Lot #7/05 Trade and travel in early Barotseland …. the diaries of George Westbeech, 1885-1888 and Captain Norman MacLeod, 1875-1876 ….

Lot #7/05 Trade and travel in early Barotseland …. the diaries of George Westbeech, 1885-1888 and Captain Norman MacLeod, 1875-1876 …. illustrated with the sketches of William Fairlie edited by Edward C. Tabler. The two short diaries describe hunting & trading expeditions north of the Zambesi & visits to the Victoria Falls. Text &  illustrations describe the tribal people, the hunt & general travel. “Robins Series” no. 2. London, Chatto & Windus, 1963. First edition. 8vo. Cloth.Dust jacket. Pp. xii,125, photo-plates, portraits, illustrations, 2 folding maps. Dust jacket & covers a bit rubbed, damp-stained throughout. A good reading copy. Good Reserve price: R270.00 bids welcome