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Captain Harris, the British envoy to King Sahla of Shawa, landed at Tjurah in 1841 and remained in the country until 1843
Captain Harris, the British envoy to King Sahla of Shawa, landed at Tjurah in 1841 and remained in the country until 1843
Captain Harris, the British envoy to King Sahla of Shawa, landed at Tjurah in 1841 and remained in the country until 1843
Captain Harris, the British envoy to King Sahla of Shawa, landed at Tjurah in 1841 and remained in the country until 1843

the workings of the slave trade


HARRIS, Major William Cornwallis.

The Highlands of Aethiopia.

London, Longmans, 1844.

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The Highlands of Aethiopia.

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Captain Harris, the British envoy to King Sahla of Shawa, landed at Tjurah in 1841 and remained in the country until 1843. 'The author gives us interesting accounts of the fair at Berbera, political and social life at the Shawan capital, Ankobar, the king's military expeditions in the Oromo country, and the workings of the slave trade' (Pankhurst).

First edition; 3 vols, 8vo (22.5 x 15 cm); pictorial vignettes to titles, chromolithograph dedication, 2 tinted lithographs (lightly foxed), hand-coloured lithograph of King Sahela Selassie, folding linen-backed map in pocket, previous ownership inscription to front free endpaper, armorial bookplates to pastedowns; later half morocco, cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines, spines a little stained, upper joint to vol. III cracked but firm, otherwise a very set; xx, 428; xi, 430; xi, 436 pp.

Abbey (Travel), 209; Czech p72; Gay 2635; Pankhurst 27.

Stock code 111673

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Captain Harris, the British envoy to King Sahla of Shawa, landed at Tjurah in 1841 and remained in the country until 1843

The Highlands of Aethiopia.

£1,500.00
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