Alberto Pollera - Le popolazioni indigene dell'Eritrea - 1935

Original 1935 First Edition of Alberto Pollera’s classic anthropological and ethnographic study "Le popolazioni indigene dell'Eritrea" (The Indigenous Populations of Eritrea). Published in Bologna by Licinio Cappelli as Volume 2 of the "Manuali Coloniali" series under the auspices of the Italian Ministry of Colonies.
Book Specifications:
• Author: Alberto Pollera
• Publisher & Year: Licinio Cappelli Editore, Bologna (Rocca S. Casciano), 1935 – XIII
• Pages: 337 pages + numerous black-and-white ethnographic photographic plates outside the text
• Dimensions: 17 x 12 cm (compact handbook format)
• Binding: Original publisher's dark grey leatherette/cloth binding with bright gilt lettering on cover and spine ("Prezzo L. 16" stamped on the back cover)
• Historical Provenance: Features a contemporary handwritten ownership inscription on the front free endpaper dated "Macallè - gennaio 1936 - XIV" (written on location in northern Ethiopia during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War)
• Condition: Very Good / Near Fine for its age. Clean, tight, and complete text block, sharp photographs, bright gilt titles, with only minor shelf wear at the very top of the spine.
A rare and historically significant piece for collectors of African ethnography, Italian colonial history, and WWII / Interwar militaria.