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Job-Lot of 3 titles about Madagascar

Griffith, Robert, Sibree, James + Matthews, The Rev. T.T.

Description:

1):Griffith, Robert: "Madagascar - A Century of Adventure." Original green cloth boards with black titling on the spine and the upper board, with a pictorial device. 79 pages, 2 black and white photographic plates, 5 fold out coloured maps and one black and white map. First edition published by the London Missionary Society, London, in 1919 as the third title in their "Survey" series. Internall clean, but the binding is a bit worn and soiled. 2): Sibree, James: "Fifty Years in Madagascar - Personal Experiences of Mission life and Work." Original dust jacket. Original blue cloth boards with black titling on the spine and the upper board. 359 pages, 23 black and white photographic plates and a map. First edition published by George Allen, & Unwin Ltd, London, 1924. The spine of the dust jacket is faded and there is a pen name on the free front end paper, but still an above average copy. 3): Matthews, The Rev. T.T.: "Thirty Years in Madagascar." Original green cloth binding with gilt titling on the spine and the upper board, which has a title panel. 384 pages, 62 black and white photographic plates, map of Madagascar. Second edition published by the Religious Tract Society, London, 1904. The binding is a bit worn and the title page and frontis have a stain on the bottom edge. Pen name on front paste down.