Captain C. W. J. Orr — The Making of Northern Nigeria

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1911. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition study on the influence of British government in Nigeria, complete with folding maps. The scarce first edition of this work.Illustrated with a colour folding map to the frontispiece, one colour folding map, one monochrome folding map, and one map.Collated, complete.Written whilst the author was the British Resident in Northern Nigeria, this is a detailed and insightful history of the changes Britain made since gaining responsibility of governing the inhabitants of Africa in 1900. An interesting look at a decade of Britain's influence on the continent.by Captain Charles William James Orr.Label of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society to the front paste down.Two pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light rubbing and a little discolouration to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Front hinge is a little strained. Library label to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with only a few occasional spots. Stamp to reverse of the frontispiece, stamp and blind stamp to the title page, and to a couple of other pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .