Description: PRINTS BOOKS PHOTOGRAPHS MANUSCRIPTS CURIOSITIES - IN FINE RIVIERE BINDING -MASSAM (J. A., district commissioner in Kenya).The cliff dwellers of Kenya : an account of a people driven by raids, famine and drought to take refuge on the inaccessible ledges of precipitous mountains, with a description of their ways of living, social system, manners and customs, religion, magic & superstitions. (London): Seeley, Service & Co., 1927. First edition. [4], 268 pp. Illustrated with frontispiece and a further 15 full-page b/w photo plates (the final plate is 'extra' as it is not given in the list of illustrations). Full red calf binding by Riviere [binders signature in small type on rear of front fly leaf), spine gilt in compartments, top edge gilt, decorative borders to boards and gilt crest to upper cover. Marbled endpapers. Ex-libris 'Orleton School, Scarborough', with armorial bookplate to front fly leaf (but not 'ex-library' in that sens, as there are no markings of stamps). Size: 8vo (21.5cm x 14cm).Very Good condition. Binding and hinges solid. Very minor rubbing to head and foot of spine, and a few tiny marks to covers. Light scattered foxing to endpapers. A few small spots of foxing to title and first and last few text leaves. Otherwise any foxing restricted mainly to fore-edges of text block. Fold-out map with creases to edges where it has been misfolded, and some edge browning, and with a 12cm closed tear (repaired to verso with archival tape), with a small chip (repaired) to lower right corner where map joins the stub). Plates generally clean and bright, and text likewise with a hint of uniform age-toning. Please ask if you require a more detailed condition report, or view gallery images closely.A highly engaging ethnological monologue on the cliff dwellers of Kenya, in a very attractive Riviere binding. key words:
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Binding: Fine Binding
Place of Publication: London
Non-Fiction Subject: Travel Guides & Travel Stories
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Region: Africa
Author: J. A. Massam
Original/Reproduction: Original
Publisher: Seeley, Service & Co.
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1927
