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Wonderland of the Eastern Congo (with Wingate's Bookplate)
Barns (T. Alexander)
Description:
Barns (T. Alexander). The Wonderland of The Eastern Congo, The Region of the Snow-Crowned Volcanoes, the Pygmies, the Giant Gorilla and the Okapi. With an Introduction by Sir H.H. Johnston. G.P. Putnam's Sons, London, 1922.
8vo.,First Edition, xxxv,288pp., numerous illustrations and folding map; light brown cloth gilt with circular vignette of a gorilla on upper cover. With the bookplate of Sir Reginald Wingate, A good copy..
Czech p.13
Details:
- Publisher: G.P. Putnam and Sons
- Publisher Place: London & New York
- Date of Publication: 1922
- Edition: First
- Overall Condition: Good
- Size: Royal 8vo.
- Lot No: 9
- Hammer Price: $210
- Bids: 4
- Visits: 76
- Estimate: $220/280
- Reserve: $170
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