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A lovely presentation copy of this very scarce work, from the library of Henry Nevinson and Evelyn Sharp. The first edition of this very scarce work.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, 'To H. W. Nevinson, with kindest regards and many thanks from Malcolm Burr, 30.10.33'.Henry Nevinson was a war correspondent during the Second Boer War and World War One. He used his skills as a campaigning journalist to expose slavery in Western Africa. Nevinson contributed the preface to this work.Letter tipped in to the front paste down, 'February 1942. Dr Dr Kerr, My husband, in a written list of bequests that he left with me, wanted you to have these two African books as a little memento. With kindest regards, yours sincerely, Evelyn Sharp Nevinson'.Evelyn Sharp married Nevinson in 1933, after a long affair during his previous marriage. The pair had been lifelong friends. Sharp was a key figure in the militant Women's Social and Political Union, and in the United Suffragists as a co-founder. She was an editor of 'Votes for Women', an important newspaper, during World War One, and was imprisoned twice for her suffrage.Two newspaper tipped in to the recto to the front endpaper, and one to the recto of the front free endpaper, and one loosely inserted, all about Nevinson.Illustrated with a frontispiece, one map, and seven plates.Collated, complete.Malcolm Burr's interesting look at fossickers in Angola, one of the first works to be published on the country.One page of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spine is a little faded, with a few very light marks to the boards and spine. Letter tipped in to the front paste down. Two newspaper clippings and author's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Newspaper clipping to the recto of the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with only a few very occasional spots. Near Fine. Seller Inventory # 832P23
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