... translated by N. D'Anvers.
London, Sampson Low, 1876
Scarce. 'A German sportsman, Mohr travelled to the Victoria Falls partly for the sake of hunting, partly in the hope of making geographical discoveries. After landing at Cape Town, Mohr and his companions ventured into the interior, crossing the Tugela River and enjoying a wide variety of sport... an excellent work of exploration and sport' (Czech).
First English edition; 8vo, xv, 462 pp., frontispiece, 4 chromolithograph plates, 11 wood-engraved plates, folding map, near contemporary burgundy half calf, morocco label, lightly rubbed, light soiling to half-title, a very good copy.
Czech p116; Mendelssohn II, 32-33.
First English edition; 8vo, xv, 462 pp., frontispiece, 4 chromolithograph plates, 11 wood-engraved plates, folding map, near contemporary burgundy half calf, morocco label, lightly rubbed, light soiling to half-title, a very good copy.
Czech p116; Mendelssohn II, 32-33.
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