Description: 'Twixt Sirdar & Menelik. An Account of a Year's Expedition from Zeila to Cairo Through Unknown Abyssinia Author: Wellby, Captain M. S. Title: 'Twixt Sirdar & Menelik. An Account of a Year's Expedition from Zeila to Cairo Through Unknown Abyssinia Publication: New York: Harper & Brothers, 1901 Edition: First edition Description: Hardcover. Octavo (8 1/2 x 6"). xxv, [1], 408, [2]pp. Modern 3/4 crushed morocco over marbled paper covered boards, with gold lettering and illustration to spine. Raised bands. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Emperor Menelik II. First edition of this fascinating travel memoir of Captain Wellby who had befriended Emperor Menelik II in 1898, and was given permission to explore large unexplored parts of the country. In this volume profusely illustrated with numerous b/w photographic reproductions, drawings, some on plates, including two maps, the author recounts in detail his daily adventures, writing interesting notes on the characteristics of the native soldiers, the ceremonies of Emperor Menelik II and the powerful Queen Taitu, the race for water in the midst of a drought, etc. The text of Captain Wellby's Abyssinian journey was completed just prior to his death. Indeed, on August 5, 1900 Wellby was cornered by enemy troops during the Boer war in South Africa, and rather than surrender, "chose the nobler part," drew his sword, and was shot and killed, dying with honor.Ex-library copy with stickers at tail of spine. Ex-library bookplate on inside of front cover. Library stamps to top and bottom paper edges. Binding slightly rubbed along edges. Binding in overall good+, interior in very good condition. g+ to vg. Seller ID: 45236 Subject: Travel, Geography We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. Terms All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Priority Mail. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Author: Wellby, Captain M. S
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Year Printed: 1901
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
