Author: Rey, C.F. Title: In the Country of the Nile
Description: Duckworth 1927 296, frontis, 2 maps, 51 b/w photos. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth. Some occasional light foxing. Previous owner's name neatly erased from endpaper. Vg. From the library of entomologist and traveller Guillaume Marie de Rougemont (1945-2020), who had a particular interest in Ethiopia, with his bookplate.. First edition. Sir Charles Fernand Rey (1877-1968), travelled through Ethiopia a number of times in the 1920s. He was appointed Commander of the Star of Ethiopia in 1924. In this work he provides an account of his travels in Ethiopia, ‘over country in part untraversed by other Europeans, to Debra Markos and back’, it also provides a ‘ history of this fascinating country, its administration, its political questions, and the possibilities of its economic development.’.
Keywords: Ethiopia; East Africa; Africa; Travel Narrative
Price: GBP 50.00 = appr. US$ 71.40 Seller: Pemberley Natural History Books
- Book number: S50413
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