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The Ogowe Band, A Narrative of African Travel
por Reading, Joseph H
- Usado
- Bom
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Bom
- Livreiro
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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Sobre este item
Philadelphia: Reading and Company, 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. xv, 278 pp, illustrated with portraits (many of Africans), maps, and a plan. Original dark blue cloth with bright gilt lettering and decoration. Corners rubbed and bumped, spine ends rubbed. Crease in cloth on front board. Some signatures a bit loose, but none detached. Occasional smudged pages; text otherwise unmarked. Reading served as a missionary to Gaboon, and later as a commercial agent for the United States. He recounts his party's journey from Philadelphia, which took them through Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, and Gold Coast. Includes some discussion of the American Colonization Society's efforts in Liberia; slaveholding in Africa; commerce along the coast and rivers; prospects for a railroad and commercial development of the interior. Blockson 1628.
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- Livreiro
- Walkabout Books
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 11320
- Título
- The Ogowe Band, A Narrative of African Travel
- Autor
- Reading, Joseph H
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Bom
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Reading and Company
- Local de publicação
- Philadelphia
- Data de publicação
- 1890
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Africa; Travel Narratives;
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Walkabout Books
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Chehalis, Washington
Sobre Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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