Africa As I Have Known It., Nyasaland-East Africa-Liberia-Senegal., By R. C. F. Maugham, C.B.E., F.R.G.S., F.Z.S., With Maps and illustrations., Published by John Murray., London., 1929. First Edition.
372 pp.
Frontispiece.
Illustrated with black and white photography and folding maps.
Blue cloth boards with gilt titles to the top cover and gilt titles to the spine. Edge wear,scuffs and marks to the boards. An inscription by the original owner to the front end paper in ink, dated 1930, with ex libris stamps to the front end paper and reverse side of the top board. The pages have age tanning and intermittent foxing. The binding is good.
In this edition on the history of the dark continent as observed by R. C. F. Maugham, the discovery of Lake Nyasa, the death of Livingstone, the native and Arab opposition, the Zambezi in 1894, British Central Africa in 1894, the end of slavery, East Africa, the Zimbabwe Ruins, Portuguese East Africa, Beira, Lorenzo Marques, native customs, witchcraft, the Republic of Liberia, French West Africa and Portuguese Guinea.
- Binding Condition: Good
- Overall Condition: Fair - Good
- Size: 22 cm x 15 cm
- Sold By: Hemingways Books
- Contact Person: Jenny Pote
- Country: South Africa
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: (+27)729337140
- Preferred Payment Methods: Bank Transfer, All Credit Cards via PayGate secure links.
- Trade Associations: SABDA
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