Author: RUDNER, JALMAR AND IONE: TRANSLATORS AND EDITORS
Title: The Journal of Gustaf de Vylder - Naturalist in South-Western Africa 1873-1875, Second Series No. 28
Description: Cape Town, South Africa: Van Riebeeck Society, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0958411247. 292 pages. References. Index. Translated from the original Swedish. "De Vylder was a Swedish naturalist, who, after a year's stay in Cape Town, journeyed through present-day Namibia from 1873 to 1875 collecting insects and other natural-history specimens for institutions in his home country... His journal is a record of an adventurous journey, personal encounters and conditions in what was then considered to be a remote region... With this translation the historical travel literature of southern Africa has been enriched." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. An excellent copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The Journal of Gustaf De Vylder - Naturalist in South-Western Africa 1873-1875, Second Series No. 28 Swedish Namibia Swedes Insects Naturalists Africa. Fine in Fine dust jacket .

Keywords: 0958411247 Western 1873 1875 . 28 Exploration & Adventure