Heart of darkness: and two other stories
London: The Folio Society, 1997. Mosley, Francis. First Folio Edition. 6.25" x 9" pp. 297, [1]; frontispiece, 11 black and white plates. Richly illustrated royal blue cloth boards with metallic silver stamping in royal blue slipcase with silver stamping. Boards are bright and clean. Text and plates are crisp. Slipcase is sound. Very good.
A criticism of 19th century colonial practices in Africa, as a steamboat captain witnesses the horrors of the ivory trade's exploitation of the native Congolese. His journey brings him in contact with a ruthless ivory trader whose descent into madness illustrates the lack of humanity in his profession. Item #2479
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