Du Chaillu, Paul B Exploration and Adventures in Equatorial Africa. With Accounts of theManners and Customs of the People and of the Chace of the Gorilla,Crocodile, Leopard, Elephant, Hippopotamus, and Other Animals New York: Harper Brothers, 1861 A superb association copy of the most celebrated work by Paul Du Chaillu (1835-1903), the explorer whose travels in Central Africa documented the existence of the "Monstrous and ferocious ape, the gorilla." This first expedition into Central Africa, supported by the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, commenced in 1856 and lasted close to four years and covered 8,000 miles. He amassed an amazing collection of rare birds and animals, and made several important discoveries about the rivers of the region. His "Explorations and Adventures in Equatorial Africa" (1861) was initially greeted with ridicule, but his discoveries were confirmed and he was established as an expert on the region. After another expedition in 1863, he settled in America to lecture and write about Africa. All of his books "are very readable and contain interesting, lively descriptions which indicate a keen sense of observation on the part of the author" (DAB) (GORILLAS) First American edition from the sheets of the Second London Edition. 8vo. Illustrated with 71 plates, including folding frontispiece of Gorilla and folding map at back. xviii, 479 pp. Full black pebbled morocco, a.e.g., marbled endpapers.Invisibly rebacked preserving original spine, corners repaired. Title-page browned. The blank verso of the original marbled flyleaf bears Du Chaillu's ownership notation in ink Price: USD 2,500.00 other currencies   order no. 42949    inquire

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