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Oliphants Ltd. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1929. First Edition :?. Hardcover. Octovo hardcover, solid spine, clean unfoxed pages, ex-college libris, with marks, wear to tips, else VG. Contains many photos, dense account of Africa early 20th century by this 'hunter', teacher, missionary, adventurer. One of the great missionary/historical accounts of Africa. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Oliphants Ltd, [1929]. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated . Scarce first edition of this biographical study of Dan Crawford by George Edwin Tilsley. Illustrative of the life and career of Dan Crawford, Scottish missionary of the Plymouth Brethren in central and southern Africa, also known as 'Konga Vatu,' meaning 'gatherer of people' due to his welcoming of numerous refugees after the brutal overtaking of Katanga from the Congo Free State's agents. Scarce first edition of this work, written by George Edwin Tilsley.Illustrated with a frontispiece and further plates throughout. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, bumping to head and tail of spine, back strip faded. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Very Good