1898 1stED Elephant Hunting in East Equatorial Africa Fine Leather Illustrated
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BOOK IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN FULL CRUSHED MOROCCO WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT ILLUSTRATION OF ELEPHANTS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND NO FOXING. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH IN TEXT WOOD CUTS, 15 FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS, HAND-COLORED PLATE OF BUTTERFLIES AND FULL COLOR MAP OF NEWMANN'S TRAVELS HELD IN REAR POCKET. 455 PAGES, BOOK MEASURES 9"x7". FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. 124 YEARS OLD. A BEAUTIFUL BOOK IN REMARKABLE CONDITION.
