Wild Places by Tim O'Hagan
Wild Places (Second Edition Southern African Wildlife Guide)
A Practical Guide to the Parks, Reserves and Bush Camps of Eight Southern African Countries
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Wild Places: of Southern Africa
- Author: Tim O'Hagan
- Publisher: Southern Book Publishers (Pty) Ltd
- Publication Date: 1999
- ISBN-13: 9781868127986
- ISBN-10: 1868127982
- Edition Details: Second Edition, 1999. Toyota Condor sponsor edition.
- Binding: Publisher's illustrated laminated card wrappers, perfect bound, with a sunset and antelope silhouette design and Toyota Condor sponsor branding.
- Physical Format: Large softcover (trade paperback format), 352 pages. With maps by CartoCom, Pretoria, and line illustrations.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Exterior / Wraps: The laminated illustrated card wrappers are clean and bright, with the sunset and antelope silhouette design well preserved. The spine is intact, with no obvious creasing or tears. The corners are sound, and the fore-edge and bottom edge are clean.
- Interior: The text block is clean and tight. No markings, foxing or staining are visible to the pages.
- The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)
Synopsis & Historical Value
Wild Places of Southern Africa is a practical guide to the best-known wildlife and scenic destinations in eight countries: South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Swaziland, Malawi and Mozambique.
Tim O'Hagan describes national parks, reserves, bush camps and lodges, with advice on how to get there, what to take, what to see and where to stay. Maps and line illustrations support the text.
This 1999 copy carries Toyota Condor sponsor branding and is a useful snapshot of regional safari travel at the close of the twentieth century. It will appeal to collectors of Africana travel and wildlife literature.
Author Profile: Tim O'Hagan
Tim O'Hagan is a Cape Town-based writer and poet who has published a number of travel titles on Southern Africa.
His other books include Spectacular Cape Town, Spectacular Namibia and Spectacular South Africa, all published by Struik Publishers, and Travel South Africa, also published by Southern Book Publishers in 1999.
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