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The highlands of Æthiopia.

Stock Code 101586

London, Longmans, 1844

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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 volumes, 8vo.,xx, 428; xi, 430; xi, 436 pp., pictorial vignettes to titles, chromolithograph dedication, folding map, 2 tinted lithographs (lightly foxed), hand-coloured lithograph of King Sahela Selassie, contemporary half calf gilt, marbled boards, red and green morocco labels, a fine set.

Abbey Travel, 209; Czech p72; Gay 2635; Pankhurst 27.
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The highlands of Æthiopia.

HARRIS, Major William Cornwallis.

Stock code: 101586

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