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PRESS, Edward.

A banker in Abyssinia.

[An Unpublished typescript].

Stock Code
100632
1936
£6,500

An immensely readable, well-written narrative by a British employee of the Bank of Abyssinia in the 1930's. Good detail on colonial life, Abyssinian finances, the Emperor, and particularly detailed account of the Italian invasion of the country. Includes a mention of Evelyn Waugh a representative of the pro-Italian Daily Mail.

A first-hand account of the political intrigues, diplomatic tensions and underhand banking tactics that defined a particularly turbulent period in Ethiopia's history, spanning the rise to power of the nation's last Emperor, Haile Selassie, to his defeat and subsequent exile under the fascist forces of Benito Mussolini. From his vantage point as banker to the Ethiopian government, Edward Press' memoir contains original observations and insights into the inner-workings of the ancien régime which will be of interest both to academic historians of colonial Africa and those passionate about socio-political and military history. For instance, in one revealing passage Press notes
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4to (25.75 x 21 cm), 111 leaves typed on recto only, finely bound by Riviere & Son for Henry Sotheran, polished half calf gilt, spine in six compartments, green morocco labels to second and third, others richly gilt, raised bands, top edge gilt.

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