Sun, Sand and Somals-Leaves From the Note-Book of a District Commissioner in British Somaliland
by Rayne, Major H
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- Good/N/A
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
SIGNED JUSTICE R on the front free end page and thus signed by author Rayne; as Dictrict Commissioner, Rayne was directly responsible to the governor for the administration of justice (divorce, marriage, thievery, homicide) in Ziala District, a region in the north-west of then British Somalia. This is the first edition of a scarce book that gives an insight into colonial administration in British Somalia early 1900s. Book finishes with an account of author's dealings with the Mad Mullah (1919). That Was the first occasion on which the RAF was used for colonial policing. Group Captain Gordon led a squadron of twelve De Havilland DH9s, transported on HMS Ark Royal. Book is in GOOD plus condition with 12 plates. The frontispiece is tissue-protected. Note rubbing on spine.
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- Michael's Pride and Joys (CA)
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- M22
- Title
- Sun, Sand and Somals-Leaves From the Note-Book of a District Commissioner in British Somaliland
- Author
- Rayne, Major H
- Format/Binding
- Octavo
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Witherby
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1921
- Keywords
- British Somaliland; the mad mullah
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