Description: Used Hardcover, 1902 First Edition 2 Volume Set. Mild shelf-wear, bumps, rubbing, and rounding of the corners. Minimal soiling of the edges. Minimal pencil notations and foxing to the endpapers. No writing or underlining to the pages. Minimal age-related toning. Binding is tight. A great copy. Title page description by Sir Harry Johnston (1858-1927): "An Attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British Protection in East Central Africa, between the Congo Free State and the Rift Valley, and between the first degree of South Latitude and the Fifth degree of North Latitude 506 illustrations from drawings and photographs by the author and others, 48 Full page color plates by the author, 9 maps." 1017 pages for both volumes.. The work includes detailed descriptions of the customs of people Johnston encountered, their way of life at the turn of the 20th century, at the advent of British colonialism, and extensive detailed descriptions of the wildlife.
Price: 500 USD
Location: Pikeville, Kentucky
End Time: 2024-12-05T20:00:50.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: London
Signed: No
Publisher: Hutchinson
Weight: 4.000000
Subject: Exploration & Travel
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1902
Language: English
Illustrator: Not Stated
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated, Yes
Fiction Subject: None
Author: Sir Harry Johnston
Original/Reproduction: Original
Region: Africa
Personalized: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: London
Topic: African exploration, African Wildlife, Uganda
