Lake Ngami; or, Explorations and Discoveries During Four Years' Wanderings in the Wilds of Southwestern Africa
by Charles John Andersson
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1856. First edition. Cloth. Good. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. The first U.S. edition of Charles John Andersson's detailed travel account of his time at Lake Ngami, illustrated throughout. The first U.S. edition of this work.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and in-text illustrations throughout.Collated, complete.A study into Lake Ngami, an endorheic lake in Botswana, looking into the nature and people surrounding the lake.Describing the author's time spending four years exploration the wilds of South West Africa.By the noted Swedish explorer and hunter Charles John Andersson. He reached Lake Ngami in 1853.Two pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities, resulting in a small amount of loss of cloth. Chipped label to the spine. Some marks to the boards and spine, heavier to the front board. Small chip to the front joint. Hinges are starting but firm. Prior owner's ink inscription and bookseller's label to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with scattered spots. Frontispiece is detaching but remains firm. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 898P20
- Title
- Lake Ngami; or, Explorations and Discoveries During Four Years' Wanderings in the Wilds of Southwestern Africa
- Author
- Charles John Andersson
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1856
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Lake Ngami; or, Explorations and Discoveries During Four Years' Wanderings africa lake ngami travel africa
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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