Journey in Africa Through Angola, Ovampoland and Damaraland
by Möller, P
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 086977042X
- ISBN 13
- 9780869770429
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(Cape Town: Struik, 1974) 086977042X. Translated from the original Swedish edition of 1899 and annotated by Ione and Jalmar Rudner. 8vo; original brown boards; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. (xiv) + 216, incl. index; plates; folding route map. Dustwrapper a little foxed; trace of silverfish attention to head of spine and adjacent part of upper board's top edge; some foxing to edges and endpapers. Good to very good condition. (Czech: An Annotated Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books, 1785-1999, p. 199) "Originally published in Stockholm in 1899, this work chronicles Möller's adventures in southern Africa with particular note of the indigenous peoples he visited. Of sporting interest are sections on hunting duiker, wildebeest, impala, lion, zebra and elephant (the latter unsuccessfully) in the regions of the Kakolavar and Kunene rivers." - Kenneth Czech .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13224
- Title
- Journey in Africa Through Angola, Ovampoland and Damaraland
- Author
- Möller, P
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 086977042X
- ISBN 13
- 9780869770429
- Publisher
- (Cape Town: Struik, 1974) 086977042X
- Place of Publication
- Bx-270
- This edition first published
- 1974
- Keywords
- Angola. Charles John Andersson. Namibia. Herero. Travel. Pioneers Hunting
- Bookseller catalogs
- Hunting;
Terms of Sale
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Biblio member since 2018
Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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