The Diary of Henry Francis Fynn

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa: Shuter and Shooter, 1950. Limited Edition. First Printing, one of 1700 numbered copies, of which this is no.1334. Octavo (23cm); green cloth-covered boards, with titling stamped in white on spine and front cover; green topstain; 341pp; photographic portrait (halftone) frontispiece, with 14 black and white photographic (halftones) on glossy paper throughout, with 1 map (halftone) tri-fold on glossy paper, and 1 folded map (with duplicate map). Pencilled notes to front endpaper and pastedown. Spine-tanned, with rubbing to spine ends and corners; Very Good.

Henry Francis Fynn's diary includes his accounts from the 19th century as an early European settler and his interactions with Shaka Zulu in Southern Africa Zulu Empire. Includes authors' introductions, and additional notes section on history and customs. [84042].