HARRIS (Sir William Cornwallis).

The Highlands of Ethiopia.

First edition. 3 vols. Three lithographed frontispieces (one coloured), chromo dedication leaf, and a folding map. Original cloth, recased with original spines (sun faded) laid down, endpapers refreshed. Amharic bookplate to front pastedown. xvii [iii],428; xi [i],430; xi, [i], 436pp. London, Longman Green, 1844.

£1,200.00

In 1841 Harris, an officer in the East India Company’s army, led a diplomatic expedition to the ancient kingdom of Shoa (Shwa), in the highlands of Ethiopia, which are described in this “epic of travel and exploration” Czech.

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