Description: Click here to see our other books! The Uganda Protectorate Harry Johnston 1902 Dodd, Mead, & Company : New York 10" by 8.5" [4], v-xix, [1], 470; [4], v-xiii, [1], 471-1018pp SUMMARY Harry Johnston's extensive study on Uganda, its history and people, illustrated in colour throughout with folding maps. Colour Plates,First Edition,Folding Maps,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Near Fine This book weighs 5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 4.49 US Postage: £ 42.99 EU Postage: £ 27.99 European Postage: £ 45.99 Asia Postage: £ 74.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 129.99 DESCRIPTION The first U.S. edition of this work, published in the same year as the U.K. first, printed from the U.K. sheets.Complete in two volumes.Volume I illustrated with a colour frontispiece, seven colour folding maps, forty-one colour plates, forty-six monochrome plates, and in-text illustrations. Collated, compete.Volume II illustrated with two colour folding maps, six colour plates, forty-eight monochrome plates, and in-text illustrations. Collated, complete.A highly descriptive and detailed work on Uganda, detailing the geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages, and history of the country as it was as a British colony.Written by Harry Johnston, a noted British explorer and botanist who spent years travelling widely across Africa. He spoke many African languages, and published forty works on Africa during his career. His works were one of the key players of the 'Scramble for Africa' at the end of the nineteenth century. CONDITION In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities. Some minor marks to the boards and spines. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Overall Condition: Near Fine GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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Author: Harry Johnston
Publisher: Dodd, Mead, & Company
Binding: Cloth
Special Attributes: Yes
Language: English
Fiction Subject: None
Illustrator: Harry Johnston
Original/Facsimile: Original
Original/Reproduction: Original
Signed: No
Year Printed: 1902
Place of Publication: New York
Weight: 5.000000
Country/Region of Manufacture: New York
