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Travels in Abyssinia and the Galla country
Rare. Plowden, appointed British Consul in 1848, served first at Masawa and later in the interior where he befriended Ras Ali and later Emperor TĂ©wodros. Plowden died of injuries received in a conflict and was buried at Gondar, with the Emperor avenging his death. This posthumous account is valuable for its information on the various social classes, and the author's observations on such sports as riding and fishing.
First edition. 8vo, xv, 485 pp., folding map, contemporary half calf, marbled boards, neatly rebacked preserving spine, a very good copy.
Pankhurst 32.
First edition. 8vo, xv, 485 pp., folding map, contemporary half calf, marbled boards, neatly rebacked preserving spine, a very good copy.
Pankhurst 32.
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Travels in Abyssinia and the Galla country—
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Rare. Plowden, appointed British Consul in 1848, served first at Masawa and later in the interior where he befriended Ras Ali and later Emperor TĂ©wodros. Plowden died of injuries received in a conflict and was buried at Gondar, with the Emperor avenging his death. This posthumous account is valuable for its information on the various social classes, and the author's observations on such sports as riding and fishing.
First edition. 8vo, xv, 485 pp., folding map, contemporary half calf, marbled boards, neatly rebacked preserving spine, a very good copy.
Pankhurst 32.
First edition. 8vo, xv, 485 pp., folding map, contemporary half calf, marbled boards, neatly rebacked preserving spine, a very good copy.
Pankhurst 32.
