CARL AKELEY'S AFRICA. The Account of the Akeley-Eastman-Pomeroy African Hall Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History
by Akeley, Mary L. Jobe
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/No Jacket
- Seller
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SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1930. 321pp/illus. Map Endpapers ~ Profusely illustrated w/ Photos ~ Big-game hunting and collecting in Equatorial Africa, including a great deal on the gorilla. Expedition leader Carl Akeley died on this trip. Mrs Akeley assumed command of the expedition ~ Tight, Clean, Illustrated cover and spine. . 4th Printing. Illustrated Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007664
- Title
- CARL AKELEY'S AFRICA. The Account of the Akeley-Eastman-Pomeroy African Hall Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History
- Author
- Akeley, Mary L. Jobe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 4th Printing
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- Africa Exploration
- Bookseller catalogs
- Africa; Exploration;
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