Grey cloth with gilt lettering and illustration. 479 Pages plus a 26 page Publishers Catalogue. 28 wood engraved plates plus Illustrations in the text. Fold out plate opposite Title page and Fold Out map at back of book (Repairs to map)
Du Chaillu, a French-American traveler, zoologist and anthropologist became famous in 1860's as the first modern European outsider to confirm the existence of Gorillas and the Pygmy people of Central Africa. There are conflicting dates for his birth but it is accepted as between 1836 and 1839. He died in St Petersburg Russia in 1903.
Du Chaillu sold his hunted Gorilla, to the Natural History Museum in London and his "Cannibal Skulls" to European collector's and Museums. He also identified many new species to science.
- Binding Condition: Good
- Overall Condition: Good
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- Country: South Africa
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