(027681) Alexander, Caroline. One Dry Season: In the Footsteps of Mary Kingsley. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 290 pages. Fine in Very Good DJ. DJ spine faded. The author set out to explore the equatorial African country of Gabon by retracing the steps of a journey made in 1895 by Mary Kingsley, author of the best-selling classic Travels in West Africa ISBN: 0394574559 (Gabon, Africa)