tecido original.
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Charles John Andersson – Lake Ngami; or, Explorations and Discoveries during Four Years’ Wanderings in the Wilds of South Western Africa – 1857 – First American Edition
New York: Dix, Edwards & Co., 321 Broadway
London: Hurst & Blackett
1857
First American edition, published simultaneously with the London first edition.
Original publisher’s embossed cloth binding, unrestored. Complete copy with numerous engraved illustrations throughout.
A classic and highly desirable early narrative of African exploration. Andersson’s work documents four years of travel in South-Western Africa (present-day Namibia and Botswana), including detailed accounts of rhinoceros and hippopotamus hunts, indigenous communities, Bechuana cattle, and geographical discoveries around Lake Ngami.
The volume is richly illustrated and represents an important 19th-century contribution to exploration literature.
Condition:
Complete and original copy. All pages present. Binding firm. Light foxing and age-related toning consistent with a mid-19th century publication. Minor wear to spine and edges. An attractive and honest example. Not ex-library.
A desirable collector’s copy in original cloth.
Charles John Andersson – Lake Ngami; or, Explorations and Discoveries during Four Years’ Wanderings in the Wilds of South Western Africa – 1857 – First American Edition
New York: Dix, Edwards & Co., 321 Broadway
London: Hurst & Blackett
1857
First American edition, published simultaneously with the London first edition.
Original publisher’s embossed cloth binding, unrestored. Complete copy with numerous engraved illustrations throughout.
A classic and highly desirable early narrative of African exploration. Andersson’s work documents four years of travel in South-Western Africa (present-day Namibia and Botswana), including detailed accounts of rhinoceros and hippopotamus hunts, indigenous communities, Bechuana cattle, and geographical discoveries around Lake Ngami.
The volume is richly illustrated and represents an important 19th-century contribution to exploration literature.
Condition:
Complete and original copy. All pages present. Binding firm. Light foxing and age-related toning consistent with a mid-19th century publication. Minor wear to spine and edges. An attractive and honest example. Not ex-library.
A desirable collector’s copy in original cloth.
Dados
Número de livros
1
Tema
África
Título do livro
Lake Ngami or Explorations and Discoveries
Autor/ Ilustrador
Charles John Andersson
Estado
Excelente
Artigo mais antigo do ano de publicação
1857
Edição
1ª edição
Idioma
Inglês
Idioma original
Sim
Número de páginas
546
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