Nellie: Letters from Africa

x, 320pp, central section of black and white photographic plates. Green cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Rubbed spine ends. Text block edges starting to tan. Previous owner’s name on front free endpaper. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has damage to spine head, , not price clipped.

From the back of the book: “Paints an intimate portrait of a courageous, amusing and observant individual whose zest for life withstood many bettering. The correspondence spanning more than forty years provides an intriguing record of the life style of an unconventional white settler in bygone days.”