One Hundred Years of Darkness

First edition of One Hundred Years of Darkness by Marcus Bleasdale (2002)

First impression 

Large format hardback in very good condition 

Signed by Marcus Bleasdale to title page

General wear and tear to dust jacket (in good condition), now in a removable protective sleeve

There is a soft bump to bottom of book spine

Some very slight toning to extremities of pages

Otherwise, pages clean, binding firm

About

Published to mark the centenary of Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" this large format book of black and white photographs of contemporary Congo combines haunting images by Marcus Bleasdale with an essay by Jon Swain of London's Sunday Times. Each photograph is accompanied by a quote from the classic novel and extended captions detail life today in the former Belgian colony. This book is based on Marcus Bleasdale's travels throughout Congo between 2000 and 2002.