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Vernon S. Forbes and John Rourke (eds)Patersonƒ??s Cape Travels, 1777 to 1779 (Brenthurst Series
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Vernon S. Forbes and John Rourke (eds)
Patersonƒ??s Cape Travels, 1777 to 1779 (Brenthurst Series De Luxe Edition)
The Brenthurst Press
Johannesburg
1980
De Luxe Edition
Very God
274 x 267mm
Patersonƒ??s Cape Travels, 1777 to 1779 (Brenthurst Series De Luxe Edition)
The Brenthurst Series. Number 88 of the De Luxe Edition limited to 125 copies. In the original slip case covered with marbled paper and leather trim, half dark green leather binding with marbled paper boards, gilt titling on the spine, top edge gilt, well illustrated.Light wear to the boards, slip case and raised bands on the spine, otherwise fine.
William Paterson (1755—1810) was commissioned in 1777 by the Countess of Strathmore to collect plants at the Cape. A variety of new species was discovered on the young Scot’s four journeys which covered 9000 km, embracing a grand sweep from the mouth of the Orange River in the west to the banks of the Keiskamma River in the east. Paterson’s original manuscript journal is here fully annotated, and illustrated with plants, people, scenery and animals – all published for the first time. The journal is the first full-length account in English of extensive travel in the interior of Africa. -The Brenthurst Press.
The Brenthurst Press
Johannesburg
1980
De Luxe Edition
Very God
274 x 267mm
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Vernon S. Forbes and John Rourke (eds)
Patersonƒ??s Cape Travels, 1777 to 1779 (Brenthurst Series De Luxe Edition)
The Brenthurst Press
Johannesburg
1980
De Luxe Edition
Very God
274 x 267mm
Patersonƒ??s Cape Travels, 1777 to 1779 (Brenthurst Series De Luxe Edition)
The Brenthurst Series. Number 88 of the De Luxe Edition limited to 125 copies. In the original slip case covered with marbled paper and leather trim, half dark green leather binding with marbled paper boards, gilt titling on the spine, top edge gilt, well illustrated.Light wear to the boards, slip case and raised bands on the spine, otherwise fine.
William Paterson (1755—1810) was commissioned in 1777 by the Countess of Strathmore to collect plants at the Cape. A variety of new species was discovered on the young Scot’s four journeys which covered 9000 km, embracing a grand sweep from the mouth of the Orange River in the west to the banks of the Keiskamma River in the east. Paterson’s original manuscript journal is here fully annotated, and illustrated with plants, people, scenery and animals – all published for the first time. The journal is the first full-length account in English of extensive travel in the interior of Africa. -The Brenthurst Press.
The Brenthurst Press
Johannesburg
1980
De Luxe Edition
Very God
274 x 267mm
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