New York: Scribner's, 1910. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo. 6 x 9 in. xvi, 330 pp. Very good in the original hunter green cloth boards with bright gilt titling and gentle rubbing and wear along the corners and lower edges. The front hinge is cracked but the binding remains firm and the pages are clean and free of foxing. An early century expose complete with illustrations and photographs by Ward.

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Bookseller: Bagatelle Books, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 5562
Title: A Voice From the Congo
Author: WARD, Hebert
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Publisher: Scribner's
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1910

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.