The Wild Sports of Southern Africa: Being the Narrative of an Expedition from the Cape of Good Hope Through the Territories of the Chief Moselekatse to the Tropic of Capricorn
by William Cornwallis Harris
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
The first British edition 1839
Contents complete with all plates present and fold-out map at rear. The ORIGINAL publisher's binding is still in very good condition with only age-related wear and staining to bottom corners of cloth, and pastedowns and 2 or 3 leaves in front and at end. We have never seen a nicer copy of this edition. Foxing is NOT plaguing this copy.
For its age the book is in very good condition.
From the editor's note to the Struik Africana Collectanea reprint:
'This is not only a book about 'Wild Sports' but is a very interesting report of such important historical events as: The Great Trek; the massacre of Piet Retief and his party by Dingaan; the fall of Piet Uys in an abortive invasion of the Zulu territories; the death of Maritz; the annihilation of the Natal Settlers; etc.
'The author and his party travelled by wagon and oxen to Grahamstown, Somerset, Graaff Reinet, New Lattakoo, through Griqualand and Bechuanaland, to Boksfontein, Cambellsdorp and Kuruman through the domains of the Matabele King and the Barolong country, and returned to Graaff Reinet by the Vaal River Route.
'He gives interesting accounts of the Matabele people and experiences with the Bushmen, Hottentots and other tribes. His stay with King Moselekatse is fully described and of great historical value.
'An interesting map 'exhibiting the relative positions of the emigrant farmers and the native tribes' is included.'
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 598
- Title
- The Wild Sports of Southern Africa
- Author
- William Cornwallis Harris
- Format/Binding
- Original binding, as issued
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First British edition, First printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1839
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- boer, boers, adventure, novel, epic, romance, fiction, story, tale, tales, hunter, big game, action, exciting, excitement, fun, thriller, best-seller, best seller, zulu, sotho, swaziland, kimberley, johannesburg, pretoria, south africa, xhosa, matabele, t
- Bookseller catalogs
- Big Game Hunting; Southern African Exploration;
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