Description: TRAVELS IN WEST AFRICA Mary H Kingsley 1976 Folio Society with slipcase. First published in 1897, Travels in West Africa was an immediate success. Mary Kinglsey had intended to return to West Africa as soon as she had seen the work through the press, but found herself drawn into much correspondence with eminent people and her opinions were widely sought. She did return to Africa where she died at the age of 38 in June 1900 after tending the sick during an outbreak of typhoid and dysentry. The book has an introduction written by Elspeth Huxley. Features; Folio Society First Impression No. 405 Publisher Folio Society, London; 1976 Printed White Cloth Hardback, 276 pp Contemporary or near contemporary photographs Size 250 x 150mm, 1.1kg
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Binding: Hardback
Date of Publication: 1950-Now
Place of Publication: London
Non-Fiction Subject: Travelogue West Africa
Publisher: Folio Society
Weight: 750g
Year Printed: 1978
Format: Hardback book
Language: English
Special Attributes: WITH SLIPCASE
Region: Africa
Author: Mary H Kingsley
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
