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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. ; Introduction by Henry M. Stanley, dated 1898. Present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo. The author was serving as an English officer in the Government of The Congo Free State from 1894 - 1897 and witnessed cannibalism (among many other adventures). ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xxx, 299 pages.

First American edition, 8vo, pp. xxx, 3-299, [1]; 100 photographic illustrations throughout, many full-page; original decorative green cloth stamped in black and gilt; lightly rubbed, very good. Czech, Africa, p. 29: "A former English army officer, Burrows was hired by the Belgian government as district commander of the Upper Well-Mobanghi region of the Congo.".

Zustand: VG. New York no date (intro dated 1898) Crowell. Hardcover octavo. Green cloth with black lettering and palm tree design. Introduction by H M Stanley. Frontispiece photo illus of Burrows. Text has 99 photo illus (and a few sketches). VG++ very slight fraying of lower spine end. Hinges not cracked; text clean and binding secure; no ownership marks; no dj. not exlib. Original edition, not a modern remake. Pictures available on request.