Mirango the Man-Eater A Tale of Central Africa: Being the Narrative of George Pryce, Traveller and Exile, First Writ Down Anno Domini 1706, and Now Retold
by Lampen, C. (Charles) Dudley
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About This Item
London: For Promoting Christian Knowledge no date (1899). Hardcover. Dark blue pictorial cloth [with beveled edges] with gold gilt/red lettering, 248 pages plus 32 pages of ads at the rear, illustrated [including a tissue guarded frontispiece, two other black-and-white plates, plus black-and-white decorations at the head and tail of each chapter]. Locke [A Spectrum of Fantasy page 132 "Boys' lost race adventure novel; of a race of ancient Egyptian descent found in Central Africa. Bleiler [1978 Checklist page 118 coded D for Lost race]. Reginald 08571.
Reading/filler copy spine stained and cocked with the ends lightly bumped, lighter staining to the rear board and corners, front flyleaf removed, hinges cracking, store price sticker to the first page; light soiling to the text of a few pages.See photos clphE
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- Bookseller
- biblioboy (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 867171
- Title
- Mirango the Man-Eater A Tale of Central Africa
- Author
- Lampen, C. (Charles) Dudley
- Illustrator
- Ernest Prater
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- LOST, RACE, ADVENTURE, FICTION, CENTRAL, AFRICA
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction / Lost Race;
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