The Ogowe Band. A Narrative Of African Travel [Larry Mcmurtry Collection] Joseph H. Reading Larry Mcmurtry Collection,Travel/Exploration

Joseph H. Reading.The Ogowe Band. A Narrative of African Travel.Philadelphia: Read & Company, 1890. First edition. Octavo. xv, 278 pages. Frontispiece photo of A Tropic Home built by the author in 1882, 64 photographic plates, 3 maps, decorative initial letters and engraved tail-pieces. Color African Money plate mis-bound facing page 248. Publisher's brown cloth stamped with black designs and lion's head with gilt titles on front board, black designs and gilt lettering to spine, patterned endpapers. From the collection of Larry McMurtry, at his home in Archer City, Texas. His book, with personal brand-mark bookplate. . Binding rubbed, corners and spine ends bumped with cloth fray, pages lightly toned, few minor spots of foxing. Very good. LMM-279