F Oates. Matabeleland and and the Victoria Falls. 1st edition. 1st impression. Published 1881.

F Oates. Matabeleland and and the Victoria Falls. 1st edition. 1st impression. Published 1881.

We have included a custom made book box to ensure that the book is protected and condition maintained.

All inserts and drawings are included. This book is difficult to find in this condition.The book contains 4 fold out colour maps, 6 colour lithograph full page illustrations, 7 colour plates within the appendix, and many in text drawings.

Oates was one of the first Europeans to see the Victoria Falls. The rarity of this 1st edition is down to a fire at the publishers office which destroyed most of the 1st edition print run leaving only a few hundred copies in existence, many of which have failed to survived the last 138 years. A 2nd edition was printed in 1889 and it is this edition which most collectors have.

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