Through Jungle And Desert Travels In Eastern Africa
Author:
CHANLER William Astor
Year:
1895
Edition:
1st Edn
Publisher:
MacMillan and Co
City of Publication:
London
Summary:
xiv 535 pages, TEG, frontis portrait and full-page illustration and text drawings taken from the author's photographs, 2 large folding-coloured maps in the rear pocket showing a general view of the expedition and map of the Tana District. Small circular to lower blank margin of the title page "PRESENTATION COPY" bookplate of Richard Trevier Dniel to front paste down with his signature to the front-end paper, with his small ownership stamp to rear end paper with a presentation inscription in ink to his daughters. Publishers' cloth with gilt lion head to the upper cover, a vg clean copy. Chanler an American soldier and explorer accompanied by Ludwig Von Hohnel, they set out on a scientific expedition near The Mackenzie River, the party bagged hippo and rhino and continued to hunt rhino as well as oryx and other plains game and elephant. A well written work of discovery, adventure and big game and hunting. A title rarely found in vg condition, the text block is heavy and often pulls from the binding, Czech 59
Ref:
24276
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