JOHN BOYES KING OF THE WA-KIKUYU : a True Story of Travel and Adventure in Africa. Written By Himself . With Twelve Illustrations and a Map
by Boyes John & Bulpett, C. W. L. ( Editor )
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
London: Methuen & Co Limited, 1911. First Edition. Cloth. Near Good/No Jacket. Extraordinary account of John Boyes' Adventures during 15 years, principally in East Africa, especially his wanderings in Kikuyu-Land where He became practically Supreme Ruler of the Kikuyu Tribe of Half a Million People. Remarkable story of a Man of Courage, Nerve and True Resource. Frontis illustrated with a B&W seated Portrait of John Boyes, protected by tissue guard. 10 more Full=Page B&W Plates ( one is missing from the 12 ). Mao of Kikuyu-land near the back. Red cloth cover with Gilt Lettering to front & spine. All page edges Untrimmed. 320 Pages + 29 Page Publisher's Catalogue. 9" Tall, 750g. Some patchy fading to cloth. Spine tanned. Closed tears to cloth down left side of spine and half-way down right side. Corners worn. Rear free endpaper removed. Old library label, dated 1914, on endpaper and a small, very faint, stamp at bottom of title page. No other inscriptions or stamps. Marginal tear to corner of one page and a few pages creased at corner to mark page (a horrid habit). Only a very occasional, faint spot of foxing, Pages in nice, clean condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Bookseller
- Cornish Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016420
- Title
- JOHN BOYES KING OF THE WA-KIKUYU : a True Story of Travel and Adventure in Africa. Written By Himself . With Twelve Illustrations and a Map
- Author
- Boyes John & Bulpett, C. W. L. ( Editor )
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- TRAVEL/AFRICA/WA-KIKUYU/MASAI/BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY/ADVENTURERS EXPLORERS
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