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His Rule In Belgium And The Congo
MACDONNELL, John De Courcy
MACDONNELL, John De Courcy King Leopold Ii His Rule In Belgium And The Congo
Cassell, 1905.
First edition. 8vo. Original brown boards lettered in gilt. Forty-one photographic plates, folding genealogical table and a folding map of Congo to the rear. A near fine copy, front endpaper with short closed edge tear.
An uncommon biography of Leopold II and historical sketch of Belgium's rise as a colonial power, focusing particularly on the Congo Free State over which Leopold had personal rule until 1908.
Stock ID: 38293
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