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Powell, E. Alexander

The Map that is Half Unrolled; Equatorial Africa from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic

1925

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Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1925
Place of printing
New York. The Century Co.
Author
Powell, E. Alexander
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - Africa
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [20.5 x 14 cm]; xv, 355 pp, frontis, 64 plates from photos, two colored folding maps each showing author's route, index. original pictorial gilt cloth with gilt title lettering, very minor shelf rubbing at edge but a near fine copy, quite clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, a popular travel writer and explorer, travelled from the Indian Ocean, across Tanganyika and the Congo to the Atlantic, and described the peoples, tribes and nature in some detail.