John Camden Hotten — Abyssinia and Its People

London, John Camden Hotton, 1868. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this colourfully illustrated ethnographical and topographical work on Abyssinia, with a large accompanying folding map. A fascinating and detailed ethnographical and topographical study of Abyssinia, or modern day Ethiopia. Including sections on Abyssinian language, the history of the country, government and laws, and more. Written by John Camden Hotten, a fellow of the Ethnographical Society. Illustrated with eight coloured plates and a large folding map, in colour. Collated and complete. The first edition of this work. Containing the bookplate of one Clinton E. Geiser to the front pastedown. Rebacked in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original cloth laid down to the boards and spine. Externally, sound, with some shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. A few marks to the boards. Containing the bookplate of one Clinton E. Geiser to the front pastedown. Internally, front hinge is starting. Binding is lightly strained. Pages are generally bright and clean. Good . Ill.: M.M. Vignaud; Barrat. Good .