Worthington (Frank) The Witch Doctor and other Rhodesian Stories
£225
London, The Field Press, [1925].
First UK edition. Tall 8vo. Original red cloth lettered in black. Dust-jacket, correctly priced at 7/6.
Worthington first arrived in Africa as the personal secretary of Thorne Coryndon, the representative of the British South Africa Company, who was sent there to prepare for the British takeover of the Lozi kingdom, and when Coryndon was named Administrator of Northwest Rhodesia, Worthington continued to assist him and went on to become the first Secretary for Native Affairs there. This is a mix of anecdotes, ethnographical contributions and memoirs about the Central African days of yore. Very rare in the dust-jacket, which like the boards is titled, ‘Chiromo the Witch Doctor’.
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A little light spotting to early and later leaves; cloth VG; dust-jacket chipped at spine ends and edges/corners, overall VG.
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