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Travels in West Africa
de Kingsley, Mary; Edited By Elspeth Huxley; Introduced By Sara Wheeler
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good +
- Librería
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Sobre este artículo
London: Folio Society, 2007. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good +. Both book and slip case look new. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, with no marks or wear. The illustrated covers are fresh, again with no wear. The slip case (box) is also in excellent condition. The image beside this entry is of the front cover of the book. Please feel free to ask for a scan of the slip case, or book spine. Note: Kingsley's "Travels" was first published in 1897. The Folio Society published an abridged version in 1976. This new edition uses the same text, but has a new binding and is illustrated by period photos.
Sinopsis
Supported by a family inheritance that gave her £500 a year, Mary Henrietta Kingsley traveled to Africa to complete the book her father had started. The subject was the culture of Africa and Kingsley stayed with local people while she learned to survive in the African jungles, studied cannibal tribes, discovered new species of fish, and climbed Mount Cameroon by a route untouched by any European before her. Kingsley's ideas greatly influenced European ideas about Africa and the African people and her 1897 account, Travels in West Africa, quickly became a best-seller.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Granny Goose Books
(CA)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 005362
- Título
- Travels in West Africa
- Autor
- Kingsley, Mary; Edited By Elspeth Huxley; Introduced By Sara Wheeler
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good +
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Thus
- Editorial
- Folio Society
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 2007
- Palabras clave
- Congo Free State, Democratic Republic Congo, Kabinda, Cabinda), Congo Français, Gabon, Fernando Po, Calabar, Cameroon Mountain, Gaboon, Lambaréné, British Oil Rivers Protectorate
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Africa;
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