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All CollectionsFirst edition, illustrated with a folding map and 11 tinted lithographic plates (cf. Gay 3137).
Contemporary half aubergine sheep, smooth spine ruled and lettered in gilt, some rubbing to hinges, one joint fragile, marbled paper-covered boards, marbled endpapers, speckled edges.
Some repairs to the spine, occasional foxing.
Arbousset, a Protestant missionary and explorer, recounts the discovery of the Mont des Sources and offers vivid descriptions of the peoples among whom he lived: Bastaards or mixed-race communities, Hottentots, Bushmen, Kaffirs, etc.
Rare.