W. V. Brelsford (Edited by ): Handbook to the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. , London: Cassell and Co for the Federal Information Department, 1960

Hardback, first edition, very good condition, in a very good unclipped (3gns) dust-jacket with slight shelf wear at edges, publisher's original red clothboards with gilt blocking to spine, 803 pages, colour frontis (Salisbury) and 80+ pages of b/w photo illustrations, twelve appendices, 5 fold-out maps at rear, 1.5kg weight.---45 chapters include: The Land and the People; The Climate; Pre-History and early Bantu Movements; History of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1889 - 1953; The African Peoples; Water Resources, The Soils; The Flora; Mammals, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles and Insects; Surveys, Land and Land Tenure; Agriculture General; African Agriculture; The Tobacco Industry; Forestry; The Fishing Industry; Transport and Communications - Posts and Telecommunications; Electric Power; Trade and Commerce; Industry; External Trade; Banking and Currency; Labour; Geology; Mining; Public Health; Education; African Education; Social Welfare; Cultural Organisations and Activities; Press, broadcasting, TV, films, publishing; Churches; The Federation; Parliaments and Legislative Councils, Voting; CJustice, Police and Prisons; Armed Forces; Finance and Taxation; Local Government; National Parks and Game reserves; National Monuments; Tourist Attractions: Sport; 12 Appendices (Book ref. 2962)  £48.00

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