first edition
1894 · London
by Ludwig Höhnel, Ritter von
London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1894. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, pp. xx, 435, [1]; xii, 397, [1]; 2 large folding color maps (both with short tears near the stubs, the second incorporating 3 inset maps), 179 illustrations in the text, a number full-page; contemporary full red polished calf, gilt supralibros on the upper covers of the Boston School, and with Boston School prize bookplates in each volume; lightly rubbed; very good. Czech, Africa, p. 78: "An excellent work of exploration and sport, this scarce set represents African adventure at its finest."
(Inventory #: 52719)