Lot Details
Lot 368
[TOURISM] Rhodesia. Information for Tourists & Sportsmen.
London: The British South Africa Company, 1908. Second? edition. Publisher's wrappers with mounted color illustration. 9 5/8 x 7 1/4 inches; 133 pp.; profusely illustrated throughout, 4 folding maps, ads. Small losses to spine ends and lower corner, upper wrapper weak, one or two spots to text leaves, some creasing to folding map, ink stamp and notation to title page.
A fascinating little brochure on Rhodesia with copious information for tourist and hunter alike, from transportation to sightseeing to lodging to practical information for sportsmen. It even includes a section on "Hints for Lady Tourists," which outlines the proper clothing to pack on your journey as well as a list of "small comforts," including hand towels, "plenty" of eau de cologne, toilet soap, a hand mirror, lotion for sunburn ("and plenty of it"), etc. With the ink stamp of author Harry Wells Langworthy.
C Estate of Arnold 'Jake' Johnson
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