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JAMES, F. L. The Unknown Horn of Africa. An Exploration from Berbera to the Leopard River.

Catalogue: Travel & Sport in Africa from the Library of Arnold 'Jake' Johnson

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Lot 202
JAMES, F. L. The Unknown Horn of Africa. An Exploration from Berbera to the Leopard River.
London: George Philip & Son, 1888. First edition, the issue with the illustrations of fauna uncolored. Publisher's maroon pictorial cloth gilt. 8 3/4 x 6 inches; xiv, 344 pp.; folding map in the rear pocket, 23 plates (including 10 of natural history subjects), in-text illustrations, half-title, with edition statement slip laid in. Recased and tightened preserving original spine, endpapers renewed, cloth rubbed, corners bumped, scattered foxing and toning, map toned with long split to fold.
"While primarily a work of exploration and adventure in Somaliland, the author does partake in a few hunts for kudu, lion, and assorted antelopes near the River Webbe..." (Czech). Czech, Africa, p. 83; Nissen ZBI 2088.


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Travel & Sport in Africa from the Library of Arnold 'Jake' Johnson

Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 11am EDT