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Travels in Southern Abyssinia, through the Country of Adal to the Kingdom of Shoa. by JOHNSTON, Charles - 1844

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Travels in Southern Abyssinia, through the Country of Adal to the Kingdom of Shoa.

by JOHNSTON, Charles

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1844. London, J. Madden & Co., 1844. 2 vols. 8vo. Sometime rebound in quarter brown leather over dark blue cloth, ruled, titled and dated in gilt to spine; pp. xvi, 492; viii, 447, 8, publisher's catalogue, 2 toned lithogrraphic frontispieces, retaining tissue guards, one folding map; a little scuffing to spines, and some discolouration to top edges, but generally a very good copy of a rare set, particularly with the interior so clean and fresh. First Edition of this increasingly hard to find set of travel literature, which relates the nature of Johnston's travels in Abyssinia. It dwells on the visit to the court of Shoa, and the anthropological differences between tribes in the area, modern day Ethiopia and Somalia. In addition, it covers a wide range of ethnological and enviromental concerns, including sections on Islam, mirages, scorpion hunting and others. In particular, Johnston had a fascination with hydrology, which manifests itself in a higher than average number of passages on rivers and lakes.
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London: J. Madden and Co., 1844 xvi, 492pp; viii, 447pp, uniformly bound in polished calf, bindings tight, complete with the two frontis-pieces [lacking one tissue guard] and the folding map [edge crease is reinforced on the back side, where it attaches to the book, otherwise in Very Good Condition]. Both books bear the gilt stamp on the front and back covers for the Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet. The Society dates back to the 15th century, and the officers were authorized to produce royal manuscripts with the King of Scotland's seal, The Signet. From the personal collection of Dr. Brooks Ryder (1918-1995), graduate of Harvard College, Harvard School of Public Health, and Tufts Medical School. Known for his Public Health expertise overseas, throughout East Africa and Indonesia. The Covers are in Fair Condition, as the spines are flaking, peeling and lacking sections, the covers are still attached. The interiors of the books are in Very Good Condition, with an identification… Read More
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London, J. Madden 1844.. 2 vols. 8°. XVI, 492 S.; VIII, 447 S. zus. mit 2 lith., getönt. Frontisp. u. 1 mehrfach. gefalt. Karte. / 2 lithographed frontispieces, engraved folding map. Ldr.-Bde. der Zeit von James Hayday, mit Stempel "Bound by Hayday", mit goldgeprägten Rahmenlinien u. je zwei goldgeprägten Rückenschildchen. Umlauf. marm. Schnitt. Kanten etwas berieben, Titelbl. je mit leichtem Abklatsch des. Frontisp., flieg. w. Bl. in Bd. 1 mit zeitgen. priv. Widmung in Tinte. EA. Nicht bei Cox, Graesse, Brunet u. Henze; vgl. Allgemeine Literatur Zeitung, Halle/Leipzig, 94, 1846, Sp. 745-751 - First edition / Seltene erste Ausgabe des in zwei Bänden erschienen Reiseberichtes von Charles Johnston (1810-1872) in signierten Einbänden von James Hayday (1796-1872). Weder Cox noch Graesse, Brunet oder Henze kennen das Werk des Marine-Chirurgs Johnston. Die Allgemeine Literaturzeit (Halle/Leipzig 1846, Nr. 94) rezensierte das Werk: "Jetzt liefert uns Hr.… Read More
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London, J. Madden and Co., 1844. . First edition. 2 volumes, 8vo., xvi, 492; viii, 447pp., lithographed frontispieces in both volumes, large folding map in vol. i, finely bound as an Eton College leaving present in contemporary polished calf gilt, covers ruled in gilt, spines richly gilt in compartments, morocco lettering pieces, a very good set. Rare account of Johnston's expedition to the court of Shoa.Johnston, a surgeon in the British navy, was 'a careful observer and incisive writer, his two volume travels, which include descriptions of the capital, Ankobar, and the market town of Aleyu Amba, are full of insights into traditional Ethiopian society' (Pankhurst). Gay 2616; Pankhurst, 30.
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