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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Harris (Major W. Cornwallis)

HIGHLANDS OF ETHIOPIA

Published: J. Winchester, New York, 1844

Edition: First US Edition

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Book Description: xii + 392pp. Half brown leather and marbled boards, gilt lettering on spine. Six illustrations, including hand- painted colour lithographed frontispiece of King Sahela Selassie.

Book Condition: Some scuffing to cover extremities. Light to heavy foxing in places throughout the book. The binding is still remarkably good. Apart from the foxing, this would be a very good copy.

Written during the author\'s 18-month stay in the heart of Abyssinia. Harris led an expedition into Ethiopia (Abyssinia) for the British government, and describes in detail local cultural and physical conditions.

  • Binding Condition: Very good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 221mm x 143mm x 27mm
  • Sold By: Booktown Africana
  • Contact Person: Chris Shelton
  • Country: South Africa
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  • Telephone: 0685615292
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