Lake Ngami

New York: Dix, Edwards & Co., 1857. Second revised US edition. Hardcover. Good + overall. Lake Ngami was discovered in 1849 by David Livingstone, only a short time before Andersson [1827 - 1867] visited. 8vo, xviii, 433 pp, w/ 4 pp ads and 1 pink tipped in advertisement, original green embossed cloth covers, gold title on spine, 55… Read more about this item

London: Hurst and Blackett, 1856. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good-. Second edition, 1856, rebound in quarter leather and marbled boards, octavo, 546pp., illustrated in b&w lithographs and engravings (missing lithograph no. 10 and fold out map). Book VG- with aforementioned litho and map missing, handsome leather spine and marbled boards showing wear to corners, binding tight, text has… Read more about this item

New York: Dix, Edwards & Co., 1857. Hardcover. VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, green cloth boards blind stamped on front and rear and gilt to spine. Exterior shows rubbing and some soiling and edges and corners show running and bumping as well. Internal binding is good,… Read more about this item

London: Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 1856. . Second edition. Royal 8vo., xviii, 546 pp., folding lithographed map, 16 lithographed plates including frontispiece, 12 by J. Wolf, numerous wood-engraved illustrations, original mauve cloth, gilt pictorial vignette to upper cover, rebacked red morocco gilt, occasional light spotting, a very good example. 'The narrative describes two expeditions, one in which… Read more about this item

Briar Patch Press, Camden, SC, 1988. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Glassine jacket. Size: 10" x 7 1/4". Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Gilt-stamped green leather over boards, all text block edges gilt, 545 pages, illustrated, folding map at back. This is number 130 of a limited… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1856. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. With frontispiece and numerous text illustrations. Original publisher's cloth front and back covers with gilt designs over later morocco; frontispiece and title slightly loose, interior very good. First American edition (two impressions were published in London the same year). This work recounts two expeditions of southern Africa undertaken by the… Read more about this item

New York and London: Dix, Edwards & Co. / Hurst & Blackett, 1857 Book. Very Good -. Hardcover. First English Edition. Mid-19th century "narrative of explorations and discoveries in the wilds of the Southwestern part of Africa" during two expeditions between 1850 and 1854. The expeditions were in the countries of Damaras (Namibia), the area of the Ovambo peoples,… Read more about this item

African Collection Briar Patch Press, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed by Other. 1988 edition, signed on copyright page by John Culler (chairman of the African Collection Advisory Board). Green leather boards have light wear. Binding is good. Gilt page edges have some scuffing and rubbing. Pages are clean and unmarked. LO

Cape Town: C. Struik, 1987. New Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Newedition, first printing octavo Hardback. xviii + 546 pp. Illustrated plus folding maps Near Fine condition in Near Very Good , unclipped jacket ( one very small closed tear at top rear edge, spine titles a bit… Read more about this item

Harper & Brothers, 1857. Hardcover . Used Good. Front and back covers have moderate wear to edges and corners, staining. Spine intact, some wear. Binding is intact. Pages are generally clean with minor edge or corner wear. Clearly a pre-owned and used copy but still in readable condition. We carry new and used books in our storefront. We… Read more about this item

London: Hurst and Blackett, 1856. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 10" by 6.5". Not Stated. The first edition of Charles John Andersson's detailed travel account of his time at Lake Ngami, illustrated throughout, including with a folding map. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding map, fifteen plates, and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.A study into… Read more about this item

Struik, 1987. Hardcover. Fair/Fair. Jacket is rubbed and damp marked at back slightly on the inside.Light tanning.Tightly bound.Fair copy with a map,and numerous illustrations.Facsimile edition.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Dix, Edwards & Co., New York, 1857. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, hardcover. No dj, grey-green cloth. Vg condition. Residue of old bookplate on inside front cover. Very slight fraying to head and heel of spine. Contents clean, no marking or writing. Binding sturdy, square and tight. 433 pp., illustrations in the text.

NY: Dix, Edwards & Co., 1857., 1857. 8vo. Frontispiece engraving. xxiii, 433 pp, + [5] pp. Ads. Illustrated. Original blind stamped, decorated green cloth binding. Cloth soiled with wear at the extremities, binding tight. Good.. Hardcover. Good.

Numerous illustrations Including frontis & 16 full page plates. 4 page book catalogue at rear with tipped in errata slip

Cape Town, C. Struik, (1987). . Dieser 2. Nachdruck folgte d. 1967 in limitierter Aufl. v. 750 Ex. als Bd. XXIV d. Reihe Africana Collectanea erschienenen Faksimile-Ausgabe. - Gutes, sauberes Exemplar

New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good-. 1857. Hardcover. The first and most famous of four books published by Andersson. According to Czech "This famous early volume of African travel and sport details the author's expeditions to Ovampoland...and then to Lake Ngami." Czech calls it "A cornerstone book of African hunting in the mid-19th century." "Cornerstone… Read more about this item

Camden, SC: Briar Patch Press, 1988. Number 105 of a limited deluxe edition of 500 copies, part ot The African Collection of high quality reprints of classic African hunting books. Thick volume in deep green leather printed in gilt, raised spine bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, attached ribbon bookmark, linen cloth covered slipcase. Fine condition, looks and feels new… Read more about this item

U.S.A.: Briar Patch Press, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Briar Patch Press, Slipcased Limited Edition. Number 78 Of 500 Such Numbered And Slipcased Copies. Green Leather With Gold Lettering And Gilt Page Ends. Book Is In Near Fine Condition. Boards Are Clean, Not Bumped. Fore Edges Have A Tiny Bit Of Shelf Wear. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered.… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1856. good hardcover (general wear; presumed first edition-- date on title page and no copyright page; SATISFACTION GUARANTEED; ALL ORDERS SHIPPED WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION; . First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Illus. by With Numerous Illustrations. 5 x 7.5".