Lot n° 242

MAYO, Dermot Robert Wyndham Bourke, earl of Sport in Abyssinia; or, The Mareb and Tackazzee. …

Estimation : 100 - 150 EUR
Adjudication : 733 €
Description
MAYO, Dermot Robert Wyndham Bourke, earl of Sport in
Abyssinia; or, The Mareb and Tackazzee. Londres, John Murray, 1876. In-8 (204 x 134 mm) de X pp., 1 f.n.ch. de table, 252 pp., 32 pp. de catalogue, 5 planches gravées sur bois dont le frontispice.
Percaline aubergine, plats ornés, dos lisse (reliure de l' éditeur).
Czech, African Big Game, 111.
Édition originale. “The author's hunting party travelled through the Mareb River region of Abyssinia and encountered lion, gazelle, hartebeest, and elephant. While there are various incidences of sport, much of the narrative is of travel in the area” (Czech).
Dos légèrement passé, petites épidermures, sinon très bon exemplaire.
Provenance : Forêt de Crécy (ex-libris).
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