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Drayson, Capt. Alfred W.

Sporting Scenes Amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa

1858

240.64 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1858
Place of printing
London. G. Routledge & Co.
Author
Drayson, Capt. Alfred W.
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - Africa hunting
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xiv, 327, 48 [publisher's catalogue] pp, 8 color lithographed plates including frontis by Harrison Weir from the author's drwgs, black & white plate. original pictorial gilt cloth with picture of elephant on front cover, rebacked preserving original boards and most of gilt decorated spine, gilt spine title lettering, corners worn, internal hinges re-enforced, nice clean copy. A picture of this book is Mendelssohn 486: 'An account of hunting and sporting experiences in Kaffraria and Natal. The author joined a party of Boer hunters who were making an excursion into the plains under the Drekensburg mountains, near the sources of the Mooi river. He remarks on the wonderful eyesight possessed by these people and their contempt for the English as sportsmen. . . There is a good account of the natives with many notes of the fauna of the country.' Later editions were issued with only black and white plates.