{"product_id":"rare-1948-footlose-in-the-congo-by-roger-courtney","title":"RARE, 1948: Footlose in the Congo, by Roger Courtney","description":"\u003cp\u003eRare first edition of Roger Courtney’s Footloose in the Congo, published by Herbert Jenkins Limited in London in 1948. 222 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume itself is not dated, but has an inscription on blank title page, that reads “To Leslie, 1953.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a very scarce account of the life of the author during a locust campaign as Chief Field Officer for an area in East Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlue cloth hardcover with impressed lettering on spine, with moderate signs of fading and wear. Minor signs of yellowing and aging on the pages. There is a faded stamp on inside of back cover “25 April 1953”.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a brief signature on front endpage, dated 1953.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAside from the faded cover, the book is in a very good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book might benefit from being rebound.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo dustjacket.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Herbert Jenkins Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48171903975642,"sku":"8e9c6755b5e4","price":160.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/1123\/1194\/files\/rare-1948-footlose-in-the-congo-by-roger-cour.jpg?v=1790610228","url":"https:\/\/highlandsbookshop.ca\/products\/rare-1948-footlose-in-the-congo-by-roger-courtney","provider":"Highlands Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}