Exploration and Adventures in Equatorial Africa. With Accounts of the Manners and Customs of the People and of the Chase of the Gorilla, Crocodile, Leopard, Elephant, Hippopotamus, and Other Animals
by Paul B. Du Chaillu
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Centreville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 531 pages.. Numerous illustrations including 2 page frontispiece of a gorilla and a folding map at the rear.. Previous owner's bookplate on inside of cover.. Light tanning throughout and occasional spots/foxing on pages. Board edges, tips, and spine edges have wear/rubbing. Spine crown has a 1/4" tear at the rear hinge. Book is bound tightly and squarely.
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- EGR books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3198
- Title
- Exploration and Adventures in Equatorial Africa. With Accounts of the Manners and Customs of the People and of the Chase of the Gorilla, Crocodile, Leopard, Elephant, Hippopotamus, and Other Animals
- Author
- Paul B. Du Chaillu
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1868
- Pages
- 531
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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