IN COLDEST AFRICA. (Adventures on the Mountains of the Moon.) [SIGNED by CARVETH WELLS with a small SKETCH OF AN ELEPHANT].
by Wells, Carveth
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- Hardcover
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- first
- Condition
- Good
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
First edition, so stated. SIGNED BY CARVETH WELLS WITH A SMALL SKETCH OF AN ELEPHANT.
"Carveth Wells...now writes about his African adventures on the Mountains of the Moon. As head of the Massee expedition which went out under the auspices of the Geographical Society of Chicago, Mr. Wells had opportunity to disprove many of the venerable axioms about the dark continent." - from the dust wrapper copy. The Mountains of the Moon as referred to by Wells are the Rwenzori Range.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 97765
- Title
- IN COLDEST AFRICA. (Adventures on the Mountains of the Moon.) [SIGNED by CARVETH WELLS with a small SKETCH OF AN ELEPHANT].
- Author
- Wells, Carveth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1929.
- Date Published
- 1929.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- TRAVEL & EXPLORATION; CARVETH WELLS; IN COLDEST AFRICA; ORIGINAL DRAWING; ELEPHANT; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF CHICAGO; MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON; AFRICA; RWENZORI MOUNTAIN RANGE; SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNATURE; TRAVEL ADVENTURE; EX
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