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Chanler, William Astor

Through Jungle and Desert; Travels in Eastern Africa

1896

407.02 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1896
Place of printing
London. Macmillan and Co.
Author
Chanler, William Astor
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - Africa
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

large 8vo [25 x 17.5 cm]; xiv; 535 pp, photogravure frontis portrait, engraved portrait, numerous plates and illustrations by the author, 2 folding maps in rear pocket (complete), index. original pictorial gilt cloth, gilt title lettering on spine, upper joints with short tears, library stamps on title and verso of plates, else a clean very good copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. An important and well-illustrated account of the expedition in Eastern Africa and Kenya, primarily between the Tana and Juba rivers. It was undertaken with Lieutenant von Hohnel, an officer in the Austro-Hungarian navy, who had made a previous expedition in the area. The author acknowledges the help of Theodore Roosevelt in the preface. Czech, p 34.