Lot 232
Africa.- Foa (Edouard), After Big Game in Central Africa, 1st Eng ed., 1899 & Schweinfurth. The heart of Africa, 2 vol., 1st US ed., New York, 1874, both orig. pict. cloth (3)
Hammer Price: £400
Description
Africa.- Foà (Edouard) After Big Game in Central Africa, translated by Frederic Lees, first English edition, half-title, portrait, plates and illustrations, map, 10pp. publishers' illustrated catalogue at end, title lightly foxed, prize presentation label on front pastedown, original pictorial blue cloth, gilt, 1899 § Schweinfurth (Dr. Georg) The Heart of Africa, translated by Ellen E.Frewer, 2 vol., first American edition, wood-engraved frontispieces, plates and illustrations, 2 maps, one folding, 6pp. catalogue at end, lightly browned, original pictorial green cloth, gilt, a little marked, New York, 1874, both a little rubbed, 8vo (3)
Description
Africa.- Foà (Edouard) After Big Game in Central Africa, translated by Frederic Lees, first English edition, half-title, portrait, plates and illustrations, map, 10pp. publishers' illustrated catalogue at end, title lightly foxed, prize presentation label on front pastedown, original pictorial blue cloth, gilt, 1899 § Schweinfurth (Dr. Georg) The Heart of Africa, translated by Ellen E.Frewer, 2 vol., first American edition, wood-engraved frontispieces, plates and illustrations, 2 maps, one folding, 6pp. catalogue at end, lightly browned, original pictorial green cloth, gilt, a little marked, New York, 1874, both a little rubbed, 8vo (3)