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Independently published, 2020-10-22. Paperback. Used:Good.

Independently published, 2020-10-22. Paperback. Used: Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.

Methuen & Co 1912. FOURTH EDITION, small octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine, 240pp + 16pp adverts, VG- (black leather label attached to spine, moderate chipping & scuffing to board extrems & spine, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev.owner's name in ink to front pastedown, ink markings to fep, some cracking to gutters sporadically throughout, sl foxing to pages throughout- text still clear)

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.… Read More