Sir Harry Johnston; Dr. Otto Stapf — Liberia

London, Hutchinson and Co. 1906. First edition. Cloth. A richly illustrated historical, cultural and topographical study of Liberia, complete with colour plates and folding maps. First edition. Volume I only of this two-volume work. Rebacked, with the original cloth to the boards and back strip laid down. Profusely illustrated throughout, including twelve colour plates, four folding maps and many in-text monochrome photographs and figures. Collated, complete. A substantial volume on the history, trade, commerce and geography of Liberia, including accounts of the abolition of the slave trade, its Governors, independence, Americo-Liberians and the prominent guinea trade of the 16th and 17th centuries. Written by Sir Harry Johnston, a noted British explorer, botanist and linguist who travelled widely across Africa and published 40 books concerning the continent. With an appendix on the flora of Liberia by Dr. Otto Stapf. Rebacked, with the original cloth to the boards and back strip laid down. Externally, with rubbing to the original cloth, Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with spotting to the first and last couple leaves. Very Good . Ill.: Numerous Illustrators. Very Good .