Thomas Baines. His Life and Explorations in South Africa, Rhodesia and Australia 1820-1875. – Wallis, j.p.r.

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John Thomas Baines (1820 – 1875) was an English artist and explorer of British colonial southern Africa and Australia. In 1858 he accompanied David Livingstone along the Zambezi and was one of the first white men to view Victoria Falls. From 1861 to 1862 Baines and James Chapman undertook an expedition to South West Africa which made extensive use of both photography and painting

A A Balkema, Cape Town, 1975. Hardcover. Condition: the whole book is mint, in and out, spotless pages, free from inscriptions, tight clean and fresh. Very Good++ Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. The dustjacket is fair, worn around the edges, but covered in a protective cellophane wrapper, and hence is very acceptable. It is secure and and bound tightly. The boards are most attractive, a “brown cloth ” The spine is firm. Within, the contents are near immaculate. Pages 235 with 178 illustration of Baines drawings, water colours. See our OWN photograph for quality control

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SKU: 0869610597 Category: Title: Thomas Baines. His Life and Explorations in South Africa, Rhodesia and Australia 1820-1875.
Author: Wallis, j.p.r.
Publisher: A.a. Balkema, Cape Town
Year: 1976
ISBN13: 0869610597
Condition: Good
Format: Hardcover
Inventory No: 1022

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John Thomas Baines (1820 – 1875) was an English artist and explorer of British colonial southern Africa and Australia. In 1858 he accompanied David Livingstone along the Zambezi and was one of the first white men to view Victoria Falls. From 1861 to 1862 Baines and James Chapman undertook an expedition to South West Africa which made extensive use of both photography and painting

A A Balkema, Cape Town, 1975. Hardcover. Condition: the whole book is mint, in and out, spotless pages, free from inscriptions, tight clean and fresh. Very Good++ Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. The dustjacket is fair, worn around the edges, but covered in a protective cellophane wrapper, and hence is very acceptable. It is secure and and bound tightly. The boards are most attractive, a “brown cloth ” The spine is firm. Within, the contents are near immaculate. Pages 235 with 178 illustration of Baines drawings, water colours. See our OWN photograph for quality control

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Weight 1.45 kg
Dimensions 27 × 26.5 × 3 cm

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