Beschreibung:

XIII, 355 p. with 8 plates, 32 p. publisher's catalogue. Green cloth with gilt lettering and illustration on front cover. Slightly rubbed. Very good copy. First edition. Very rare. - In 1896 Major A. Gybbon Spilsbury attempted to establish trade links and

Bemerkung:

foster a rebellion of the Berber tribes in the Sus region against the Sultan of Morocco. The expedition members, Grey among them, were embroiled in a piracy charge brought against them by the Sultan. The incident became known as the 'Tourmaline Case'.