(London: "East Africa", 1934). Tall 8vo; original brown cloth, lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover; pp. xvii + (i) + 376, incl. index; photographs; maps; adverts. Cloth somewhat worn and stippled; boards distorted from rough storage; edges, endpapers and outermost leaves foxed, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Fair to good condition. In-depth examination of the resources and prospects for development of the Rhodesias, Portuguese East Africa, Nyasaland, Tanganyika, Kenya, Uganda, British Somaliland, and The Sudan, with chapters by experts on each subject. .

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Bookseller: Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 12887
Title: Eastern Africa To-day and To-morrow
Author: Joelson, F. S. (compiler and editor)
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: (London: "East Africa", 1934)
Keywords: East Africa. Settlers. Pioneers. Mining. Agriculture. East Africa
Bookseller catalogs: East Africa;

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Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.

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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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