Congo
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Very Good / Very Good. Item #009208
Quarter red cloth, black paper boards. xiv, 348 pp. Spine cocked, cloth faded at spine ends. White scuff to front board. Dust jacket is age toned. This is Crichton in top form - and the terrain this time is darkest Africa. Three daring adventurers trek into the jungle - into the very heart of the Congo, through cannibal country, past flaming volcanoes - in search of the diamonds of the lost city of Zinj. This is Michael Crichton doing what he does best: turning a classic genre upside down by introducing and making us understand - while he tells a great story - the miraculous gadgetry and grand designs that dazzle us on the frontiers of science.
Price: $85.00