1928 Savage Abyssinia James E. Baum Illus First Edition Cloth Uncommon

Description: Click here to see our other books! Savage Abyssinia James E. Baum 1928 Cassell and Company : London 9" by 6" [4] v-xix, 271, [1]pp SUMMARY The first edition of this uncommon ethnographical and topographical work on Abyssinia, or modern day Ethiopia. First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,Uncommon Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 19.99 EU Postage: £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION A fascinating and detailed ethnographical and topographical work on Abyssinia, or modern day Ethiopia, in Africa. Including chapters on climate, physical geography, rivers, Addis Ababa, and more. With a particular focus on big game hunting in these areas. Written by James Edwin Baum, an American journalist and big game hunter whose big game specimens can be seen at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.Illustrated with a frontispiece and a further seven plates. Also including double-paged maps to the pastedowns and endpapers. Collated and complete. The first edition of this work. Containing the bookplate of one Clinton E. Geiser to the verso of the front free-endpaper and the bookplate of M.A. Muller to the front blank. CONDITION In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with some light shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. A small mark to the spine. Containing the bookplate of one Clinton E. Geiser to the verso of the front free-endpaper and the bookplate of M.A. Muller to the front blank. Internally, firmly bound. Instances of light spotting to some pages, though many do remain bright and clean. Overall Condition: Very Good 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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