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"Yakusu" the Very Heart of Africa
by H. Sutton Smith
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London & Edinburgh: Marshall Brothers, Limited, 1911. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 6". Not Stated. The first edition of H. Sutton Smith's illustrated study on the Yakusu mission in the Congo, complete including a folding map. The first edition.A detailed account of the mission of Yakusu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The aim of the mission was the educate the local people, in the area just below the Stanley Falls.Illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding map, and fifty-three plates.Collated, complete.By H. Sutton Smith, who was a part of the Baptist Missionary Society. Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library.Typed note to page vi, 'The author tenders his best thanks to Rev.Frank Longland for so kindly preparing the map at the end of the book.' In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Some light marks to the boards and spine. Minor rubbing to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Small patches of wear to the joints. Some spots to the fore edge. Rear hinge is starting but firm. Ink inscription of Clifford-Smith to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Plate facing page 111 is detached but present. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 833P1
- Title
- "Yakusu" the Very Heart of Africa
- Author
- H. Sutton Smith
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Marshall Brothers, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London & Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1911
- Size
- 8.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- Yakusu" the Very Heart of Africa yalusu h. sutton smith congo yalusu
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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