One Dry Season: In the Footsteps of Mary Kingsley
by Alexander, Caroline
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Cranston, Rhode Island, United States
Item Price
£12.14£4.86
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY, Knopf, 1990. 'First American Edition'. First Edition. Hard Cover. 290 p., map; 22 cm. "When Caroline Alexander set out to explore the equatorial African country of Gabon, she retraced the steps of a journey made in 1895 by Mary Kingsley, author of the best-selling classic Travels in West Africa [published 1897]. ...there can be few countries where the last century has seen so little changeââ¬Â¦" Alexander illuminates differences between experiences of earlier visitors and her own that 'speak of the gains and losses wrought by a century of haphazard modernization.' Vg/ dj very slightly worn. Stock#34077.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- The Owl at the Bridge (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34077
- Title
- One Dry Season: In the Footsteps of Mary Kingsley
- Author
- Alexander, Caroline
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- NY, Knopf, 1990. 'First American Edition'
- Keywords
- Africa
- Bookseller catalogs
- History: Africa;
Terms of Sale
The Owl at the Bridge
Full refund includes original shipping cost up to ten days after delivery if an item is misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Owl at the Bridge
Biblio member since 2013
Cranston, Rhode Island
About The Owl at the Bridge
We continue to list reference works, Machiavelli, art history, bibliographies, and Italian literature from our private collections. We are happy to discuss discounts for bulk purchases.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...