Baron Carl Claus Von Der Decken's Reisen In Ost-Afrika In Den Jahren 1859 Bis 1861. Bearbeitet Von Otto Kersten, FrüHererem Mitgliede Der Von Der Decken'schen Expedition. Mit Einem Vorworte Von Dr. A. Petermann. Die Insel Sansibar. Reisen Nach Dem Niassasee Und Dem Schneeberge Kilimandscharo. ErläUtert Durch 13 Tafeln, 25 Eingedruckte Holzschnitte Und 3 Karten. Decken, Carl Claus Von Der Travel

First edition. XIX, (1), 335, (3) pp. + 13 plates and 3 lithographed folding maps in colour. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering. Spine rebacked at a later point, original backstrip loosely inserted. Spine slanted, corners bumped, boards slightly soiled. Title-leaf with a couple of old library stamps as well as a minor inscription in ink, nterior quite heavily foxed throughout. First volume of von Deckens travel account from his travels in East Africa during the years 1859 to 1861. A total of four volumes were published between 1869 and 1871, covering different aspects of the zoology, botany, geography and geology of the area.