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Story Of The Congo Free State Social, Political and Economic Aspects of the Belgian System of Government in Central Africa
by Wack, Henry Wellington
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Odessa, Texas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Putnam. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1905. First Edtion; 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Small 4to - 9" to 11" tall; 634 pages; Tan cloth with brown lettering front cover. Gold lettering at spine is slightly rubbed with leather title area worn. Minor wear to edges and spine ends. Book solid and tight. Illustrated through out. Still contains fold out map at rear of volume. Index and appendix. Top pages edges gild with rough cut fore edge common for this age volume. Previous owner bookplate at pastedown. A few stray underlinings at front five or six pages otherwise unmarked. .
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- Bookseller
- Ye Old Bookworm
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8216
- Title
- Story Of The Congo Free State Social, Political and Economic Aspects of the Belgian System of Government in Central Africa
- Author
- Wack, Henry Wellington
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edtion; 3rd Printing
- Publisher
- Putnam
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- Congo, Belgian
- Bookseller catalogs
- History Africa;
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