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William Charles Baldwin. (Illus. James Wolf and J.B. Zwecker). AFRICAN HUNTING AND ADVENTURE William

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William Charles Baldwin. (Illus. James Wolf and J.B. Zwecker). AFRICAN HUNTING AND ADVENTURE

William Charles Baldwin has an honoured place in the gallery of Africa's white hunters of the nineteenth century. Arriving in Durban in 1851 he became one of this continent's great travellers, journeying between 12000 and 15000 miles with his wagons during the last three years of his wanderings. In 1860 he earned the distinction of becoming the second known European to reach the Victoria Falls on the Zambezi river.


Gilt title & lion's head device on brown cloth boards. 428pp illustrated 8vo. 48 illustrations, 11 plates of which 4 are coloured. foldout map. edges rough-cut.


Owners inscription to front paste-down, ffep loose, corners bumped. boards spotted white, clean contents, a sound copy.


Our Ref. # 25662


Richard Bentley
London
1894
3rd
Good
230mm x 155mm x 1.0kg
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William Charles Baldwin. (Illus. James Wolf and J.B. Zwecker). AFRICAN HUNTING AND ADVENTURE

William Charles Baldwin has an honoured place in the gallery of Africa's white hunters of the nineteenth century. Arriving in Durban in 1851 he became one of this continent's great travellers, journeying between 12000 and 15000 miles with his wagons during the last three years of his wanderings. In 1860 he earned the distinction of becoming the second known European to reach the Victoria Falls on the Zambezi river.


Gilt title & lion's head device on brown cloth boards. 428pp illustrated 8vo. 48 illustrations, 11 plates of which 4 are coloured. foldout map. edges rough-cut.


Owners inscription to front paste-down, ffep loose, corners bumped. boards spotted white, clean contents, a sound copy.


Our Ref. # 25662


Richard Bentley
London
1894
3rd
Good
230mm x 155mm x 1.0kg
To bid please visit AntiquarianAuctions.com

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