The Scramble for Africa The White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912 by Pakenham, Thomas - 1991

New York: Random House. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1991. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0394515765 . "Ten years in the writing, and involving trips to twenty-two African countries as well as extensive research in Britain, France, Belgium and Germany, Thomas Pakenham's tour de force of historical narrative is the first full-scale history of this extraordinary period." Ships same or next business day. Text block is pulled away from spine head, tiny puncture mark on top left corner of back board, small bumps on spine ends and bottom right corner of front board, light soiling on fore-edge. Overall, pages are clean and tight. Dust jacket has small punctures on top left corner of back cover, moderate edge wear, light soiling on back cover, small green mark on head of front flap. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 738 pages .