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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Thomas Pakenham

The Scramble for Africa (signed)

Published: Jonathan Ball, South Africa, 1991

Edition: author1st

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SIGNED, DATED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, first South African edition, 1991, illustrated, cartoons and engravings, list of maps, introduction, prologue, epilogue, chronology, sources, select bibliography, notes and index, 738 pages, condition:very good.

Thomas Pakenham is the author of 'The Mountains of Rasselas' (Ethiopia), and the bestsellers, ' The Boer War ' and 'Remarkable Trees of the World'.

'The Scramble for Africa' was the winner of the WH Smith Literary Award and the Alan Paton Award . The author is the 8th Earl of Longford, his mother the historian, Elizabeth Longford , known for her royal and military biographies , and his sister the historical novelist, Antonia Fraser.

  • Jacket Condition: very good
  • Binding Condition: very good
  • Overall Condition: very good
  • Size: 180 x 255mm


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