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Travels in West Africa by Mary Kingsley synthetic dyeing intimate story of one determinedTravels in West Africa With An Introduction By Anthony Brandy by Mary Kingsley National Geographic Society, 2002, paperback, ISBN 9780792266389 Very Good Condition, previous owners inscription blacked out on front flyleaf, front cover slightly curled, minor shelf and edge wear 'In 1893, defying every convention of Victorian womanhood, Mary Kingsley set off alone for West Africa to collect botanical specimens. Unaccompanied except for native guides,