Lot no. 1082
Africa
Harris, W. C
Gesandtschaftsreise nach Schoa und Aufenthalt in Südabyssinien 1841-43. German by K. v. K. (= Reisen u. Länderbeschreibungen der älteren und neuesten Zeit, 30. und 32. Lieferung.) 2 vols. with a folded map. Map. Stuttgart and Tübingen, Cotta, 1845-46. shagreen hldr. with gilt stamped title and colour edges (minimally rubbed).
First German edition. - Henze III, pp. 563-564 - Kainbacher 160 - Engelmann I, 166 - Embacher 140: "1841 (Harris) was sent as a major on a polit. Mission to Shoah in Abyssinia, where he was accompanied by the Germans Roth and Bernatz, among others." W. C. Harris was a British military engineer and captain. - Occasional light foxing, overall a very good copy.
Africa. - 2 vols. With a folded map. Map. Chagrin half leather with gilt stamped title and colour edges (minimally rubbed). - First German edition. - Henze III, pp. 563-564 - Kainbacher 160 - Engelmann I, 166 - Embacher 140: "1841 (Harris) was sent as a major on a polit. Mission to Shoah in Abyssinia, where he was accompanied by the Germans Roth and Bernatz, among others." W. C. Harris was a British military engineer and captain. - Occasional light foxing, overall a very good copy.
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