Questo sito usa cookie di analytics per raccogliere dati in forma aggregata e cookie di terze parti per migliorare l'esperienza utente.
Leggi l'Informativa Cookie Policy completa.

Rare and modern books

Hoefler, Paul L.

Africa Speaks; A Story of Adventure; The Chronicle of the First Trans-African Journey by Motor Truck from Mombassa on the Indian Ocean to Lagos on the Atlantic, through Central Equatorial Africa

1931

64.86 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

Ask for more info

Payment methods

Details

Year of publication
1931
Place of printing
Chicago. The John C. Winston Company
Author
Hoefler, Paul L.
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - Africa Anthropology
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [23 x 16 cm]; xii, 469 pp, color frontis and 143 illustrations from photos, glossary of African words, list animals, map endpapers, showing route in blue, index. original pictorial gilt cloth with gilt lettering spine, gilt on front cover slightly rubbed, small inkstamp of Dr. Eugene Erikson on blank endpaper, else near fine, clean throughout. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author traveled extensively through central Africa (including Nigeria, Lake Chad, Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, etc) when it was still largely wild, describing the native peoples and wildlife especially the larger mammals. He also produced a film in part based on these travels. The author admits to taking some liberties in making the film, although the book is stated to be more factual.