The River Congo Folder Ruark only wrote for a

Ruark only wrote for a period of fifteen years

full of Abbey’s reflections on the desert as a paradox

and it never sags

you’ll also find hilarious predicaments

The open handle with milled holes is lightweight and easy to clean

The River Congo Folder Ruark only wrote for aSir Harry H. Johnston, The River Congo. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1884. xviii, 470 pages. First edition. Hardbound (beautifully rebound in quarter red leather with gold imprinted spine labels and red buckram along with marbled endpapers. Lavishly illustrated (by the author, who was a skilled artist), folding map, index. Fine condition and a lovely item by one of the great polymaths of his era. $650.