The Foundation of British East Africa J. W. Gregory
1901. First Edition. 271 pages. No dust jacket. Decorative brown cloth with black lettering. Contains black and white photographic plates with 2 folded maps throughout. Inscribed to front endpaper by the sister of the author. Severe cracking to hinges causing boards to be loose. Cracking to gutters causing pages to come loose with plate facing page 112, front endpaper, and frontispiece detached but still present. Pages are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Insect damage to top right corner of pages 21-54, text is unaffected. Folded maps remain in good condition with mild tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to rear endpaper. Deckled text block edges. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping. Visible tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Small splits to spine ends causing cloth to be slightly frayed. Faint black marks overall. Book has a slight forward lean.