Arnold W. Hodson — Trekking the Great Thirst

London and Leipzig, T. Fisher Unwin, 1914. Cloth. A fascinating memoir of Sir Arnold Hodson's time spent travelling the Kalahari Desert in Southern Africa, illustrated with folding maps and photographs. The third impression of this work, which was first published in 1912. It covers the author's travels across the arid desert, commission trips and diplomatic missions, camp life, hunting and lion-hunting.Written by Arnold W. Hodson, a colonial administrator who served as Governor of Sierra Leone and the Gold Coast.Illustrated with five maps, four of which are folding, and eighty-five reproductions of photographs throughout. Collated, complete.A smart copy of this work. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart; a touch bumped to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are spotted, more heavily to the first and final leaves; foredge is also spotted. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .