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xvi, 359 pp. Illustrated with 26 hand-colored lithographs by Frank Howard after Harris, including frontispiece and additional pictorial title; folding map in the back showing routes of immigrant farmers and native tribes. (8vo) 24x16 cm (9½x6½"), three quarter black morocco and mottled boards, spine ruled and stamped in gilt. Fifth Edition. 

This is commonly regarded as the best and most desirable edition of this South African hunting and exploration classic. "The third, fourth and fifth editions, in particular, are the most sought after of this famous African exploration and sporting work, due to the wonderful coloured plates of African game and scenery. Harris journeyed to the Meritsane River where he encountered a herd of quaggas and bridled ‘gnoos’ he estimated at 15,000 head…Crossing the Mariqua River he hunted ostrich and white rhinoceros…[in] the Limpopo Valley…he hunted buffalo and hippopotamus, with additional sport after giraffe, black rhinoceros, sable, and lion. Harris’ work is valuable as it presents a detailed picture of the South African game fields prior to the growing pressure of civilization" - Czech, p. 71; Litchfield 26; Schwerdt I, pp. 231-2.