In the Country of the Nile

Description:

First edition. Sir Charles Fernand Rey (1877-1968), travelled through Ethiopia a number of times in the 1920s. He was appointed Commander of the Star of Ethiopia in 1924. In this work he provides an account of his travels in Ethiopia, ‘over country in part untraversed by other Europeans, to Debra Markos and back’, it also provides a ‘ history of this fascinating country, its administration, its political questions, and the possibilities of its economic development.’

Condition

8vo, orig. cloth. Some occasional light foxing. Previous owner's name neatly erased from endpaper. Vg. From the library of entomologist and traveller Guillaume Marie de Rougemont (1945-2020), who had a particular interest in Ethiopia, with his bookplate.