David Randall Maciver; Anthony Wilkin — Libyan Notes

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1901. First edition. Cloth. An impressive first edition of Randall-Maciver and Wilkin's anthropological study of the North African Berber Tribes. The first edition of Libyan Notes, produced by British explorers David Randall-Maciver and Anthony Wilkin.In the publisher's original cloth binding with gilt stamped illustration. Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece and a further twnety-five numbered plates of engravings and black and white photographs. With four plates of eight tables and more in-text vignettes. Collated complete.The pair undertook an expedition to Algeria in spring 1900, with the primary aim of connecting the Berber tribe with Egyptian ancestors. Their final work shows a greatly expanded anthropological study of the people and their environs.Wilkin had previously published, Among the Berbers of Algeria, in 1900. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. With bumping and handling marks to the joints and spine. Mottling to boards, prominent at lower spine. Boards with staining. Paste downs lifting at lower corners. End papers offset with tide marking. Internally, in excellent condition. Firmly bound. Pages bright with the odd spot or handling mark. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .