Adventures in Africa; During a Tour of Two Years Through That Country
by Harris, Major W[illiam] Cornwallis
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Philadelphia: T.B. Peterson. Hardcover. Very Good. Undated, c. 1843. From the tenth London edition, revised and corrected. xii, 392 pp + [10] pp publisher's ads. Text printed in double columns. Quarter red leather over marbled boards. Leather scuffed, rubbed through at corners. Owner's signature dated 1850 on front free endpaper. Binding solid, minor foxing, else clean. Account of the British diplomatic mission, led by Harris, to establish relations with the ancient Christian kingdom of Shoa in the highlands of Ethiopia. They succeeded in negotiating a commercial treaty and also collected considerable scientific data during the journey. Harris was knighted for his services in 1844.
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- Title
- Adventures in Africa; During a Tour of Two Years Through That Country
- Author
- Harris, Major W[illiam] Cornwallis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
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- 1
- Publisher
- T.B. Peterson
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Keywords
- british foreign policy africa diplomacy commerce
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- Africa;
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Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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