Manuscript Diary of a hunting Expedition to the Belgian Congo in 1911 and 1912

  • 143 ruled pages. 8 x 5-1/2 inches
  • 1912
1912. 143 ruled pages. 8 x 5-1/2 inches. Original dark purple limp morocco, marbled endpapers, Spine worn, but text fine. 143 ruled pages. 8 x 5-1/2 inches. Manuscript by an Unidentified English in purple pencil written in a generally legible cursive hand with corrections and deletions, plus a few blanks at the end including the financial accounts for the expedition £197.10. Leaving from London for Antwerp on November 23, 1911 up the Congo River soon after the Belgian Congo was created. Shooting antelope and elephant, illness, problems with native bearers and paddlers, hunting and stalking details.

Details

Title

Manuscript Diary of a hunting Expedition to the Belgian Congo in 1911 and 1912

Binding

143 ruled pages. 8 x 5-1/2 inches

Condition

Fine

Date

1912


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