I have here for sale a book entitled PEDRO PAEZ'S HISTORY OF ETHIOPIA, 1622 Volume II Edited by Isabel Boavida, Herve Pennec and Manuel Joao Ramos Translated by Christopher J Tribe published by Ashgate for The Hakluyt Society, London, in 2011.  Third Series No 24.  This book contains an annotated English translation of the "Historia da Ethiopia" by the Spanish Jesuit missionary priest Pedro Paez, 1564-1622, who worked in the Portuguese missions, first in India and then in Ethiopia.  His work is an essential source for several areas of study including the history of the Catholic missions, history of art and religions, geographical exploration, and Abyssinian political and territorial administration.

Dark blue cloth boards with the Hakluyt illustration of a sailing ship in gilt on the front board with gilt lettering on the spine protected by an unclipped dust jacket.  A few minor marks on the jacket.  All pages are tight and clean and the book is in near fine condition.  ix, 429 pages.  25.5 x 18 cm.

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