"Arabella In Africa" 1925 SWETTENHAM, Sir Frank w/ Rex Whistler Jacket
$2,500
Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham GCMG CH (28 March 1850 – 11 June 1946) was a British colonial administrator who became the first Resident general of the Federated Malay States, which brought the Malay states of Selangor, Perak, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang together under the administration of a Resident-General based in Kuala Lumpur. He served from 1 July 1896 to 4 November 1901. He was also an amateur painter, photographer and antique collector.
[235] pp.
John Lane The Bodley Head Limited
1925
7 3/4" x 5 1/4"
w/ 13 drawings illustrated by the famous mural painter and illustrator, Rex Whistler (at age 20). The book was Whistler's first official commission.
w/ a 4-fold Sketch Map (9 1/4" x 17") of part of Algerie & Tunisie to Illustrate the Journey
14 plates (one of which is in colour), and Mary Forster-Knight., 5 plates; folding map in rear pocket
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A perspective on and guide to Northern Africa, by a British colonial administrator who became the first Resident general of the Federated Malay States.