1896 Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia

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First Edition, Folding Maps, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding

Originally intended to be published in weekly numbers, Frederick Selous' account of his time in South Africa after the disbandment of the Bulawayo Field Force ended up being so extensive that it formed this study.

Illustrated with a frontispiece and sixteen further plates and in text illustrations, in addition to a folding map at the rear. Collated, complete.

Selous was a British explorer and officer who was inspired by the writings of Doctor David Livingstone. He first travelled to South Africa when he was nineteen, and went to Matabeleland, where he took part in the First Matabele War in 1893.

Selous was shot in the head during World War One. His close friend, President Theodore Roosevelt, said that 'he led a singularly adventurous and fascinating life'.

With ten pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear, and a former owner's inscription a front blank.