Sale 19JJ03 | Lot 244

MACDONALD, J. R. L. Soldiering and Surveying in British East Africa 1891-1894.

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

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Lot 244
MACDONALD, J. R. L. Soldiering and Surveying in British East Africa 1891-1894.
London and New York: Edward Arnold, 1897. First edition. Publisher's burgundy cloth. 8 3/4 x 5 5/8 inches; xvi, 333 pp.; frontispiece, 2 folding maps, plates, half-title. Spine darkened, extremities bumped, evenly toned throughout, contemporary gift inscription to half-title.
"MacDonald was chief engineer of the preliminary survey for the Uganda Railway. While not surveying or being involved in East African military campaigns, he managed to sneak in a little sport. In the Masai territory, near the tributaries of the Salt River, he bagged leopard and rhinoceros. This is particularly interesting for its military content and descriptions of the landscape" (Czech). Czech, Africa, pp. 175-176.


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

Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 11am EDT