ABYSSINIA

Abyssinia Described or the Land of Prester John Edited by John Camden Hotten (John Camden Hotten, 1868)

First Edition. vi + 384pp + 8pp Catalogue. A Map with 8 colour illustrations. Original blue cloth, tears to the top of the spine and repair to the top 1/3 of spine. Front free endpaper loose. Generally clean internally Good Plus – Very Good minus

Abyssinian Adventure by Geoffrey Harmsworth (Author Presentation Copy) – Hutchsinson & co. 1935

First Edition. xvii + 306pp +24pp advertisements. Frontispiece + 29 Illustrations + Fold-out map. Author presentation copy, signed on the half title. Original publisher black cloth, general wear and small tear at top of the spine. Internally clean Very Good

Narrative of the Portuguese Embassy to Abyssinia during the years 1520 - 1527 by Father Francisco Alvarez. Translated from the Portuguese, and edited, with notes and an introduction by Lord Stanley of Alderley

First Edition. xxvii + 416pp + folding map. Original publishers blue embossed gilt, spine showing wear, with small losses at top and bottom of spine. Large corner at top of half title missing, seemingly removing an old ownership name. Hinges starting but holding.

Diary of a Journey to Abyssinia, 1868 With the Expedition Under Sir Robert Napier. The Diary and Observations of William Simpson of the Illustrated London News Edited and Annotated by Richard Parkhurst (Tsehai, 2002)

First Edition. 196pp. Brand new Copy, unread.

Life in Abyssinia, Being the Notes Collected During Three Years Residence and Travels in That Country by Mansfield Parkyns (John Murray, 1853)

First Edition. Two Volumes. Vol I, xv + 424pp, 19 illustrations (Missing 3 Illustrations and the Map), Vol II, iv + 432pp, 10 illustrations (all present). Contemporary leather binding with marbled boards. Wear and chipping to the spine, front hinge weak but holding

Meine Mission Nach Abessinien by Gerhard Rohlfs (F.A. Brockhaus, 1883) 

First Edition. Xx + 348pp. 17 illustrations (missing plate on p260) + Foldout Map. Contemporary ¼ Leather binding with cloth boards. Library stamps at various places in book at bottom of page. Binding in near fine or better condition, internally VG+ but missing one plate.

The Portuguese Expedition to Abyssinia in 1541 – 1543, as Narrated by Castanhoso, With Some Contemporary Letters, The Short Account of Bermudez, and Certain Extracts From Correa Translated and Edited by R.S. Whiteway (The Hakluyt Society, 1902)

First Edition. cxxxii + 296pp + 24pp Catalogue. Frontispiece + Illustrations (Missing the Folding Map). Original embossed cloth binding, heavy sunning to the spine. Signs of ex-libris removal on the front endpaper, top corner missing from the ffep. Good Copy Only

The Abyssinians by David Buxton (Thames and Hudson, 1970)

First Edition. 259pp. 128 photographs, 45 line drawings, 4 maps and 2 tables. Original green publisher cloth in original DJ, Very Good – Very Good Plus.