The Wild Tribes of the Soudan; an account of travel and Sport Chiefly in the BasÚ Country, Being Personal Experiences and Adventures During Three Winters Spent in the Soudan, with maps, etchings, and Illustrations
pp. xix, [i] bl., 273, [i] bl., [2] ads. Frontis & 44 (of 45) plates, 3 engraved maps (2 folding): lacks one plate. 8 plates detached, frayed at edges, loosely inserted. Original brown decorative cloth over bevelled boards, upper cover with design of African warrior, spine and upper cover...
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pp. xix, [i] bl., 273, [i] bl., [2] ads. Frontis & 44 (of 45) plates, 3 engraved maps (2 folding): lacks one plate. 8 plates detached, frayed at edges, loosely inserted. Original brown decorative cloth over bevelled boards, upper cover with design of African warrior, spine and upper cover lettered and decorated in black and gold, dark blue endpapers, binder's ticket of W. Bone & Son. Worn, hinges cracked but holding, inscriptions excised from head of ffep, title and dedication leaf, several gatherings roughly opened; by no means an ideal copy, but a rare book in first edition. Includes much material on big game hunting.
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Format: Hardcover
ASIN: B0035FJHBU
Publish date: 1883
Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Company
Edition language: English