DIE BENIN-SAMMLUNG DES REICHSMUSEUM FUR VOLKERKUNDE IN LEIDEN. Beschrieben und mit Ausfuhrlichen. Prolegomena zur Geschichte der Handelswege und Volkerbewegungen in Nordafrika
E.J. Brill, Leiden: 1913. 16, ccclxvii, 132 pages containing 27 drawings and small photographs, plus 14 leaves of photographs, 1 fold-out map. 10 1/2"x13".
Because of the weight and size of this massive volume, additional shipping and handlilng charges may apply.
$1250.00 PRICE REDUCED TO $675 until January 1, 2017. Item #14597
One of the five "classic" works published in the very late 19th century and the early years of the 20th century that described, delineated, and catalogued the loot removed from the Kingdom of Benin by the members of the 1897 British Punitive Expedition to Benin, this volume is in very good condition. Bound in the original red cloth, it has been resewn, and has a later (though, sunned) spine. Ben Amos p. 9, Western p. 18, Gaskin 1841A, Ombu 902.
Price: $950.00