BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA : AN ATTEMPT TO GIVE SOME ACCOUNT OF A PORTION OF THE TERRITORIES UNDER BRITISH INFLUENCE NORTH OF THE ZAMBEZI (SIGNED); With six maps and 220 illustrations
Johnston, Harry H.
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd, London, England, 1897
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Quarto, 10 in. x 7.3 in., pp. xix, [1], 544. Signed by the author on the dedication page. Illustrated with five color fold-out maps (one fold-out being a double map), tissue-guarded frontis, and 219 additional photographs and drawings. Red cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Rubbing to extremities, with sopiling and bubbling to front board. Sunning to spine and corners bumped. Previous owner's signtature to top of title page. Library presentation stamp to title page. Front free endpaper, flyleaf, and frontis disbound, but present. Tissue-guard wrinkled. Solid reading copy. Sir Henry Hamilton Johnston (1858-1927) was a British explorer, botanist, artist, colonial administrator, and linguist who travelled widely across Africa to speak some of the languages spoken by people on that continent. (from Wikipedia). Seller Inventory # 87998
Bibliographic Details
Title: BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA : AN ATTEMPT TO GIVE ...
Publisher: Methuen & Co. Ltd, London, England
Publication Date: 1897
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First Edition.
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