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Johnston, Sir Harry

The Uganda Protectorate; An Attempt to Give Some Description of the Physical Geography, Botany, Zoology, Anthropology, Languages and History of the Territories Under British Protection in East Central Africa, Between Congo Free State and the Rift Valley

1902

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Year of publication
1902
Place of printing
London. Hutchinson & Co.
Author
Johnston, Sir Harry
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - Africa
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

small 4to [26 x 19 cm]; 2 volumes, xix, 470; xiii, 471-1018 pp, 48 fine color plates including frontispieces, 9 foldout color maps, 506 illustrations from photos and drwgs, index. original cloth with pictorial embossed and raised illustration in gilt, gilt spine lettering, pictorial endpapers, top edge gilted, some light rubbing at edges, inscribed, else a near fine set, clean throughout. A picture of this book is available upon re A magnificent production on all aspects of the Uganda area, with an emphasis on nature and the peoples. The author was Commissioner of the Uganda Protectorate and a gold medal winner of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society and the Zoological Society and obviously a man of many talents, given his excellent and detailed descriptions and fine paintings. All but 2 of the color paintings are by the author and they cover natural history subjects, animals and plants.