Exploration.- Major (Richard Henry)
Exploration.- Major (Richard Henry)
The Life of Prince Henry of Portugal, Surnamed the Navigator, FIRST EDITION, large paper presentation copy to Col. J.A. Grant, inscribed on half-title and with 3 pp letter tipped-in to front paste-down, chromolithograph portrait frontispiece, tissue guard, 6 maps, 3 folding, 2 plates, original green leather-backed cloth, gilt, rubbed and marked, ends of spine and joint worn, large 8vo, A. Asher, 1868.
*** Inscribed with letter to James Augustus Grant (1827-92), author of “A Walk Across Africa” (1864) and companion of Speke on his epic journey. Major observes that he only has two large-paper copies left for presentation.
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Exploration.- Major (Richard Henry)
The Life of Prince Henry of Portugal, Surnamed the Navigator, FIRST EDITION, large paper presentation copy to Col. J.A. Grant, inscribed on half-title and with 3 pp letter tipped-in to front paste-down, chromolithograph portrait frontispiece, tissue guard, 6 maps, 3 folding, 2 plates, original green leather-backed cloth, gilt, rubbed and marked, ends of spine and joint worn, large 8vo, A. Asher, 1868.
*** Inscribed with letter to James Augustus Grant (1827-92), author of “A Walk Across Africa” (1864) and companion of Speke on his epic journey. Major observes that he only has two large-paper copies left for presentation.
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