Pioneering on the Congo.

Oxford, The Religious Tract Society, 1900

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2 vol., 8vo: 478, 448 pp.

Publ. ill. dark blue ribbed cloth, flat spine with gilt title, top edge gilt (corners sl. bumped, sl. rubbed spine).

First ed. written by a Baptist missionary. This work covers Congo's history, slavery and religion, as well as the inception and establishment of the mission, explorations. Ill. with 204 pl., 123 photographs (45 full-page) and 6 maps (1 large folded map).
Ref. BL.