Fred. Stanley Arnot, Scottish MIssionary and explorer in Africa. A scarce set of his diaries.

Arnot, Frederick Stanley: From Natal to the Upper Zambesi. First year among the Barotsi. Extracts from the Letters and Diaries of Frederick Stanley Arnot. James E. Hawkins [Glasgow & London] [1884] 3rd edition 12mo [6¼ x 4 ins.].

2 page map [Southern Portion of Africa], [vi], 100pp.

Bound with: From the Zambesi to Benguella. Extracts…Frederick Stanley Arnot. 1884. James E. Hawkins [London]. 33pp.

Bound with: Among the Garenganze in Central Africa. Being the Diary and Letters of Fred. Stanley Arnot from March to September 1886. J. E. Hawkins [London] 12mo [6¼ x 4½ ins.] 22pp, i map of The District around Mukurru, Garanganze. and i engraving of F. S. Arnot’s wattle-and-mud cottage. 

Bound with: Six Months More Among the Garangaze: Letters from September 1886, to March 1887. of Fred Stanley Arnot. J. E. Hawkins [London] 12mo [6¼ x 4½ ins.] Engraved view to page 1, map to page 2 District around the Garangaze Capital, pp3-24.

This set of Arnot’s published letters is bound in contemporary maroon full leather gilt, titled on the upper board F. S. ARNOT’S DIARIES 1881-1887 and is in excellent, clean condition, inscribed in ink on the verso of the initial map H. Groves, November 27th 1887 beneath which are the initials AR.. There has been some careful, professional repair to the spine and hinges. The different sizes of two halves of the text means there is a line of soiling on the wider margins of the later letters. The only copies of the different publishings of these letters I have seen for sale are modern reprints and this complete set is rare and could possibly be unique.  may10/1