THE LAST OF AFRICA MacCreagh 1928 Ethiopia Abyssinia, Indiana Jones
Item History & Price
Up for auction is this hardbound book titled "The Last of Free Africa", by Gordon MacCreagh, published by The Century Co., NY, great illustrated book about Ethopia including Natural History, Exploration, the Natural History, its Leaders, and much more, with lots of detailed Information and lots of Photographs/illustrations, we found the following information online:
Gordon MacCreagh (1889 in Perth, Indiana – 1953) was an American writer.He travelled to Abyssinia with his wife in 1...927, on an expedition to locate the Ark of the Covenant His account was serialized in Adventure and published as a book The Last of Free Africa. After the book's publication, MacCreagh was made a "Knight of the Empire" by Emperor Haile Selassie. He revisited Ethiopia several times and came a friend of Haile Selassie. MacCreagh served as a US Navy pilot in World War I and volunteered for special service for the US and British armed forces in World War II. It is possible that MacCreagh was the inspiration for the fictional character of Indiana Jones.
Copyright 1928, 1st Edition, 361 pages, ex-library, book size appx 5 1/8" x 7 7/8".
Condition: Book covers show some edge, spine and corner wear, some soiling, corners lightly bumped with a little fraying at corner tips, some fading and stain on spine cover, light fading on covers, contents are complete and VG with very light edge and corner wear, will find some small corner creases, some pages with light soiling/foxing mostly around edges in blank borders, will find some library markings, some musty/smoky smell due to poor storage. Overall: Book is near G+ to G+.
GREAT ILLUSTRATED BOOK ABOUT ETHOPIA AND ABYSSINIA IN IN AFRICA BY AUTHOR THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE INSPIRATION FOR FICTIONAL INDIANA JONES CHARACTER FROM NE OHIO ESTATE
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Gordon MacCreagh (1889 in Perth, Indiana – 1953) was an American writer.He travelled to Abyssinia with his wife in 1...927, on an expedition to locate the Ark of the Covenant His account was serialized in Adventure and published as a book The Last of Free Africa. After the book's publication, MacCreagh was made a "Knight of the Empire" by Emperor Haile Selassie. He revisited Ethiopia several times and came a friend of Haile Selassie. MacCreagh served as a US Navy pilot in World War I and volunteered for special service for the US and British armed forces in World War II. It is possible that MacCreagh was the inspiration for the fictional character of Indiana Jones.
Copyright 1928, 1st Edition, 361 pages, ex-library, book size appx 5 1/8" x 7 7/8".
Condition: Book covers show some edge, spine and corner wear, some soiling, corners lightly bumped with a little fraying at corner tips, some fading and stain on spine cover, light fading on covers, contents are complete and VG with very light edge and corner wear, will find some small corner creases, some pages with light soiling/foxing mostly around edges in blank borders, will find some library markings, some musty/smoky smell due to poor storage. Overall: Book is near G+ to G+.
GREAT ILLUSTRATED BOOK ABOUT ETHOPIA AND ABYSSINIA IN IN AFRICA BY AUTHOR THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE INSPIRATION FOR FICTIONAL INDIANA JONES CHARACTER FROM NE OHIO ESTATE
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