Angola and the River Congo
London: Macmillan and Co., 1875. First edition. Hardcover. 2 vol. 8vo. [6], vii-viii, [3], 2-305, [3]; pp. Contemporary half sheep over textured blue cloth, spines in six compartments with a red leather label lettered in gold on each spine, gold decorations to the spines; all edges marbled. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Volume one illustrated with a folding map as a frontispiece and with a few plates (all in black and white), volume two with a few plates. The British Museum "Joachim John Monteiro". The author was an engineer, naturalist, zoologist, and explorer. He moved to Angola in 1858 and remained there until two years before his death. This publication is one of the earliest done on Angola's culture and on its flora and fauna. Several of the objects depicted in the plates of this book made their way to the British Museum. His wife Rose carried on their work in Mozambique after Monteiro's death. Very Good or better. Item #000016205
A tiny ink number (464 and 465 respectively) to the verso of each free front endpaper. Light rubbing to the sheep's edges, light foxing to the leaves, overall a lovely set.
Price: $500.00