Schweinfurth - THE HEART OF AFRICA, 2 VOLS

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Schweinfurth - THE HEART OF AFRICA, 2 VOLS

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Dr. Georg Schweinfurth

THE HEART OF AFRICA, THREE YEARS’ TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES IN THE UNEXPLORED REGIONS OF CENTRAL AFRICA FROM 1868 TO 1871, 2 VOLS

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1874

FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, 8vo, Vol I: xvi + 559pp, frontis + 13 plates + one tinted plate + one folding map; Vol II: x + 521 + 6 pub cat pp, frontis + 10 plates + one map; original brown and gilt cloth, light wear to boards; Vol I: front hinge starting, note from Schweinfurth laid down on ep

Volume I includes a 1875 map of Schweinfurth’s journey from Petermann’s Geographische Mittheilungen
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Jürgen Witt Collection

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Auction Date:
22nd Feb 22 at 10am SAST
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