BUDGETT-MEAKIN (James Edward). The Land of the Moors: A Comprehensive Description. London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1901. — In-8, 218 x 142: (2 ff.), pp. (ix)-xxxi, (1 folio), 464 pp., 1 map. Dark blue percaline, gilt plate on the front cover depicting the gate of the Tangier citadel, plain spine adorned with a gilt plate (publisher’s binding). First edition of this comprehensive work on Morocco at the dawn of the 20th century, combining travelogue, ethnographic study, and cultural guide, by journalist James Edward Budgett Meakin (1866–1906). The book is divided into three main parts: - The first explores the natural and physical aspects of Morocco, with chapters devoted to its geography, mineral resources, flora, and fauna. - The second, focusing on political and urban aspects, reviews the open ports (Tangier, Rabat), the closed ports (Mehediya), the imperial cities (Fez, Marrakesh), the sacred cities (Moulay Idriss, Chefchaouen, Ouazzane), secondary cities (El Ksar el Kebir, Tadla district), as well as the Spanish possessions (Santa Cruz de Mar Pequeña, Zaffarine Islands) and regions beyond the Atlas Mountains (Souss, Taroudant, Agadir, the Draa Valley, Figuig, Touat). - Finally, the third part takes on a more personal and narrative tone through travel stories: memories of journeys, immersion in Moorish attire, bike rides to Marrakech, and even the mysterious quest for “Miltsin.” The book concludes with an appendix reproducing the ancient account of Hannon’s Periplus, followed by a detailed index (places, people, subjects). The edition is adorned with a color map of Morocco (separate from the text) and 82 black-and-white illustrations, including 38 full-page images and 44 within the text, primarily photographs by Robert Brown, Joseph Thompson, Cavilla, Molinari, and others. The cover is decorated on the front cover with a gilded plate depicting the entrance to Tangier, based on a photograph by Molinari. A copy from the library of the artist, adventurer, and ethnographer Herbert WARD (1863–1919). [See lot no. 36 for a profile of this person.] Very well-preserved copy. Provenance: Herbert and Sarita Ward, with an ex-libris designed by Herbert Ward and engraved by Emery Walker.