The Story of the Congo Free State; Social, Political and Economic Aspects of the Belgian System of Government in Central Africa
by WACK, Henry Wellington;
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- Hardcover
- first
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York and London, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1905, First edition. . original cloth with gilt bordered leather spine label with gilt title lettering, gilt design, spine darkened, cover lightly soiled, interior clean, very good. . thick 8vo [23 x 16 cm]; xv, 634 pp, frontis portrait from painting, 125 illustrations from photos on plates, bird's-eye view, 2 maps including large folding colored, tables, index, with the errata slip at page x (often lacking). . A thorough description of the Belgian Congo, its political system, history, colonial government, communications, rails, roads, trade, education system, much on slavery, tribes, etc. The detailed appendices are documents, treaties, letters, reports, etc. The author was a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a New York lawyer and wrote the work to defend the current regime against opponents. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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- Bookseller
- Horizon Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- J8765
- Title
- The Story of the Congo Free State; Social, Political and Economic Aspects of the Belgian System of Government in Central Africa
- Author
- WACK, Henry Wellington;
- Format/Binding
- Original cloth with gilt bordered leather spine label with gilt title lettering, gilt design, spine darkened, cover lightly soil
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York and London, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1905, First edition.
- Size
- thick 8vo [23 x 16 cm]; xv, 634
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel - Africa;
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- Soiled
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