The journal of Gustaf De Vylder: Naturalist in south-western Africa, 1873-1875 (Van Riebeeck Society) Tapa dura - 1998

(Cape Town: Van Riebeeck Society, 1998) 0958411247. Second Series No. 28: This is the volume for 1997. 8vo; original dark brown cloth, lettered in gilt on spine, with gilt publisher's device to upper cover; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; endpaper map; pp. xliv + 292, incl. index and publisher's catalogue; colour frontis.; photographic portrait of De Vylder; illustrations in text. Near-fine condition. "Gustav De Vylder was a Swedish naturalist, who, after a year's stay in Cape Town, journeyed through present-day Namibia from 1873 to 1875 collecting insects and other natural-history specimens for institutions in his home country. His travels were undertaken some years before the German colonial occupation when the European presence, except for a handful of missionaries, traders and travellers, was slight. De Vylder’s journal is a record of an adventurous journey, personal encounters and conditions in what was then considered to be a remote region." .

Van Riebeeck Society, 1998-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 0x0x0. Jacket is shelf rubbed.Internally clean.Excellent binding.Second series no.28 only.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Van Riebeeck Society, 1998-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Jacket is shelf rubbed.Foxing.Well bound.Second series no.28 only.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Van Riebeeck Society Second Series No.28 Cape Town 1998 (for 1997).. No inscriptions. A Fine copy in dustwrapper (spine very lightly faded, as often).. Gilt on chocolate cloth boards. 292pp 8vo. tipped-in cold.frontis. illustrated b/w sketches, photograph of author, map. 0.6kg De Vylder was a Swedish naturalist who, after a year's stay in Cape Town, journeyed through present-day Nambia collecting insects and other natural-history specimensfpr institutions in his own country. This was before the German occupation and when the European presence was restricted to a few missionaries, traders, and travellers.

Van Riebeeck Society, 1998. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. jacket is lightly shelf rubbed and marked. internally clean. excellent binding. fine copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Cape Town: Van Riebeeck Society, 1998. First Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. 292 pgs.Colour frontis.b/w diagrams.Endpaper maps.The translated diaries of a Swedish naturalist, from South Africa's oldest surviviing historical society. Lively and enriched travel literature.

Cape Town, The van Riebeeck Society. 1997. Original publisher's brown cloth hardback, gilt title spine, gilt ornament frontcover, pictorial dustjacket, large 8vo: coloured frontispiece tipped-in, xliv, 292pp., illustrations, map on endpapers, footnotes, bibliographical notes, list maps & illustrations, acknowledgements, references, index. Very fine copy. Volume 28: Second Series Van Riebeeck Society.

Cape Town, South Africa: Van Riebeeck Society, 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 292 pages. References. Index. Translated from the original Swedish. "De Vylder was a Swedish naturalist, who, after a year's stay in Cape Town, journeyed through present-day Namibia from 1873 to 1875 collecting insects and other natural-history specimens for institutions in his home country... His journal is a record of an adventurous journey, personal encounters and conditions in what was then considered to be a remote region... With this translation the historical travel literature of southern Africa has been enriched." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. An excellent copy..