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BRITISH EAST AFRICA - FROM THE LIBRARY OF SIR ALBERT COOK, WITH HIS BOOKPLATE & SIGNATURE







Book Description
frontispiece, plate, folding sketch-map : a history of the formation and work of the Imperial British East Africa Company; hardback, original boards, gilt crest to front, very sl rubbed to outer hinges, foxing to tissue guards, prelims & some pages & margins. Bears the bookplate of Sir Albert Cook & his signature from Makindye. A few pages have Cook's neat ink underlinings with a couple of ink notes in his hand. This book has been around East Africa for many decades & there are signs of this. Nevertheless, given its provenance this is an EXCITING FIND. Almost vg FIRST EDITION
Dealer Notes
Unique provenance.
Author
McDermott P.L.
Date
1893
Binding
Original boards.
Publisher
Chapman & Hall 1893 1st edition
Illustrator
Not Applicable
Condition
Almost very good
Pages
16+382+2
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