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Original Cloth Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Impression. Small mark on front . Some gentle staining to top fore-edge. ; Original publishers blue cloth board with silver-gilt lettering to cover & spine. Decorated endpapers detailing map of the area. Maps & Illustrations. A detailed guide to the Ruwenzori range, known as the Mountains of the Moon, covering routes, geography, flora & exploration history of this remote East African region. Combining practical mountaineering information with natural history, it reflects early expeditionary knowledge of the area. Issued in the original blue cloth boards with silver-gilt lettering to cover & spine, the volume features decorated endpapers with a map of the region, along with maps & illustrations that enhance its value as both a field guide & a record of exploration. H. A. Osmaston was a forester & botanist whose deep knowledge of East African mountain ecology & long experience in the region brought exceptional authority & precision to the work. ; Octavo; 200 pages.