To The Victoria Falls of The Zambezi by Mohr, Edward - 1973

Rhodesiana Reprint Library (Gold Series) Volume Twenty-Eight (28). Books of Rhodesia. Bulawayo 1972. Facsimile of the 1876 Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington edition.. No inscriptions. A Fine copy in VG dustwrapper (spine faded, light rubbing, but no loss or tears).. Gilt and black decoration and gilt title on green cloth boards. xiv + 462pp. illustrated colour & b/w plates, foldout map. The Rhodesiana Reprint Library are same-size facsimile reprints. There are 36 volumes in the Gold Series, and 24 in the later Silver Series.

London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington. Very Good. 1876. First Edition. Hardcover. Mohr was a German traveler, hunter, explorer, botanist, zoologist, entomologist, and map-maker. This book is the first English language edition, translated from German into English by N. D'Anvers. Bound in half leather with marbled paper covered boards, marbled page edges and endpapers, and a beautiful gold decorated spine. The custom binding is not modern, it is contemporary with publication (late 19th Century). 8vo. , xiv, [2], pp. 462, frontispiece, 11 plates of black and white woodcuts, 4 chromolithograph plates, 1 fold-out color map, index. Binding is rubbed at both ends of spine and all corners with some loss of leather. Spine has some wear along vertical edges and on the 5 raised bands with some loss of leather. Spine gold decorations and titles are bright with some minor wear and loss. Age spotting to half title and endpapers, some spotting to full title page, spotting peters out and… Read More

London, Sampson Low, 1876 . First English edition; 8vo, xv, 462 pp., frontispiece, 4 chromolithograph plates, 11 wood-engraved plates, folding map, near contemporary burgundy half calf, morocco label, lightly rubbed, light soiling to half-title, a very good copy. Scarce. 'A German sportsman, Mohr travelled to the Victoria Falls partly for the sake of hunting, partly in the hope of making geographical discoveries. After landing at Cape Town, Mohr and his companions ventured into the interior, crossing the Tugela River and enjoying a wide variety of sport... an excellent work of exploration and sport' (Czech). Czech p116; Mendelssohn II, 32-33.