Pearce, F.B.

Zanzibar – The Island Metropolis of Eastern Africa. With Illustrations and Maps.

First Edition. London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1920. 17.5 cm x 25.5 cm. Frontispiece, XI, 421 pages. 50 illustrations. Two maps near front and also including the often missing large fold-out map of Zanzibar and Pemba Islands at rear. Hardcover [publisher’s original blue cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Embossment to front board. A little rough but still in Good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor bumps to corners of boards. Spine cloth frayed at head and tail. Binding is still firm and strong. Some spotting throughout to an otherwise clean interior. With tissue guard in good condition. New endpapers !

Important, definitive publication of Zanzibar.

Includes, for example, the following: The Sultan’s Dominions / Historical: The Rise of Islam / Historical: The Coming of the Portuguese / Historical: The Advent of the English / The Inhabitants of Zanzibar: The Arab / The Inhabitants of Zanzibar: The Swahili / The Inhabitants of Zanzibar: The Indian Communities / The Island of Pemba etc.
Francis Barrow Pearce CMG (16 September 1866] – 11 June 1926) was a British imperial administrator and author.
He was acting Commissioner of Nyasaland (now Malawi) from 1 April 1907 to September 1907 and acting Governor of Nyasaland from 1 April 1910 to 4 July 1910. In 1914, he became British Resident in Zanzibar, working alongside the protectorate’s High Commissioner Henry Conway Belfield. (Wikipedia)

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• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 120141AB

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