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Franklin Watts, 1960. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Franklin Watts, 1960. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1960. First edition of Hughes' concise history of Africa. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For the Richardsons ~ Sincerely ~ Langston New York, July 24, 1960." Very good in a very good dust jacket. Here, Langston Hughes tells the exciting story of Africa, land of wealth and promise: its ancient and native kingdoms; the explorers and missionaries who opened up its vast stretches of jungle and veldt; the empire-builders; the primitive tribesmen; the governments today and how they are working in various ways for independence.

New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1960. First edition of Hughes' concise history of Africa. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Allison, Stephen, and Alan- with the sincere regards of- Langston Hughes New York, PEN Club, October 17, 1960." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Here, Langston Hughes tells the exciting story of Africa, land of wealth and promise: its ancient and native kingdoms; the explorers and missionaries who opened up its vast stretches of jungle and veldt; the empire-builders; the primitive tribesmen; the governments today and how they are working in various ways for independence.