Author: Gibbons, A. St. H.
Title: EXPLORATION AND HUNTING IN CENTRAL AFRICA 1895-96.
Description: Methuen & Co., 1898. 1st Ed. xi + 408pp. + 40pp. publ. catalogue. 8 full page ills. by C. Whymper, 25 ills. from photos., [lacking folding map]. Some light browning, closed tear to tail of leaf xi, prelims. adhered at gutter hinge, prize bookplate, gilt lettered maroon cloth, corners sl. bumped, discoloured, spine faded and chipped, some marking to lower board. ¶ Mendelssohn Vol. 1. pp.594. 'Captain Gibbons hunted in Barotseland for about ten months, and he gives a full description of the regions of the Upper Zambesi together with an account of the Marotse, Matoka, Mashikolumbwe, and other subjects of the Marotse king, Liwanika ... the appendices contain some excellent chapters on the characteristics, climate, prospects and fauna of the Country.'

Keywords: VOYAGES AND TRAVEL; AFRICA


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