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Hb In Dw 192pp Foldout Map at Rear A Vg/Vg Copy and Uncommon.

London: MacMillan and Co., 1911 8vo. x,306pp. 4 maps, (2 coloured and folding), biblio., index. Head of spine frayed, stain to edge of upper board, a good copy of the first edition in the publisher's grey cloth. We have been selling antiquarian books on Africa, Oceania, archaeology, anthropology, travel and the ancient world for over forty years. All our books are carefully catalogued and they are in excellent condition unless stated in the description. All shipments are fully insured at our expense. All books are carefully packaged in new packaging material and despatched by registered or recorded mail, or by a courier service; the customer is always able to track their shipment. All sales are accompanied by a VAT invoice. Photographs may be supplied if requested.[ ]. …

London: MacMillan and Co., 1911 8vo. x,306pp. 4 maps, (2 coloured and folding), biblio., index. Upper inner hinge loosening,light marking to upper cover, a good copy of the first edition in the publisher's grey cloth. We have been selling antiquarian books on Africa, Oceania, archaeology, anthropology, travel and the ancient world for over forty years. All our books are carefully catalogued and they are in excellent condition unless stated in the description. All shipments are fully insured at our expense. All books are carefully packaged in new packaging material and despatched by registered or recorded mail, or by a courier service; the customer is always able to track their shipment. All sales are accompanied by a VAT invoice. Photographs may be supplied if requested.[O]. …

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First edition. A scarce first edition study on the influence of British government in Nigeria, complete with folding maps. The scarce first edition of this work.Illustrated with a colour folding map to the frontispiece, one colour folding map, one monochrome folding map, and one map.Collated, complete.Written whilst the author was the British Resident in Northern Nigeria, this is a detailed and insightful history of the changes Britain made since gaining responsibility of governing the inhabitants of Africa in 1900. An interesting look at a decade of Britain's influence on the continent.by Captain Charles William James Orr.Label of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society to the front paste down.Two pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light rubbing and a little discolouration to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Front hinge is a little strained. Library label to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with only a few occasional spots. Stamp to reverse of the frontispiece, stamp and blind stamp to the title page, and to a couple of other pages. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book. …