CONGO KITABU. (Dust jacket front panel title: "Congo Kitabu; An exciting autobiographical account of twelve adventure-filled years in Central Africa.")

Hallet, Jean-Pierre, 1927-2004. Alex Pelle (editorial collaborator).

Published by New York: Random House, March 1966.

About this Item

American fifth printing (printing specified upon copyright page) INSCRIBED, DATED, AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. [8], 436, [1] pages. Hardcover: H 21.75cm x L 14.75cm. Dust jacket toned and lightly soiled; 3cm deep triangular chip at spine heel and front panel's adjacent corner; other shallow wear, scuffs, and short tears at edges; front flap retains publisher's printed price at top right with "2/66" date code at bottom right. Black cloth; red and yellow stamping to spine and front board. Slight soiling to text block's orange top edge; deckle fore-edge. Endpaper maps. Author's six-line ink inscription "To Pamela | Chaffe with | my very best | wishes | Jean-Pierre Hallet | Nov. 1966" on the half-title page (inscription boldly written across bottom two-thirds of page); interior leaves are otherwise clean. Binding retains some crispness.

Seller Inventory # Z626X-9616

Bibliographic Details

• Title: CONGO KITABU. (Dust jacket front panel title: "Congo Kitabu; An exciting autobiographical account of twelve adventure-filled years in Central Africa.")
• Publisher: New York: Random House, March 1966.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Africa