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[HUNTING]. DAS NEVES, D. Fernandes. A Hunting Expedition to the Transvaal. London: George Bell and Sons, 1879.
8vo. Half–title, 24pp. publisher’s ads at end. Original gilt–decorated red cloth, black coated endpapers (spine a bit rolled, front hinge tender).
FIRST EDITION of this exceedingly rare work. Mendelssohn I:416–417. –– [With:] TYACKE, R.H. How I Shot My Bears; or, Two Years’ Tent Lift in Kullu and Lahoul. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1893. 8vo. Folding map frontispiece, several illustrations from photographs and drawings. Original gilt–decorated plum cloth, green coated endpapers (front hinge partially cracked, spine slightly rolled). Provenance: Mercantile Library New York (rubberstamp on title–page). FIRST EDITION. –– Together, 2 works in 2 volumes.