The Albert Nyanza
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Great Basin of the Nile and Explorations of the Nile Sources With Maps, Illustrations, and Portraits. AUTHOR: SIR SAMUEL BAKER. Published: Macmillan and Co, London, 1866
Edition: Second edition. Full-page Chromolithograph plate.
Rebound with new endpapers and original cover and spine laid down.
Green cloth with large gilt vignettes to cover.
Gilt title with vignette to spine.
VOLUME I.
Frontispiece portrait with tissue-guard.
7 full-page plates and in-text illustrations.
Large fold-out colour map of route.
General colour map of Nile Basin.
VOLUME II.
Frontispiece colour lithograph with tissue-guard.
6 full-page plates and in-text illustrations.
"An oft-reprinted work describing the great explorer's
discovery of Lake Albert as the source of the White Nile.
As with all of Baker's books, there is considerable big game
hunting adventure. Near the River Sobat, he hunted buffalo
and lost a member of his party to one. In Latooka country,
he hunted elephant, which, in turn, pursued him. Baker also
describes his muzzle-loading rifle which fired a half-pound shell!
Nicknames "Jenna el Mootfah" (child of the cannon), the rifle's
recoil even bothered the intrepid Baker. There are additional hunts
for antelope, hippopotamus, and elephant throughout"
(Czech, An Annotated Bibliography of African
Big Game Hunting Books, 1785-1950, p.10).
Reserve: $160.00
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Edition: Second edition. Full-page Chromolithograph plate.
Rebound with new endpapers and original cover and spine laid down.
Green cloth with large gilt vignettes to cover.
Gilt title with vignette to spine.
VOLUME I.
Frontispiece portrait with tissue-guard.
7 full-page plates and in-text illustrations.
Large fold-out colour map of route.
General colour map of Nile Basin.
VOLUME II.
Frontispiece colour lithograph with tissue-guard.
6 full-page plates and in-text illustrations.
"An oft-reprinted work describing the great explorer's
discovery of Lake Albert as the source of the White Nile.
As with all of Baker's books, there is considerable big game
hunting adventure. Near the River Sobat, he hunted buffalo
and lost a member of his party to one. In Latooka country,
he hunted elephant, which, in turn, pursued him. Baker also
describes his muzzle-loading rifle which fired a half-pound shell!
Nicknames "Jenna el Mootfah" (child of the cannon), the rifle's
recoil even bothered the intrepid Baker. There are additional hunts
for antelope, hippopotamus, and elephant throughout"
(Czech, An Annotated Bibliography of African
Big Game Hunting Books, 1785-1950, p.10).
Reserve: $160.00
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Your purchase is protected:
Photos, descriptions, and estimates were prepared with the utmost care by a fully certified expert and appraiser. All items in this sale are guaranteed authentic.
In the rare event that the item did not conform to the lot description in the sale, Jasper52 specialists are here to help. Buyers may return the item for a full refund provided you notify Jasper52 within 5 days of receiving the item.
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