Sale 19JJ03 | Lot 319

SCHWEINFURTH, GEORG The Heart of Africa. Three Years' Travels and Adventures in the Unexplored Regions of Central Africa from 1868 to 1871.

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

Lot Details

Lot 319
SCHWEINFURTH, GEORG The Heart of Africa. Three Years' Travels and Adventures in the Unexplored Regions of Central Africa from 1868 to 1871.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1874. First American edition. Two volumes. Publisher's green pictorial cloth gilt. 9 1/8 x 5 3/4 inches; xvi, 559; x, 521, 6 pp.; folding map and full-page map (each with hand-color in outline), frontispieces, plates, in-text illustrations, publisher's advertisements. Boards rubbed, a bit overopened, extremities worn and frayed, map with short tear near mount, evenly toned throughout.
"A true classic of African exploration" (Czech). Czech, Africa, pp. 248-249; Gay 2568.


C Estate of Arnold 'Jake' Johnson

Estimate: $100 - $200
Unsold

Additional Notes & Condition Report

Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.

No condition report? Click here to request one.

Estimate: $100 - $200
Unsold

Ask the Specialist
Catalogue Info

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

Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 11am EDT