Quer durch den Kongo (Through the Belgian Congo) [Wege zum Wissen]
Berlin: Im Verlag Ullstein, 1927. First German edition. Hardcover. 12mo. 132, [12]pp. Original half tan cloth over burgundy paper covered boards. Third Reich bookplate, with Nazi Eagle holding a Swastika on inside of front cover (Bücherspende des Gaues Würtember=Hohenzollern der NSDAP). Publisher's logo on title page. Originally published in 1922, this work is a fascinating narrative of British explorer and big game hunter Diana Strickland's walking trek journey through the Belgian Congo. Includes one map of the Belgian Congo. Some soiling and age wear to binding. Moderate foxing to very first leaves. Pages age-toned throughout. Text in German, gothic script. Binding in overall fair, interior in good- to good. f to g. Item #39515
Price: $45.00