Du Chaillu's Books of African Travels and Adventure for the Young by Paul Du Chaillu
Published by Harper & Brothers
| 1. Stories of the Gorilla Country | (Copyright 1867 by Harper & Brothers) |
| 2. Wild Life Under the Equator | (Copyright 1868 by Harper & Brothers) |
| 3. Lost in the Jungle | (Copyright 1869 by Harper & Brothers) |
| 4. My Apingi Kingdom | (Copyright 1870 by Harper & Brothers) |
| 5. Country of the Dwarfs | (Copyright 1871 by Harper & Brothers) |
Harper & Brothers published the first editions of these books. The first editions have the year which follows the copyright date on the title page.
Illustrated.
Two formats.
Format 1. Volumes #1-5 (Until about 1890)
Cloth. Various colors. Gilt lettering on the cover and the spine. Gilt
illustrations on the cover and the spine. The cover illustration is
the same for books #1-2.
7.5” x 5.25"
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Format 2
Cloth. Green. Cover has five circles each of which represents a book
in this set which is named and illustrated. Gilt cover lettering. 12
mo.
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