Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1998 2nd edition (1st edition thus).. No inscriptions. A Fine copy in VG+ dustwrapper (minor wear, no chips, tears, or loss). An excellent copy.. Title argent on navy blue cloth boards. Illustrated colour 4to. 300mm x 250mm x 20mm. 1.3kg. An updated and illustrated version of the original edition published in 1959. Author retraces his footsteps, adding historical insight and new colour photography to his original story with its original illustrations. "In preparing this new edition I have added various photographs, including twenty in colour taken this year. I have also corrected a few misjudgments in spelling ... and excised some detail that seemed irrelevant to the main narrative. Otherwise I have left the book as I wrote it: a period piece".

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Bookseller: Fables Bookshop (ZA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 28594
Title: THE MOUNTAINS OF RASSELAS.
Author: Pakenham, Thomas
Book Condition: Used - No inscriptions. A Fine copy in VG+ dustwrapper (minor wear, no chips, tears, or loss). An excellent copy.
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0297823698
ISBN 13: 9780297823698
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1998 2nd edition (1st edition thus).
Place of Publication: London
This edition first published: 1998
Keywords: north africa african travel ethiopia

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