From the Cape to Cairo *SIGNED*

E S Grogan, A H Sharp

Published by Hurst & Blackett, 1900

First Edition, first impression, signed to the fep by Ewart Grogan with a doodle of an elephant. Pushed spine ends and bumped corners, rubbing to boards, PO name to pastedown, occasional ink stamps of McMillan Memorial Library, sporadic foxing and marginal stains, binding firm, illustrations and maps as called for, both maps with small marginal tears Grogan and Sharp embarked on one of the most perilous treks in Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope to Cairo, Egypt, on foot, establishing that Africa could ostensibly be crossed by railway. They traveled to the Zambezi, then through the lake districts of central Africa, on to the Upper Nile, to Khartoum and on to Cairo. Marching up the Pungwe, the party hunted buffalo and lion. On the Chiperoni, they bagged sable and rhinoceros, while in the Rusisi Valley near Lake Albert, the pair succeeded in bagging several elephant. Grogan ran into particular difficulty with the Dinkas and Nuers in the upper reaches of the Nile before finally making his way to Cairo. Seller Inventory # 008634

Bibliographic Details

Title: From the Cape to Cairo *SIGNED*
Publisher: Hurst & Blackett
Publication Date: 1900
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: A D McCormick
Condition: Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition