Ethiopia in the 1930s: A noblewoman’s journey

Description

By the Countess de Jumilhac with a preface by Robert Chauvelot. Published by Berger-Levrault, Paris, 1933. Octavo format (14x19 cm), half-morocco binding with corners, 168 pages. Illustrated with 40 black-and-white photographic plates, including a frontispiece featuring the imperial family. Contents include travels from Marseille to Djibouti, a journey to Harrar via Dire-Daoua, first contact with Ethiopia, Addis-Abeba as the 'New Flower,' Ethiopian religions, customs, legends, big-game hunting in Abyssinia, and the imperial coronation of the Negus, King of Kings. Fine copy.