The Ogowe Band; A Narrative of African Travel
Philadelphia: Reading & Company, Publishers, 1890. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [6], vii-xv, [1], 1-278, [4] pp. Brown publisher's cloth with black and gilt decorations and lettering on the front board and spine. Decorative endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with numerous plates (black and white photographs), two maps, a chromolithograph plate of French colonial currency used in turn-of-the-century Western Africa, and with in-text designs in black and white. Inscribed by the author to the Sabbath School of the Sixth Presbyterian Church in Newark, N.J., inscription dated Oct. 15th, 1903. The illustrations include portraits of native inhabitants of the region, Mrs. Reading, several different churches in West Africa, a palm oil production facility, and steam ships. A fascinating account of a missionary trip to the Ivory Coast, documenting European Christians' attitudes towards the native African peoples. In addition, Reading's account details the construction of roads, churches, the production of plants in the region, and the geographical borders of several different African territories divided under European colonization in the late nineteenth century. Near Fine. Item #000015293
Light rubbing to the boards' bottom edges, toning and a touch of chipping to the frontispiece's outside edge.
Price: $400.00