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LEYLAND, J.

Adventures in the far interior of South Africa including a journey to Lake Ngami and Rambles in Honduras to which is added a short treatise on the best mode of skinning and preserving birds, animals, &c., also receipts for making preservatives.


Routledge, London 1866. First edition. 8vo., xiii, 289pp., 18 wood-engraved plates, original green cloth gilt, an excellent copy of a scarce item.

Leyland made three trips into the interior of south Africa between 1848 and 1852, trading with the native people whilst hunting big game en route to Lake Ngami and Bechuanaland. The book includes an account of a meeting with Dr. Livingstone in 1850. "A relatively early work on sport in Africa." - Czech. Czech p96; Mendelssohn I, 897.

Price: £ 850
US Dollar Price: $ 1290
Stock Number: 76633
Image of LEYLAND, J. Adventures in the far interior of South Africa including a journey to Lake Ngami and Rambles in Honduras to which is added a short treatise on the best mode of skinning and preserving birds, animals, &c., also receipts for making preservatives.

Image of LEYLAND, J. Adventures in the far interior of South Africa including a journey to Lake Ngami and Rambles in Honduras to which is added a short treatise on the best mode of skinning and preserving birds, animals, &c., also receipts for making preservatives.