ENCYCLOPAEDIA RHODESIA

444pp including index, card pictorial wraps. Colour and b/w photographs throughout . B/w line drawings in the text. Cover delaminating on edges and spine. Binding strong. A good, clean copy.

The Encyclopaedia Rhodesia (1973) is a comprehensive, single-volume reference work detailing the history, geography, economics, and natural history of Rhodesia up to the early 1970s. Written from a colonial-era perspective, it documents major towns, infrastructure, and physical landmarks like Victoria Falls, alongside the region's wildlife, indigenous flora, and vital industries such as tobacco farming and gold mining. It also features historical timelines and biographical entries on prominent figures of the era, including Cecil Rhodes and King Lobengula, making it a detailed record of the country's mid-20th-century landscape