Burton, The Lake Regions of Central Africa
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Author: Burton, Richard F.
Title: The Lake Regions of Central Africa, a Picture of Exploration
Place Published: New York
Publisher:Harper & Brothers
Date Published: 1860
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572 + 4 ad pp. Illustrated with numerous wood engravings, including frontispiece and plates included in the pagination; folding map. 24x15 cm (9½x6"), rebound in modern black cloth, lettering on spine in silver gilt; new endpapers. First American Edition.
Burton's account of his penetration into the interior of Africa, with John Hanning Speke as his second in command, in search of the source of the Nile River. The journey was to become as famous for the acrimonious relationship between the two explorers as for any geographical knowledge gained, although the latter was significant. Penzer p.66.
Condition Report: Toning to textblock; occasional faint foxing and soiling throughout; very good or better.
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Author: Burton, Richard F.
Title: The Lake Regions of Central Africa, a Picture of Exploration
Place Published: New York
Publisher:Harper & Brothers
Date Published: 1860
Description:
572 + 4 ad pp. Illustrated with numerous wood engravings, including frontispiece and plates included in the pagination; folding map. 24x15 cm (9½x6"), rebound in modern black cloth, lettering on spine in silver gilt; new endpapers. First American Edition.
Burton's account of his penetration into the interior of Africa, with John Hanning Speke as his second in command, in search of the source of the Nile River. The journey was to become as famous for the acrimonious relationship between the two explorers as for any geographical knowledge gained, although the latter was significant. Penzer p.66.
Condition Report: Toning to textblock; occasional faint foxing and soiling throughout; very good or better.
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