Thomas J. Alldridge. - The Sherbro and Its Hinterland. - 1901

Alldridge, T. J. - The Sherbro and its Hinterland : First Edition, First Impression (1901).


Description
An exceptional, highly sought-after first-edition copy of Thomas Joshua Alldridge’s seminal work, The Sherbro and its Hinterland. Published by Macmillan and Co. (London & New York) in 1901, this volume remains one of the most comprehensive and visually rich primary sources on late 19th-century colonial Sierra Leone, written by the region's first District Commissioner.
This scarce first impression is particularly prized by collectors for its extensive, firsthand documentation of indigenous secret societies (such as the Poro, Bundu, and Yassi), local trade networks, and the Mendi Rising of 1898.

Condition Report:
Format: Octavo (8vo), xvi, 356 pages.
Binding: Original publisher's blue cloth. The spine and upper cover are beautifully gilt-lettered and pictorially decorated with a striking, bright gold indigenous motif.
Illustrations: Complete with a portrait frontispiece and 77 remarkable photographic plates taken directly by the author, offering an invaluable visual archive of the era.
Maps: Complete with 2 maps. Includes the highly important, large folding map outlined in colour, safely preserved in its original rear pocket.

A bright, structurally sound, and highly attractive copy. The original decorated cloth exhibits some gentle, honest mellowing and light handling wear consistent with its 125-year age. Internally clean with only minor, typical foxing largely confined to the preliminary pages and edges. The binding remains firm, and the large pocket map is intact and in excellent order.A superb, collector-grade example of a classic work of African exploration and colonial history.

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