Black and Beautiful, a Life in Safari Land. Indianapolis and

First edition. 8vo. xii, 344 pp. Frontis., illus., maps. Original gilt-stamped and blind-ruled dark blue cloth, top edge red; light scratch to cover. Very good. "An autobiography covering the years 1901-1909, 1917-1920, and 1932-1935 in what is now Tanganyika Territory and was formerly German East Africa. Nothing is set down in it which did not actually happen. However, . . . the narrative has been slightly altered, and in a few cases both chronology and topography have been shifted. . . to safeguard persons. . . [from those] who are only too ready to harass and oppress. . . in order to curry the white man's favor and rewards" (From the Preface). First Edition.

Product Info

Publisher: Bobbs-Merrill, 1938.

Year: 1938

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

Seller Info

JeffWeberRareBooks

Address: Place Pury 9 Neuchâtel,

Website: https://www.weberrarebooks.com

Country: Switzerland