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USA: Kessinger . 2 vols xvi 492; viii 447, 8pp paperback, volume 2 only, photomechanical facsimile, else very good, reprinted 2010 from the 1844 Madden edition (photocopies of the fingers turning pages in margins, text unaffected . Very Good. Soft cover. 2009.

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London: J. Madden and Co., 1844 xvi, 492pp; viii, 447pp, uniformly bound in polished calf, bindings tight, complete with the two frontis-pieces [lacking one tissue guard] and the folding map [edge crease is reinforced on the back side, where it attaches to the book, otherwise in Very Good Condition]. Both books bear the gilt stamp on the front and back covers for the Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet. The Society dates back to the 15th century, and the officers were authorized to produce royal manuscripts with the King of Scotland's seal, The Signet. From the personal collection of Dr. Brooks Ryder (1918-1995), graduate of Harvard College, Harvard School of Public Health, and Tufts Medical School. Known for his Public Health expertise overseas, throughout East Africa and Indonesia. The Covers are in Fair Condition, as the spines are flaking, peeling and lacking sections, the covers are still attached. The interiors of the books are in Very Good Condition, with an identification… Read More

London, J. Madden 1844.. 2 vols. 8°. XVI, 492 S.; VIII, 447 S. zus. mit 2 lith., getönt. Frontisp. u. 1 mehrfach. gefalt. Karte. / 2 lithographed frontispieces, engraved folding map. Ldr.-Bde. der Zeit von James Hayday, mit Stempel "Bound by Hayday", mit goldgeprägten Rahmenlinien u. je zwei goldgeprägten Rückenschildchen. Umlauf. marm. Schnitt. Kanten etwas berieben, Titelbl. je mit leichtem Abklatsch des. Frontisp., flieg. w. Bl. in Bd. 1 mit zeitgen. priv. Widmung in Tinte. EA. Nicht bei Cox, Graesse, Brunet u. Henze; vgl. Allgemeine Literatur Zeitung, Halle/Leipzig, 94, 1846, Sp. 745-751 - First edition / Seltene erste Ausgabe des in zwei Bänden erschienen Reiseberichtes von Charles Johnston (1810-1872) in signierten Einbänden von James Hayday (1796-1872). Weder Cox noch Graesse, Brunet oder Henze kennen das Werk des Marine-Chirurgs Johnston. Die Allgemeine Literaturzeit (Halle/Leipzig 1846, Nr. 94) rezensierte das Werk: "Jetzt liefert uns Hr.… Read More

London, J. Madden and Co., 1844. . First edition. 2 volumes, 8vo., xvi, 492; viii, 447pp., lithographed frontispieces in both volumes, large folding map in vol. i, finely bound as an Eton College leaving present in contemporary polished calf gilt, covers ruled in gilt, spines richly gilt in compartments, morocco lettering pieces, a very good set. Rare account of Johnston's expedition to the court of Shoa.Johnston, a surgeon in the British navy, was 'a careful observer and incisive writer, his two volume travels, which include descriptions of the capital, Ankobar, and the market town of Aleyu Amba, are full of insights into traditional Ethiopian society' (Pankhurst). Gay 2616; Pankhurst, 30.

London: J. Madden and Co., 1844. 2 volumes. First edition. A lithographic frontispiece in each volume, and one large folding map. 8vo, bound in three-quarter dark morocco over moire cloth, the spines with raised bands lettered and lined in gilt. xvi, 492; viii, 447 pp. Internally, a fine set, the morocco is later as are the end-leaves, original spine panels laid down onto the new morocco. EXTREMELY RARE. An account of Dr. Johnston and his party’s journeys in Abyssinia (present-day Ethiopia and Somalia) to the court of Shoa, describing many customs and characteristics of local tribes. It also describes the geography of the land and traces the flow of the most important river and water bodies in the region. This work has only appeared at auction twice since 1980 and is increasingly scarce.