The Map That Is Half Unrolled: Equatorial Africa From the Indian Ocean to Atlantic
by E. Alexander Powell
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/None
- Seller
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About This Item
NY: The Century Co., 1925. 1st. Hardcover. Good/None. Hardcover, 355 pages, frontis, 64 plates from photos, two colored folding maps each showing author's route, index. . The author, a popular travel writer and explorer, traveled from the Indian Ocean, across Tanganyika and the Congo to the Atlantic, and described the peoples, tribes and nature in some detail. The photographs are by Rexford W Barton and by the author. Corners bumped, fading to gilt on spine, rear hinge cracked. Record # 380878
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- Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 380878
- Title
- The Map That Is Half Unrolled: Equatorial Africa From the Indian Ocean to Atlantic
- Author
- E. Alexander Powell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- The Century Co.
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1925
- Keywords
- Countries, Africa, , .
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...