Farming & Planting in British East Africa. A Description of The leading Agricultural Centres and an Account of Agricultural Conditions and Prospects

Farming & Planting in British East Africa: A Description of the Leading Agricultural Centres and an Account of Agricultural Conditions and Prospects" by T. J. O’Shea, published in Nairobi, British East Africa, by Newland, Tarlton & Co. Ltd. in 1920. This historical volume surveys agricultural centres and farming conditions in British East Africa, offering a period account of the region’s agricultural activities and prospects during the early twentieth century. An interesting collectible for those researching East African history, colonial-era agriculture, and the development of farming in Kenya.

Octavo (5.75" x 8.5"), 198 pages. Bound in full red cloth with black lettering and decoration to both boards, a plain spine, and printed endpapers. Illustrated with photographs and two maps, all present. The original dust jacket is lacking.

Condition shows edgewear, bumped and rubbed corners, and ruffled head and foot of the spine. The spine is sun-faded.

A distinctive early twentieth-century reference for collectors of African history, agricultural history, and vintage books documenting British East Africa.