Night of the Tall Trees: an Account of a Journey of 1500 Miles on Foot through the Liberian Jungle - 1st UK Edition/1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
Edition: 1st UK Edition; First Printing
Publisher: London: Frederick Muller Limited, 1960.
Price: $50.00
Night of the Tall Trees: an Account of a Journey of 1500 Miles on Foot through the Liberian Jungle - 1st UK Edition/1st Printing
A first British edition/first printing in Nearly Fine condition with some wear to the edges of the boards in a Very Good+ dust-jacket with rubbing and edgewear.
Night of the Tall Trees is an account of a journey of 1500 miles through the Liberian jungle by Gerard Periot. The journey begins in the town of Gbarnga in the year 1885 and ends in the year 1891. The journey takes the travelers through the dense jungles of the Liberian forest and across the wide, brown waters of the Rivers Essequibo and Congo. Along the way, they encounter many dangers, including the aggressive chimpanzees, deadly snakes, and malaria-ridden mosquitoes. Despite the challenges, the travelers make it to their final destination, the city of Freetown in Sierra Leone. Night of the Tall Trees is a fascinating and harrowing account of one man's journey through one of the most mysterious and dangerous parts of the world.; 8vo; 263 pages; 54860: two volume set.
