The Narrative and Journal of Gerald McKiernan in South West Africa 1874-1879. Edited, with Introduction, Notes and Map, by Dr. P. Serton
by McKiernan, Gerald (author), and P. Serton (editor)
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- Hardcover
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1954). Volume 35 in the Van Riebeeck Society's First Series. 8vo; original pale grey cloth, with black lettering to spine, and publisher's device in black to upper board; pp. (viii) + 197 + (vii); plates; folding map. Some foxing to edges and endpapers, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Good to very good condition. "Gerald McKiernan was an American trader, operating in South West Africa in the last decade before German colonial rule. The manuscript consists of a narrative of 5 years' travel in Africa, from 1875 to 1879, and a diary which he kept from 1877 to 1879. The author travelled widely, probably reaching well into Angola." .
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- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9781
- Title
- The Narrative and Journal of Gerald McKiernan in South West Africa 1874-1879. Edited, with Introduction, Notes and Map, by Dr. P. Serton
- Author
- McKiernan, Gerald (author), and P. Serton (editor)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1954)
- Keywords
- Travel. Exploration. South West Africa Namibia
- Bookseller catalogs
- Namibia;
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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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