Abessinien. Das letzte ungelöste Problem Afrikas
BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD 0458
Author
Zischka, Anton
Title
Abessinien. Das letzte ungelöste Problem Afrikas
Statement of responsibility
Anton Zischka
Place of publication
Bern; Leipzig; Wien
Publisher
Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag
Printer
Paul Dünnhaupt, Köthen (Anhalt)
Date
1935
Imprint (isbd)
Bern; Leipzig; Wien: Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag, 1935
Language
German
Tirage
Commercial edition
Collation
261 pages
Illustrations
Black-and-white photographs; 2 maps
Format
Octavo (8vo)
Dimensions
22 × 14.5 cm
Typographic signatures
Not identified
Paper type
Wove paper
Watermarks
No visible watermarks observed
Printing condition
High-quality letterpress printing; sharp and evenly printed text
Binding type
Half leather with cloth-covered boards
Colours
Black and brown
Decoration
Spine with gilt rules and gilt lettering; marbled endpapers
Spine
Black leather spine with gilt lettering and the initials "A.G."
Content description
Geopolitical study of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) and the Italo-Ethiopian conflict of the 1930s, including extensive historical, political, economic and military information; illustrated with documentary photographs and maps.
Note 1
Published in 1935, shortly before the Italian invasion of Abyssinia.
Note 2
Preserves a later bibliophilic binding.
Note 3
Bookseller's stamp of the Librería Francesa, Barcelona, on the title page.
Note 4
The volume includes a section of photographic plates and two maps.
Note 5
Printed in Germany by Paul Dünnhaupt, Köthen (Anhalt).
Main subject
Modern African history
Subsubjects
Ethiopia, Abyssinia, Italian colonialism, geopolitics, international relations, African history
Shelfmark
0458
Condition
Good overall condition; slight wear to the spine and minor foxing; clean and complete interior.
Provenance
Library of Alfred Gallart i Genis
Copy notes
Copy rebound in black half leather with brown cloth-covered boards, marbled endpapers and gilt initials "A.G." on the spine; complete with both maps and all photographic illustrations.