Africa in transformation
1913, 1st edition. London : J. Nisbet. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Boards shadow-stained; spine uniformly sun-toned. Scattered foxing. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #396400
Physical description: xi, 262 pages illustrations, portraits, folded map 23 cm. Contents: The man who opened up Africa - On Zambesi - Romance of Nyasaland - In Nyasaland - They counted not their lives dear - Sunrise on Lake Nyasa - Foul murder - Difficulties of mission field - Shadow & light - Last slave-market of world - Most wonderful railway - Union in the mission field - Dead man on roadside - Outpost - Way to Uganda - Miracle of modern missions - Two eras in Uganda - Conclusion - Appendices. Subjects: Missions Africa; Discoveries in geography; Missions Malawi; Missionaries Africa, East; Travel; Africa Discovery and exploration.
Price: €30.00