Stigand (Captain C.H.) To Abyssinia Through an Unknown Land
£295
London, Seeley, 1910.
First edition. 8vo. Original red cloth gilt, gilt vignette to upper cover, top edge gilt.
An important account of the Rendille peoples of the northern Eastern province of Kenya, near Lake Stefanie. Uncommon.
In stock
Ink name and blind stamp to front fly-leaf, some foxing; cloth a little rubbed with some minor marking, overall very good.
Frontispiece, 31 plates, 2 maps (1 folding).
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