Winston S. Churchill - My African Journey, First British Edition 1908
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:46977054 | Year Printed: 1908 |
| Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton | Binding: Hardcover |
| Place of Publication: London | Author: Winston S. Churchill |
| Special Attributes: 1st Edition |
Winston S. Churchill - My African Journey, first British edition 1908 Churchill, Winston S.My African JourneyHodder & Stoughton, London, 1908, 1st edition, An important book for several reasons. The only Churchill first in decorated cloth and the only “travel and exploration” title. Bound in bright red cloth, gilt titles on spine and a woodcut illustration of Churchill standing by a dead rhino, blocked in blue, grey, and black. xiv plus 226 pages. Profusely illustrat...ed with 61 photos taken by Churchill on his trip through British East Africa and then on down the Nile, undertaken in his position at the time of Under Secretary of State for the Colonies. Churchill demonstrates a sensitivity to the Africans that way ahead of its time. Tight copy with bright red covers, small tear top and left of spine, gilt bright. Lower bottom corners bumped, gift inscription from 1909 on free endpaper. Binding very firm, some foxing on page edges.
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