Life, Wanderings and Labours in Eastern Africa : With an Account of the First Successful Ascent of the Equatorial Snow Mountain, Kilima Njaro, and Remarks Upon East African Slavery

Author: New, Charles; new introduction by Alison Smith
Title: Life, Wanderings and Labours in Eastern Africa : With an Account of the First Successful Ascent of the Equatorial Snow Mountain, Kilima Njaro, and Remarks Upon East African Slavery
Publication: London: Frank Cass, 1971.
Edition: Third EditionBinding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0714618764
Condition: Good+ in Good+ dust jacket.

Description: Pen UNDERLINING, light cock, owner's signature, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket edgeworn with small chips and tears, light rub, 1" peel near spine tail, wear. Solid hardcover. ; Facsimile reprint of memoir of Methodist missionary in East Africa, with new introduction. "Highly personal account of New's 1863-1872 expedition to East Africa, written "to give as accurate a view of a portion of Africa and its peoples, and of pioneer missionary work, as possible." The author, an English Methodist missionary, recounts his 1871 ascent of Mount Kilamanjaro as well as his visits to Gallaland, the Taita plains, Lake Jibe, Taveta, Moshi and Chaggaland. There are also numerous references to slavery and to the slave trade." - Thomas P Ofcansky; British East Africa 1856-1963: An Annotated Bibliography; 2118. ; Missionary Researches and Travels; Vol. 16; 530 pages.

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Description: Pen UNDERLINING, light cock, owner's signature, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket edgeworn with small chips and tears, light rub, 1" peel near spine tail, wear. Solid hardcover. ; Facsimile reprint of memoir of Methodist missionary in East Africa, with new introduction. "Highly personal account of New's 1863-1872 expedition to East Africa, written "to give as accurate a view of a portion of Africa and its peoples, and of pioneer missionary work, as possible." The author, an English Methodist missionary, recounts his 1871 ascent of Mount Kilamanjaro as well as his visits to Gallaland, the Taita plains, Lake Jibe, Taveta, Moshi and Chaggaland. There are also numerous references to slavery and to the slave trade." - Thomas P Ofcansky; British East Africa 1856-1963: An Annotated B