copyright 1948; Little, Brown and Company publishers, Boston; hardbound; very good condition with unmarked pages; Ex Libris sticker inside, opposite cover; no dust jacket.
 
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The dramatic story of an African king whose reign coincides with the incursion of Arab raiders and the destruction of his world by slave traders. This unusual tale gives the reader a feel for the strangeness of an earlier time and the vastness of a mysterious land. A timeless novel told with stunning and often brutal authenticity.