1891 SECOND JOURNEY THROUGH EQUATORIAL AFRICA CONGO ZAMBEZI WISSMANN ILLUSTRATED

Description: GREETINGS FROM NEW ENGLAND ESTATE SERVICES! THANK YOU FOR VISITING OUR STORE! THIS ONE OF THE MANY GREAT ITEMS WE ARE OFFERING FROM NEW ENGLAND ESTATES! MAKE SURE TO SEE OUR OTHER ITEMS AND ADD US TO YOUR LIST OF FAVORITE SELLERS! Please note that the item you see pictured above is the item that you will receive! Carefully review the photos and ask any questions you have before bidding or buying! ITEM DETAILS Title: My Second Journey Through Equatorial Africa from the Congo to the Zambezi, in the Year 1886 and 1887 by Hermann Von Wissmann, Translated from the German by Minna J. A. Bergmann, with a Map by F. S. Weller and 92 Illustrations After Drawings by R. Hellgrewe and Klein-Chevalier, Author: Hermann Von Wissmann, Minna J. A. Bergmann (Translated by) Publisher: Chatto & Windus, LondonPublication Date: 1891 Edition: 1st Edition Condition: Good ITEM DESCRIPTION Today we are pleased to offer this nicely preserved volume on Africa by Hermann Von Wissmann! A great find from a local New England estate! This scarce antique first edition is over 133 years old! 1st Edition. Ex-library. Includes the folding map. Nicely preserved overall! Original publisher cloth binding shows wear as pictured, including the remnants of a library catalog sticker pasted to the spine, a library catalog number written to the spine, rubbing and soiling to the boards and spine, wear to the joints, general wear around the extremities including moderate bumping the corners and spine extremes, and soiling and rubbing to the page edges. Volume is also just ever so slightly cocked. Otherwise this is an attractive antique volume! Sturdy and square overall! The gilt title lettering on the spine displays nicely from the shelf. Internally, this volume is in good shape overall. There is visible cracking to both the front and rear hinges, however both boards and all page groupings remain attached to the binding. The volume feels sturdy despite wear. This is an ex-library volume with bookplates and library markings visible to the front and rear endpapers and fly pages, as well as the title page and copyright page. Otherwise this volume is clean and free from signatures and inscriptions. The text block of this volume is in good shape as well. Pages show typical age-related toning as well as light soiling and foxing scattered throughout, and some general edge wear. Otherwise this volume is clean and perfectly readable throughout! Profusely illustrated throughout. Make sure to see the additional photos in the description below for a through look through this antique volume! 326 pages. Measures approximately 7 3/4 inches tall by 6 inches wide by 1 3/4 inches thick. A perfect addition to any fine collection or a wonderful gift for someone special! Price includes FAST, FREE shipping! Buy with confidence! This item has been carefully inspected by hand. If you have any questions about this item, please contact us before bidding or buying! Payment is requested within 24 hours of winning this item. Prompt payment ensures FAST shipping! ADDITIONAL PHOTOS WHY YOU SHOULD BUY FROM NEW ENGLAND ESTATE SERVICES ON EBAY Our passion for fine, collectible and antique items makes itself apparent in our selection. Every order comes standard with unparalleled personal service and lightning fast order processing. As seasoned eBay sellers we understand that it takes effort to earn customer loyalty, and this drives us to become the best at what we do. CHECK BACK OFTEN AS WE’RE ALWAYS ADDING RARE ANTIQUES, PRICELESS HISTORIC GOODS, AND VINTAGE COLLECTIBLES! DELIVERY This antique volume will be professionally packaged and shipped via USPS Media Mail. We offer this service at no cost to the buyer. Please note that we can also accommodate local pickup in scenic Western Massachusetts. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING If you are interested in purchasing an item from us and would like to have your item shipped to you via the USPS please contact us prior to bidding or buying for a quote. RETURNS We describe each and every item we offer to the best of our ability, however we are human and sometimes make mistakes. If you are not satisfied with your purchase we offer a 30 day return policy. Please contact us with any issue you may have prior to sending back your purchase, we may be able to solve the issue without having to process a return. administration Africa Protectorate Albert Lake Albert Nyanza animals Asiatic Baganda BANDA bank beautiful British broad bush butterflies chiefs CHURCHILL civilized cotton distance East Africa East Africa Protectorate elephants Entebbe European eye FAJAO fertile five hundred flotilla forest gleaming Gondokoro Government grass ground herd Highlands hill HIPPO CAMP hour hundred miles hundred yards Indian insects islands Jinja journey jungle KAMPALA Kavirondo Khartoum Kikuyu King's African Rifles KISUMU labour Lado Lado Enclave Lake Albert Lake Chioga lake shore land lion Mombasa morning Mruli Murchison Falls Nairobi native navigable nearly Nimule officers perhaps population porters reach reeds region rhinoceros Ripon Falls river road rock Safari scarcely seemed side smooth Soudan station steam steamers sun THIKA CAMP traveller trees tribes tropical tsetse tsetsefly Uganda Railway vast vegetation Victoria and Albert Victoria Nile Victoria Nyanza Wadelai Wady Halfa walk WARRIORS White Nile whole wind African, allowed, amongst, animals, appeared, Arab, arms, arrival, asked, bank, beads, beautiful, birds, boat, body, brought, called, camp, carried, cattle, chief, cloth, colour, covered, cow, cut, dressed, drums, eat, eyes, feet, fire, five, formed, four, gave, give, given, goats, grain, grass, guns, hands, head, heard, hills, hour, houses, hundred, hut, iron, journey, Karague, killed, king, lake, lay, leaves, living, loads, looking, men, miles, morning, natives, never, night, Nile, observed, officer, once, part, passed, placed, plantain, porters, present, put, race, rain, reached, received, river, rocks, round, runs, saw, saying, Seedees, seemed, seen, sent, showing, sides, its, six, skins, slaves, spears, Speke, stream, sultan, thought, tied, told, took, traveller, trees, Uganda, Unyoro, village, Waganda, walked, whole, wild, wind, women, wood, yards, young, Zanzibar. _gsrx_vers_1634 (GS 9.6 (1634))

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Location: Northampton, Massachusetts

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