Author: SCHLECHTER, [Richard] Rudolf (1872-1925).:
Title: Westafrikanische Kautschuk-Expedition. 1899/1900.
Description: Berlin: Verlag des Kolonial-Wirtschaflichen Komitees, 1900. Large 8vo, 24.8cm. Pp. viii,326, 13 photogr. plates, 14 illus. in text. Orig. decorated and gilt-lettered cloth, gilt-decorated end-papers. Near fine copy. - The main part of the book presents the narrative of the expedition with spceial reference to botanical matters. The large final chapter (pp. 260-326) deals with the actual botanical results. The expedition aimed at studying the possibilities of introducing large-scale rubber culture in Camerun.

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