[IVORY COAST] JOSEPH, Gaston. The Ivory Coast: The Country a - Lot 116

[IVORY COAST] JOSEPH, Gaston. The Ivory Coast: The Country and Its People. A definitive study, with rich illustrations. Paris, Emile Larose, 1917. Large 8vo, brown half-maroquin, spine with fine raised bands, covers preserved. 223 pp., 53 illustrations reproduced on coated paper, maps in the text, and a fold-out map at the end. Minor repairs to the front cover and the half-title page; paper slightly browned. First edition of this study on French Ivory Coast, written by colonial administrator Gaston Joseph (1884–1977) and with a preface by Governor Gabriel Angoulvant. It offers a comprehensive overview of the territory (geography, populations, customs, activities), its administrative organization, and prospects for development. A fine copy, well-bound.