{"product_id":"the-wild-sports-of-southern-africa-third-and-complete-edition","title":"The Wild Sports of Southern Africa (Third and Complete Edition)","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHARRIS, Captain William Cornwallis.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Wild Sports of Southern Africa; Being the Narrative of an Expedition from the Cape of Good Hope through the Territories of the Chief Moselekatse, to the Tropic of Capricorn.\u003c\/em\u003e London: William Pickering, 1841.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eLarge Octavo. xvi, 359pp. 26 coloured lithographic plates. Folding map and appendix section at rear. Full brown calf, decorated in gilt and blind to covers. Spine profusely gilt-decorated with four raised bands, titling in gilt. Upper edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Coloured plates throughout. Folding map and appendix to rear. \u003cstrong\u003eThird edition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eWilliam Cornwallis Harris was a military engineer in the service of the East India Company when, in 1836, his health compelled him to take leave and seek the restorative air of the Cape Colony. What followed was one of the great sporting and natural history expeditions of the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eHarris and a small party pushed north from the Cape into territories then entirely unknown to European science; through the lands of the Matabele chief Moselekatse, across the Limpopo, to the Tropic of Capricorn. What Harris encountered during this expedition transformed his understanding of what Africa was. He encountered wildlife of a scale and variety that defied all prior European conception: vast herds of elephant, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, and sable antelope moving across plains of extraordinary beauty. He was among the first Europeans to observe and describe the sable antelope, which was subsequently named \u003cem\u003eHippotragus niger harrisi\u003c\/em\u003e in his honour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis third edition of his work is the complete edition - the first edition to contain the complete suite of colour-illustrated plates he created during the trip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNear fine.\u003c\/strong\u003e Some mild markings and rubbing to covers. Gilt bright and bold throughout. Contents near fine with a hint of toning here and there; otherwise clear, bright, and well preserved. Coloured plates remain vivid and colourful. Folding map present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis book is currently not on display in store. If you would like more information or to arrange a viewing, please contact: \u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"mailto:rarebooks@harryhartog.com.au\"\u003erarebooks@harryhartog.com.au\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number: HH000390\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Captain William Cornwallis Harris","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48778850140403,"sku":"1110002940712","price":4000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/1.Cover_d3eab0f5-23a8-488f-9838-a1eca4bfd013.png?v=1774929581","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/the-wild-sports-of-southern-africa-third-and-complete-edition","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}