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an open book with a picture of two men in traditional clothingan old book with a picture of a man in a hat and a capea set of three books sitting on top of each other on a white surface
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Africa Campbell, John Travels in South Africa, undertaken at the request of the Missionary Society. 3 vols. 1915 and 1922. Marbled. Contemporary leather binding with marbled edges, gold-stamped title on spine and back (worn, joints scuffed, one of which is torn). Graesse II, 29. – Henze I, 487. – Tooley 127. – Mendelssohn I, 255. - Contains: Travels in South Africa, undertaken at the request of the Missionary Society. Third edition, corrected. With 1 engraved frontispiece, 8 (1 folded) engraved plates and 1 lithographed folded map. London, Black, Parry & Co., 1815. XV, 400 pp. – Travels in South Africa, undertaken at the request of the Missionary Society, being a narrative of a second journey into the interior of that country. 2 vols. With 2 colour lithographed frontispieces, 1 colour folded map and 12 colour lithographed plates. London, Westley, 1822. xii, 322 pp. 1 fol., 384 pp. – First edition. - Descriptions of Campbell’s first and second journeys into the interior of South Africa. He travelled almost two degrees of latitude further than Lichtenstein and was the first to reach the Limpopo river basin and the edge of the Kalahari. - The plates depict landscapes, houses, local people, tools and the like. - Partly browned due to the paper, with brown and mould stains (including the endpapers, which are heavily affected), 1 map partly backed, the other with tears; otherwise generally still in good condition. Africa – 3 vols. as listed above. With 1 engraved and 2 colour lithographic frontispieces, 8 (1 fold.) engraved and 12 colour lithographic plates and 2 lithographic (1 colour) folded maps. Contemporary marbled half-leather with marbled edges, gilt-stamped title on the spine and gilt spine (worn, joints scuffed, one of which is torn). - Accounts of Campbell’s first and second journeys into the interior of South Africa. He travelled almost two degrees of latitude further than Lichtenstein and was the first to reach the Limpopo river basin and the edge of the Kalahari. - The plates depict landscapes, houses, local people, tools and the like. - Partially browned due to the paper, with brown stains and foxing (including the endpapers, which are heavily affected); one map is partially backed, the other has a tear; otherwise, overall still in good condition. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to standard taxation. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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