Narrated for Young People.
292pp plus 8pp. Publisher's original burgundy cloth, the upper cover and spine pictorially decorated and lettered in gilt. The upper cover featuring a large gilt ape, lower cover with publisher's blind device at the center. With 36 illustrations both on plates and within the text from wood engravings.
Light wear to spine ends and corners, spine is sun faded. The textblock is clean and tight.
A delightful book for young readers on African wildlife by one of the greatest explorers. Though intended for the young it is informative and intelligently written and illustrated. The author spent his youth in Western Africa where he learned the indigenous languages and after moving to America, gained support to fund an expedition into Gabon where his father had earlier been a tradesman. During his first expeditions he made important discoveries of new and exotic wildlife, the most famous being the African gorilla which was presented in illustrated format for the first time in the author's EXPLORATIONS AND ADVENTURES IN EQUATORIAL AFRICA which had been issued in 1861.
The text of the book relates the thrilling adventures and hair-raising escapes of the author during his early years of exploring the interior of equatorial Africa, encountering animals and sights no white man had seen before. In 1860 du Chaillu brought to the United States the first gorilla ever seen here. He was the first white man to bring back information about pygmies in the remote interior of Africa. His stories were so wild that many disbelieved him but he prevailed when his discoveries were verified.
- Binding Condition: Very good
- Overall Condition: Very good
- Size: 193mm x 135mm x 23mm
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- Country: South Africa
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