Author: WINTERNITZ, HELEN
Title: East Along the Equator - a Congo Journey
Description: London, The Bodley Head. 1987, First Edition. (ISBN: 0370311256). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A VG+ unmarked copy which has usual age darkening to page edges with VG+ complete dustjacket. A fascinating journey by the author and her travelling companion, travelling in a dilapidated riverboat up the mainstream of the Congo, and into the geographic centre of the African continent. Once there they strike out over land through the Ituri rain forest, sanctuary of the gracious pygmies, past the snow capped Mountains of the Moon, then down into the Great Rift Valley, where man's ancestors evolved. 1 map and 26 photographs. NOT EX LIB C3B. Very Good/Very Good.

Keywords: Travel Africa, Zaire, Pygmies 0370311256


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