Johnston, Harry.

Pioneers in West Africa. With Eight Coloured Illustrations By the Author.

London, Glasgow, and Bombay, Blackie and Son Limited, no year [c. 1912]. 13.5 cm x 19.3 cm. Frontispiece,336 pages. 16 illustrations in total – 8 colour and 8 monochrome. 2 maps within. Hardcover [publisher’s original navy cloth] with title on spine. Very special combination of an original publisher’s cloth and bespoke, gilt-stamped Mundella School binding (Nottingham). Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Slight foxing to edges. Interior bright, tight, clean and sharp cornered. Front pastedown carries presentation-bookplate of Mundella School, Nottingham, awarding prize to “Leonard John Ross – Second Position on Form List III E. First in Geography, Midsummer 1925 R.B. Wright M.A. (Cantab) [HeadMaster]”. [″Pioneer” Library].

Includes, for example, the following: How and Why the White Man Came to West Africa / Pioneers on the Gambia / Mungo Park Among the Moors / Denham in Bornu / Clapper in Hausaland etc.

Sir Henry Hamilton Johnston GCMG KCB (12 June 1858 – 31 July 1927), frequently known as Harry Johnston, was a British explorer who travelled widely in East and Central Africa, botanist, artist, colonial administrator and linguist who spoke many African languages. He published 40 books on African subjects and was one of the key players in the Scramble for Africa that occurred at the end of the 19th century (Wikipedia).

• Keywords: [Pioneer Library] · [Pioneers of Empire] · Africa · Africa – Rare · Africa, West · African History · Africana Collection of Rare Books · Bookplate · British · British Author · British Colonial History · British Empire · British History of Exploration · British Imperial · Colonial History – Rare · Colonialism · Explorer · History · Imperialism · Imperialism in literature · Travel · Travel Africa – Rare · Travel and Adventure · Travel Writing · Travellers · Travelling Authors · West Africa
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 120161AB

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