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Stanford, California: Stanford General Books, 2008. NEW in a NEW dust jacket. Near PERFECT condition. Shows just a bit of mild shelfwear (like you sometimes find in any new book store). Sharp corners. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. List of chapter notes/bibliographical references. Index. Bound in the original tan cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine. From the dust jacket: "From the eighteenth century to the present, travellers, explorers, journalists, imaginative writers like Samuel Johnson, and legendary reggae musician Bob Marley have shared a fascination with Abyssinia. So did even earlier writers and mapmakers, who thought Abyssinia was the land of the mythical (and fabulously rich) Christian ruler, Prester John. The principal subject of this book is the allure of the exotic, as represented by Abyssinia, to the British imagination. In addition to Johnson and Marley, some others…
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Golden Legends: Images of Abyssinia, Samuel Johnson to Bob Marley Hardcover - 2008
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- Title Golden Legends: Images of Abyssinia, Samuel Johnson to Bob Marley
- Author W. B. Carnochan
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 184
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Stanford General Books
- Date 2008-09-25
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780804760980 / 0804760985
- Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 8.5 x 5.7 x 0.8 in (21.59 x 14.48 x 2.03 cm)
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- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects English literature - History and criticism, Travelers' writings, English - History and
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008019330
- Dewey Decimal Code 820.9
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- Reference and Research Bk News, 02/01/2009, Page 291
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