The Fall of the Congo Arabs
by Sidney Langford Hinde
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$435.74A$392.16
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About This Item
London: Methuen & Co., 1897. First edition. Cloth. Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A first edition copy of this uncommon account of the Congo-Arab War by S. L. Hinde, with the folding map. The first edition of this uncommon work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Bookplate to the front paste down. Illustrated with a folding map, 2 plates and in-text illustrations. Collated, complete. An account of the Congo-Arab War by Sidney Langford Hinde (1863-1930), a medical doctor and colonial administrator in East Africa. 37 pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally sound, with small marks to the boards and shelf wear to the joints and head and tail of the spine. Hinges are starting but remain firm. Pages are generally bright, except for some offsetting to the end papers. Ink inscriptions to pages 79, 81, 82, 83, 85, and 273. Folding map has two tape repairs. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 855M5
- Title
- The Fall of the Congo Arabs
- Author
- Sidney Langford Hinde
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1897
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Hinde Congo-Arab War Africa Congo-Arab War
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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