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TRAVELS IN SOUTHERN ABYSSINIA, Through the Country of Adal to the Kingdom of Shoa
by Johnston Charles, M.R.C.S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
London: J. Madden and Co., 1844. 2 volumes. First edition. A lithographic frontispiece in each volume, and one large folding map. 8vo, bound in three-quarter dark morocco over moire cloth, the spines with raised bands lettered and lined in gilt. xvi, 492; viii, 447 pp. Internally, a fine set, the morocco is later as are the end-leaves, original spine panels laid down onto the new morocco. EXTREMELY RARE. An account of Dr. Johnston and his party’s journeys in Abyssinia (present-day Ethiopia and Somalia) to the court of Shoa, describing many customs and characteristics of local tribes. It also describes the geography of the land and traces the flow of the most important river and water bodies in the region. This work has only appeared at auction twice since 1980 and is increasingly scarce.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Buddenbrooks, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21963
- Title
- TRAVELS IN SOUTHERN ABYSSINIA, Through the Country of Adal to the Kingdom of Shoa
- Author
- Johnston Charles, M.R.C.S
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. Madden and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1844
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Buddenbrooks, Inc.
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Newburyport, Massachusetts
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- New
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- Spine
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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