The Occupation of Hausaland 1900-1904: Being a Translation of Arabic Letters found in the House of Wazir of Sokoto, Bohari, in 1903 by Backwell, H. F., editor and translator - 1927

Lagos: Gov't Printer. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 80 pages; AFRICAN / ARABIC HISTORY - 5 Volumes. 2 gov't stamps and a bit of numered masking tape on spine, minimal markings. Purple cloth, faded spine, contents generally VG. .

Being a Translation of Arabic letters found in the House of the Wazir of Sokoto, Bohari, in 1903. Edited with an introduction by H. F. Backwell, of the Nigerian Administrative Service. Lagos: Printed by the Government Printer, 1927 Med.8vo. iii,80pp. "When Sokoto was occupied by the British Forces in 1903, a large number of Arabic letters written by various Emirs and Chiefs of the Fulani States were found in the house of the blind old Wazir of Sokoto, the famous Bohari." From the prefatory note written by the Lieutenant-Governor of the Northern Provinces, H. R. Palmer. A very nice copy of the first edition in the publisher's purple cloth, now a little faded. We have been selling antiquarian books on Africa, Oceania, archaeology, anthropology, travel and the ancient world for over forty years. All our books are carefully catalogued and they are in excellent condition unless stated in the description. All shipments are fully insured at our expense. All books are carefully… Read More