In Dwarf Land and Cannibal Country; A Record of Travel and Discovery in Central Africa
by Lloyd, A.B
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- very good
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
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
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 132794
- Title
- In Dwarf Land and Cannibal Country; A Record of Travel and Discovery in Central Africa
- Author
- Lloyd, A.B
- Format/Binding
- Undetermined
- Book Condition
- Used - very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- T.Fisher Unwin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- Belgian Congo|British East Africa|Central Africa|Congo|Missionaries|Uganda|Zanzibar
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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