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From the Congo to The Niger and the Nile: An Account of the German Central African Expedition of 1910-1911. Vol. 1-2

by Mecklenburg, Adolph Friedrich, Duke of

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Collection : Prof Jim Green
Publisher : Duckworth
Published In : London
Illustrations : 20 col plates, b/w portrait plate, 230 b/w illus, 1 folding col map

Description:

First English edition. Complete in 2 vols. Scarce. 'This German expedition explored the heavily forested region between Lake Victoria and Lake Kivu. The first three chapters, penned by Capt. von Wiese und Kaiserswaldau, describe the journey from the Congo to the Shari River with attendant hunting after elephant. The Duke continued with his travels in the region of Lake Chad with sport after buffalo, antelope and rhinoceros. After tramping through the Congo, the expedition neared the White Nile where elephants were collected. The photographs and colored plates are especially attractive.' (Czech).

Condition

2 vols, 8vo, orig. maroon cloth, title stamped in gt to spines and black to front boards, top edge tinted, other edges uncut. Small scuff to one spine, minor bumps to corners, endpapers partly browned. Occasional foxing. A very good set. Book-plate of Colin H.(?) Nash.