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Davis, Richard Harding

The Congo and Coasts of Africa

1907

62.98 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1907
Place of printing
New York. Charles Scribner's Sons
Author
Davis, Richard Harding
Edition
First Edition.
Keyword
Travel - Africa
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [20.5 x 14 cm]; xi, 220 pp, frontis, numerous plates from photos. original pictorial cloth, ink line on verso title page, signature on endpaper, edges bit rubbed, top edge gilted, light foxing on margin of a few leaves, very good, clean and solid. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, an American journalist and traveller, explored along the East Africa coast and inland, visited numerous towns, hunted hippos, commented on social life and customs, described the Americans in the Congo, etc.