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The Wonderland of the Eastern Congo

by Barns, T. Alexander

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  • Bookseller: Craftsbury Antiquarian Books US (US)
  • Seller Inventory #: 006955
  • Illustrator: 108 Photo Illustrations and Folding Map of Central Africa
  • Edition: First Edition
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Publisher: G.P. Putnam
  • Place: London & New York
  • Date published: 1922

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London & New York: G.P. Putnam, 1922. Subtitled, "The Region of the Snow-Crowned Volcanoes, the Pygmies, the Giant Gorilla and the Okapi". Introduction by Sir H.H. Johnston. Overall very good plus decorated cloth, with a black gorilla on the front board of beige cloty, title and author in bright gilt on the spine. The spine if very slightly darker than the boards and there is slight edgewear. Top edge gilt. The author, accompanied by his intrepid wife, explored the area around Lake Kivu in observant detail. Pages xxxvi, 288 with index. A rich chapter on butterflies. Inside , clean and tight with no foxing and no browning and no prior owner marks. Protected in a clear, mylar dustjacket. . First Edition. Illus. by 108 Photo Illustrations and Folding Map of Central Africa. 8 Vo.








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