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OATES, Frank. Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls; A Naturalist's Wanderings in the Interior of South Africa. Edited by C.G. Oates. London, C. Kegan Paul & Co., 1881.
8o. 4 folding maps and 18 plates, many colored. Modern green morocco (evenly faded to brown). Provenance: Mrs. Thovez (presentation inscription from the editor).
FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY inscribed and signed on half-title: "Mrs. Thovez From her affectionate friend Charles G. Oates. October 4, 1881. "His account of Matabeleland is one of the best of the earlier modern works on the country." Mendelssohn II, 112.
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FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY inscribed and signed on half-title: "Mrs. Thovez From her affectionate friend Charles G. Oates. October 4, 1881. "His account of Matabeleland is one of the best of the earlier modern works on the country." Mendelssohn II, 112.