B[ook of] R[eference] 522 … The Belgian Congo.

Lingua: inglese

Editore: Naval Intelligence Division, London, 1944

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This volume relating to The Belgian Congo was but one of a series of comprehensive reports covering physical geography, history, peoples, modern history and administration, economic geography, ports and communications, that originated from a need in the First World War "to supply, by scientific research and skilled arrangement, material for the discussion of naval, military and political problems" (preface). These were continued to be used during the Second World War but were found to be inadequate: "The present series of Handbooks is an entirely new set of books, produced by trained geographers drawn largely from the Universities, and working at sub-centres established at Oxford and Cambridge" (preface). The two large folding maps in the rear pocket comprise: "Central and East Africa" at a scale of 1 inch to 63 miles (1:4,000,000) prepared by the Edinburgh Geographical Institute and published by Bartholomew & Son Ltd, and "Belgian Congo Communciations" to the same scale, and is without imprint. Both maps show relief with layer-colouring in shades of green and brown, roads in red, railways, sea routes and boundaries in black (the latter over-laid with purple in the former map), lakes, rivers and sea in blue. Octavo (215 x 138mm). xiii, [1 (blank)], 558 pp., 91 maps and diagrams including folding geological map, frontispiece and 105 plates, two large folding maps in pocket at end. Original light-grey cloth gilt (spine spotted, extremities lightly rubbed). Provenance: Andover Boys' Secondary School (stamps on front pastedown).…

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Titolo
B[ook of] R[eference] 522 … The Belgian Congo.
Autore
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE DIVISION - GEOGRAPHICAL HANDBOOK SERIES.
Editore
Naval Intelligence Division, London
Anno di pubblicazione
1944
Condizione
Molto buono
Rilegatura
Rilegato
Lingua
inglese

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Welcome to Julian Wilson Rare Books. With nearly 30 years’ experience in handling rare and antiquarian books, atlases and maps, we offer specialist knowledge of travel, natural history and science, especially geology and geological maps, as well as manuscripts, archives, prints, drawings and topographical art. Julian started his career in the world of antiquarian books when he joined Maggs Bros Ltd in 1997, apprenticed under the late John Collins in the Natural History department. In 2008, Julian took the opportunity to join Christie’s as a Specialist, later becoming Associate Director and Senior Specialist in the King Street Book Department. He has handled many important works in diverse subjects over the years, including a complete subscriber’s set of John Gould’s magnificent ornithological books, a fine coloured copy of the complete first edition of Gerard Mercator’s Atlas, 1585-1595, a pair of John Russell’s extremely scarce prints of the moon, two copies of Mendel’s offprint on genetics and the laws of inheritance, a beautiful example of the famous Chinese ‘Blue Map’, Complete Geographical Map of the Great Qing Dynasty, and Marx’s presentation copy of Das Kapital to his cousin. He has also enjoyed being involved with non-book items, such as an Apple-1 computer and an Enigma machine. Over the past decade, Julian has grown and developed successful sales of photographs, maps, posters and other ephemera relating to major 20th-century geo-political events, tying into his life-long interest with TE Lawrence. Julian also has a fascination with paleontology, geology and the earth sciences, and has helped catalogue a major private collection on the subject. In January 2025, after 17 years at Christie’s, Julian stepped away from the auction world to create his new independent dealership. …

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