In Dwarf Land and Cannibal Country: a Record of Travel and Discovery in Central Africa by Lloyd, A B - 1907

E. P. Dutton, 1907T. hardcover. Good. . Ex-library copy with usual markings. Cover shows minor wear, pages lightly tanned and foxed.

Hardback. 1907. A Record of Travel and Discovery in Central Africa. Intro: Rt. Hon. Sir John H. Kennaway. 318pp, 33 plates & 3 fldg. maps 3rd impression 1907. VG .

New York, New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1907. Hardcover. G (Light wear to cloth at extremities; Binding slightly shaken; Light to moderate foxing throughout, but very readable). Maroon cloth with black titling and illustration; Top edges gilt; 318 pp.; Numerous bw photos and maps. Introduction by the Rt. Hon. Sir John H. Kennaway, Bart., M.P., president of the Church Missionary Society. Details the author's time in Central Africa, particularly Uganda.

London: T. Fisher Unwin,, 1899. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. Original brown cloth slightly used, backstrip rather darkened with splitting and neat repairs, inner hinges reinforced, otherwise near very good indeed with clean, clear contents. No jacket.

London: T. FIsher Unwin, 1907. Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 6". Not Stated. An account of late nineteenth century travels through Africa, illustrated throughout and with folding maps. The third impression of this first person account of the travels of author A. B. Lloyd through Central Africa, what the author terms 'the Dark Continent'.Lloyd's love of Empire and colonialist perspective is at the forefront of his narrative, with the claim made in the preface that, regarding Africa, 'Britain's sons have planted the Union Jack in her very centre, not to suck her life-blood for the sake of her wealth, but to bring her the priceless treasures of Peace, Prosperity, and Religion'.Illustrated with many photographic and illustrated vignettes and plates. With three maps, two of which are folding. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Split to cloth at front joint. Bumping to spine head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting throughout. Good

A record of travel and discovery in Central Africa. With introduction by the Rt. Hon. Sir John H. Kennaway, Bart., M.P. With illustrations and maps. Third impression. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1907 8vo. 318pp. frontispiece and 53 illustrations on plates, 3 maps, (2 folding). The first edition was published in 1899. The author was an explorer as well as a missionary who spent four and a half years in Uganda. Some foxing throughout, a nice copy in the publisher's decorated maroon cloth. We have been selling antiquarian books on Africa, Oceania, archaeology, anthropology, travel and the ancient world for over forty years. All our books are carefully catalogued and they are in excellent condition unless stated in the description. All shipments are fully insured at our expense. All books are carefully packaged in new packaging material and despatched by registered or recorded mail, or by a courier service; the customer is always able to track their shipment. All sales are accompanied by a… Read More

London: T. Fisher Unwin , 1907. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by .5". Not Stated . An illustrated personal account of African exploration by Albert B. Lloyd, the third impression complete with folding maps. The third impression of this work. Albert B. Lloyd's account of his travels through Central Africa, with historical sketches of the land, observations by the author, and a detailed narrative of travels through Zanzibar, Uganda, and the West Coast. The writing is characterised by the author's strong ideas of colonialism and imperialism. With numerous plates in black and white, complete with two folding maps. In the original publisher's illustrated full cloth binding. Externally smart with minor shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. 'Winsford Christian Brotherhood' bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting scattered throughout. With numerous plates in black and white, 'Usagara Landscape' and 'The Ferry' loose but present. Complete with… Read More

London: T.Fisher Unwin, 1899. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. [xxiv] 385 + 6pp catalogue at rearpp. Quarto. Publisher's white cloth; title and vignette in gilt to front. Spine title in gilt; spine quite browned. Boards slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed. Upper edge gilt. Photogravure frontis with tissue guard; B/W plates, photographs in text, 3 maps (1 folding). Textblock edges lightly shelf soiled; interior bright and tight. very good First hand account of a journey from Zanzibar to the heart of the Belgian Congo. Lloyd was originally posted to Africa as a missionary, after his post was finished he decided to travel to the Western coast through the Congo, rather than return directly to England. Scarce in true first. 1899