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HUNTER, Frederick Mercer. An Account of the British Settlement of Aden in Arabia, London: Trübner and Co., 1877. 8° (220 x 135mm). Half title, 2 folding coloured lithographed maps. (Maps with short tears, occasional dust-soiling.) Modern half calf. Provenance: University of Sheffield, Department of Geography (stamps on half title, title verso, map versos and several text margins; older shelf mark on title).
FIRST EDITION of this scarce work covering all aspects of contemporary life in Aden, intended to supplement Playfair's 1859 History of Yemen, with a useful list of 'authorities consulted' in the appendix.
FIRST EDITION of this scarce work covering all aspects of contemporary life in Aden, intended to supplement Playfair's 1859 History of Yemen, with a useful list of 'authorities consulted' in the appendix.
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