THE GREAT THIRST LAND - GILLMORE, PARKER (UBIQUE) 2KG IN SOUTH AFRICA

Hardcover. English. Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London. No Date, possibly 1878. ISBN: n/a. xviii + 466 pp of text with title page printed in red and black + frontispiece with African warrior being thrown into the air by a rhino, but no other illustrations, map or index. Light maroon decorated cloth, with lettered gilt and black on the upper board and spine. Boards are slightly worn with corners bumped. New endpapers with Therold ex-libris on inside front endpaper. Light foxing inside but otherwise clean good copy. "I shoot for the pot - id est, to fill the pot; when that is done I cease to take the lives of valuable, food-furnishing animals." These are the opening words of the author's preface, which ends with a challenge to those who would like to join him in a journey through Africa from south to north. From Mendelssohn p 601 "Although the volume contains a description of a hunting trip through the Kalahari, the greater part of the work consists of a narrative of travels and adventures in the Transvaal. The author, an experienced sportsman, made arrangements with another keen hunter for a shooting expedition in 'Tropical Africa' with the intention of disembarking at Cape Town and taking a coaster to Walvisch Bay. This plan, however, did not prove feasible, and they decided to proceed up country via Natal.". Book No: 2501740