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    Sale 9913

    THE QUENTIN KEYNES COLLECTION, PART IV

    London, South Kensington

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    22 September 2004

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    Lot 196

    HUGHES, Joseph Edward. Eighteen Years on Lake Bangweulu ... With an Introduction by Major H. C. Maydon, London: Hudson & Kearns Ltd. for The Field, [n.d. but ?1933]. 4° (248 x 184mm). Half title, title in red and black, 76 plates. Original cloth blocked in gilt and black (small splits to hinges, slightly affected by damp). Provenance: Lionel B. Goldschmidt (bookplate); half title inscribed ''with the author's compliments.'' FIRST EDITION. Czech p.80: ''An excellent work ... and quite scarce.''

    Price realised

    GBP 1,076

    Estimate

    GBP 600 - GBP 800

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    HUGHES, Joseph Edward. Eighteen Years on Lake Bangweulu ... With an Introduction by Major H. C. Maydon, London: Hudson & Kearns Ltd. for The Field, [n.d. but ?1933]. 4° (248 x 184mm). Half title, title in red and black, 76 plates. Original cloth blocked in gilt and black (small splits to hinges, slightly affected by damp). Provenance: Lionel B. Goldschmidt (bookplate); half title inscribed "with the author's compliments." FIRST EDITION. Czech p.80: "An excellent work ... and quite scarce."

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