The Tourmaline Expedition. (First Edition) With an Appendix on South-West Barbary as a Field for

A rare first edition. No date but 1906. The expedition named after the steam - yacht Tourmaline. A description of an expedition (1897 / 98) to the Sus country just beyond the Atlas mountains and south of Morocco. Major Spilsbury traded in illegal arms to the tribes of Sus against the wishes of the English and Moroccan government. The group ended up in Moorish captivity in 'English' chains. See also: Henry M. Grey: In Moorish captivity : An account of the "Tourmaline" expedition to Sus, 1897-98 (1899). 259pp 7" + 8.5" (17.0 +21.0 cm). Frontispieces of the yacht and Major Spilsbury. Illustrated throughout with b/w photos. Folding map at rear of Sus. In the publisher's green beveled cover with gilt device and titling to the front and the spine. Light fraying to the tips of the spine otherwise with very minor wear to the squarely bound cover. Internally with faint pencil markings to front free end-paper and occasional at the margins. The text-block is bright but with light foxing to the rear end-papers. The hinges just short of being separated from the text block.…