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Sir Godfrey Lagden - The Basutos, the Mountaineers & Their Country - 1909
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Sir Godfrey Lagden - The Basutos, the Mountaineers & Their Country - 1909

"Being a Narrative of Events Relating to the Tribe from Its Formation Early in the Nineteenth Century to the Present Day". With 70 illustrations and 9 maps. Publishers maroon silk cloth with gilt crest and gilt lineal borders. Gilt top page-blocks. Bookplate on inside. Blind-stamped library stamp present. Volume I. xvi, 337 pages. Frontispiece portrait plate. Title vignette. 30 full-page plates. 5 full-page maps. 1 large fold-out map. Volume II. xii, 690 pages. Frontispiece plate. Title vignette. 32 full-page plates. 3 full-page maps. "Dedicated to the Basuto amongst whom the author lived and worked for many years as Resident Commissioner in Basutoland." Mendelssohn (I, 861). This is a scarce two volume set of this work on South African people of the Bantu Stock, formally ruled by the English. Shipped and insured [courier liability] with DHL Express. N.B. Remote Areas and Island Destinations incur an additional shipping costs of €19.50 levied by the Courier company. Please do not bid unless you are prepared to make this payment should it apply to your address otherwise books cannot ship.

No. 83702435

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Sir Godfrey Lagden - The Basutos, the Mountaineers & Their Country - 1909

Sir Godfrey Lagden - The Basutos, the Mountaineers & Their Country - 1909

"Being a Narrative of Events Relating to the Tribe
from Its Formation Early in the Nineteenth Century
to the Present Day".

With 70 illustrations and 9 maps.

Publishers maroon silk cloth with gilt crest and gilt lineal borders.
Gilt top page-blocks.
Bookplate on inside.
Blind-stamped library stamp present.

Volume I.
xvi, 337 pages.
Frontispiece portrait plate.
Title vignette.
30 full-page plates.
5 full-page maps.
1 large fold-out map.

Volume II.
xii, 690 pages.
Frontispiece plate.
Title vignette.
32 full-page plates.
3 full-page maps.

"Dedicated to the Basuto amongst whom the author lived and worked
for many years as Resident Commissioner in Basutoland." Mendelssohn (I, 861).

This is a scarce two volume set of this work on South African people of the
Bantu Stock, formally ruled by the English.

Shipped and insured [courier liability] with DHL Express.

N.B. Remote Areas and Island Destinations incur an additional
shipping costs of €19.50 levied by the Courier company.
Please do not bid unless you are prepared to make this payment
should it apply to your address otherwise books cannot ship.

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