The Germans and Africa: Their Aims on the Dark Continent and how they acquired their African Colonies

Lewin, Evans. The Germans and Africa: Their Aims on the Dark Continent and how they acquired their African Colonies. London: Cassell and Company, ltd., 1915. First edition. Small Quarto. xviii, 317pp. Original blue cloth with gilt-stamped emblem and red ruling with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Frontispiece fold-out map. “The German Chancellor Caprivi, who succeeded Bismarck, on one occasion stated that it would be the greatest misfortune for Germany to secure the whole of Africa. It is the purpose of this book to show how the colonial movement arose in the Fatherland, to point out the causes that led to the colonial activity of the last two decades of the nineteenth century, to describe the founding of the German colonial system in Africa and the diplomatic and sometimes peculiar processes by which it was constantly enlarged…” Illustrated with a color fold-out map of Africa. Introduction by The Right Hon. Earl Grey. Age wear on binding. Head and tail of spine bumped and slightly chipped. Light staining on back cover. Signed by previous owner on free front endpaper and on title-page. Binding in good-, interior in overall very good condition. g- to vg . Hardcover. (21763) $75