A. & C. Black, London, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. 360 g.; XIV, 174 pages, last page blank, two pages following further books published by publishing house, introduction by author, translator's note, list of illustrations and index. Black-and-white photographic frontispiece, of Albert Schweitzer sitting just below his old house looking towards the sight chosen for the new hospital. The text is illustrated with 16 black and white photographs and a plan of the new hospital at Lambarene. Blue coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Bumping and rubbing to the text block edges and rubbing to the book corners. Aiding to the backstrip and rubbing to the backstrip creases. Browning and foxing to the text block edges. Like Browning to the endpapers and light browning to the internal text along with the occasional foxing spot. The memoirs of Albert Schweitzer and of the Equatorial hospital at Lambarene where he spent 1927-1929. It tells of the building of the new hospital and of the patients that the hospital serviced. Translated from the German by C.T. Campion. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Medicine & Health; Africa; Biography -- Science; Inventory No: 0106952. .

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0106952
Title: More from the Primeval Forest
Author: Schweitzer, Albert
Illustrator: Photographic
Format/Binding: Hardcover (Original Cloth)
Book Condition: Used - Good Condition
Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: A. & C. Black
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1931
Keywords: BZDB2 Albert Schweitzer -- Doctor -- Equatorial Africa -- memoirs -- Early 20th Century Medicine & Health; Africa; Biography -- Science; Photographic Unbranded Schweitzer, Albert More from the Primeval Forest
Bookseller catalogs: Africa; Biography -- Science;

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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