Author: COILLARD, FRANCOIS
Title: On The Threshold of Central Africa
Description: London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1897.. A Record of Twenty Years' Pioneering Among the Barotsi of the Upper Zambesi." Translated from the French by Catherine Winkworth Mackintosh. First edition. xxxiv + [1] + 663 p. + 2 p. publishers catalogue, 43 monochrome photographic plates, col.fold.map, index , 23.5 x 17.5 cm. HARDCOVER: (Orig. brown-cloth with gilt vignette, gilt titles on cover and spine. Pages uncut, some unopend. Lightly loosening. VERY GOOD) ¶ A record of 20 years missionary work translated from the original French. Coillard describes the customs of the natives, political conditions in the countries in which he worked,a missionary's daily life, encounters with animals, the death of Mme. Coillard, slave markets, etc., all of which make interesting reading material to this day.

Keywords: Africa Central Africa Banyai and Barotsi tribes voyages & travel Ethnography Anthropology mission


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