(1950) 1951 1st UK edition. Victor Golancz. London. Ppxxviii,356. B/w photographs, map. Blue cloth. Inscription, slightly cocked. Good copy in chipped dust-wrapper.
Notes: "A comprehensive portrayal of the historical background and scientific aspects of the great game sanctuaries of the Belgian Congo, with the story of a six months pilgrimage throughout that most primitive region in the heart of the African Continent". Mrs Akeley's account of her return to the Belgian Congo twenty years after her husband's death in that country. She visits many scenes from Carl Akeley's expeditions as well as Mount Mikeno where he is buried.
