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Unknown Horn of Africa 1888

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Item Details

Description

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Author: James, F. L.
Title: The Unknown Horn of Africa: An Exploration from Berbera to the Leopard River
Place Published: London
Publisher:George Philip & Sons
Date Published: 1888
Description:

xiv, 344 pp. With numerous plates, text illustrations and and a large folding map of Province Ogadayn (1885) in rear pocket. (8vo) 22x15 cm (9x6") original pictorial maroon cloth lettered in gilt. First Edition.

With the armorial bookplate of George L. Harrison. In 1884, James made his way, in company with his brother and four others, into the interior of the Somali country. In spite of previous attempts on the part of Burton, Speke, Haggenmacher, and others, this region had hitherto been unexplored beyond sixty or seventy miles from the coast. The plates are not hand-colored in this edition.

Condition

Light soiling and rubbing to cloth, wrinkling and discoloration to spine cloth; hinges cracked, 4" closed tear to map at fold; overall very good.

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Unknown Horn of Africa 1888

Name: Unknown Horn of Africa 1888
SKU: 108963978
Price: 100 USD
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