A.J. The Island of Rodriguez. A British Colony in the Mascarenhas Group.

by BERTUCHI

£120 · Offered by Henry Sotheran Ltd

BERTUCHI, A.J. The Island of Rodriguez. A British Colony in the Mascarenhas Group. London: John Murray. 1923. 8vo. Original blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; pp. 117, [2, advertisements]; plates after photographs, one folding map; cloth a little darkened, light abrasures to paste-downs, else very good. First edition. Rodriguez Island is situated in the Indian Ocean some 365 miles east of Mauritius, of which it is a dependency. The author spent three years on Rodriguez during the Great War and wrote the present work to bring to the attention of Europeans "this beautiful spot." SKU: 2104028

• Binding: Hardcover

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