CHEESMAN, R[obert] E[rnest].
Lake Tana & the Blue Nile.
Lake Tana & the Blue Nile.
An Abyssinian quest.
Stock Code 113927
London, Macmillan, 1936.
inscribed presentation copy with royal provenance
A fine presentation copy from the author to Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, younger brother of Edward VIII and George VI. Cheesman was H.M. Consul in North-West Abyssinia, and led this surveying expedition to Lake Tana in the course of which he became the first European to visit all the islands on Lake Tana. He also made the first journey from the Lake down the Blue Nile through entirely unexplored country to the furthest point reached by expeditions which had entered Abyssinia from the Sudan.First edition; 8vo; inscribed presentation copy from the author to H. R. H. the Duke of Gloucester, 48 photographic illustrations (including a folding panorama frontispiece), 2 folding maps and a plan; original green cloth gilt with pictorial design in gilt on upper board, original pictorial dust-wrapper, a fine copy; xiv, 400 pp.
Howgego C32.
Couldn't load pickup availability
Provenance
Provenance
Delivery
Delivery
We offer secure and express delivery on all local and international orders of rare books, maps and prints placed through this website.
About us
About us
Shapero Rare Books is an internationally renowned dealer in antiquarian & rare books and works on paper.
Our Bookshop and Gallery can be found in the heart of Mayfair at 94 New Bond Street, where most of our stock is available to view and on public display.
We exhibit at major international art fairs, including TEFAF (Maastricht and New York), Frieze Masters, Art Miami and Masterpiece London, as well as antiquarian & rare book fairs including New York, Paris, London, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Hong Kong.
Ask us a question
Ask us a question
THE BOND STREET BULLETIN
View all-
Captain Cook's Voyages | The publishing phenomenon
The publishing phenomenon around Captain Cook's Voyages
TravelCaptain Cook's Voyages | The publishing phenomenon
by Tomos NuttThe publishing phenomenon around Captain Cook's Voyages
-
Behind the Door to Room 101
Orwell’s famous adage in joining the working-class cause ‘you’ve nothing to lose but your aitches’ was gloriously ironic for a man with one of the plumiest accents of his age....
LiteratureBehind the Door to Room 101
by Adam BlakeneyOrwell’s famous adage in joining the working-class cause ‘you’ve nothing to lose but your aitches’ was gloriously ironic for a man with one of the plumiest accents of his age....
-
Five Iconic Illustrators Who Transformed Childr...
Meet the illustrators whose distinctive styles helped shape the golden age of children’s books — turning simple stories into unforgettable visual experiences.
Five Iconic Illustrators Who Transformed Childr...
Meet the illustrators whose distinctive styles helped shape the golden age of children’s books — turning simple stories into unforgettable visual experiences.
