Lot 143
A. C. Hollis, The Masai. Oxford 1905.
Estimate
€ 200
Starting Price
€ 140
Lot:
143
Category:
Geography and work of views
Artist:
Alfred Claud Hollis
Hollis, Alfred Claud: The Masai their language and folklore. Oxford: Clarendon Press 1905. 22,3 x 14,1 cm. With XXVII plates. XXVIII pp., 356 pp. Original red linen.
(The cover is scuffed and the corners are bumped. The spine has been brightened.)
He donated parts of his collection to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford. In 2017, however, an activist discovered that many items in his collection had been stolen or obtained through blackmail.
(The cover is scuffed and the corners are bumped. The spine has been brightened.)
He donated parts of his collection to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford. In 2017, however, an activist discovered that many items in his collection had been stolen or obtained through blackmail.