Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Stefanie: a narrative of Count Samuel Teleki's exploring and hunting expedition in Eastern Equatorial Africa in 1887 and 1888
Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Stefanie: a narrative of Count Samuel Teleki's exploring and hunting expedition in Eastern Equatorial Africa in 1887 and 1888
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Seller's Description:
Very good. 2 Volume complete Set. No DJ. Inked name (in both volumes) on half title page: William Shack (1923-2000), professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley, and dean emeritus of the graduate division. A prominent scholar of African cultures, Shack was known internationally for his pioneering fieldwork on the Gurage people of Ethiopia and for a series of books on African society. No other markings in book. Very lightly read. Vol. 1-435pp.; Vol. 2-397pp.
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Near Fine. This volume only (of 2). frontis, illustrations, folding map (partially reinforced), index, xx, 435p. Original blue cloth. Small gilt figures on front cover, with gilt animal head on backstrip. 24cm. Ends of backstrip lightly rubbed. Corner tips frayed. Translated (and slightly condensed) by Nancy Bell. One of the most sought-after of the late 19th century works on East African hunting and exploration. We have also had this in brown cloth.