Inside Africa
by Gunther, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Garrison, North Dakota, United States
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About This Item
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1955. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Former Owner Signature. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. Possibly the author's best volume in his surveys of the regions of the world, this presenting his experiences and observations of the many territories and colonies of Africa during the colonial period, filled with information on the tribes and cultures, histories, advents of the colonial powers and their development of these areas, production and growth, demographic trends, the impact of the 'Cold War' on the political scenes, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, maps, bibliography, notes and sources, statistical charts, indexed, 960pp., spine starting to rear, otherwise in Very Good plus condition. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- JB Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00016109
- Title
- Inside Africa
- Author
- Gunther, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- AFRICAN HISTORY, AFRICA, AFRICANS, COLONIALISM, COLONIALISTS, INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENTS, TRIBES, TRIBALISM, CULTURE
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Garrison, North Dakota
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