Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, in the Years 1822, 1823, and 1824; Extending Across the Great Desert to the Tenth Degree of Northern Latitude, and from Kouka in Bornou, to Sackatoo, the Capital of the Felatah Empire
London: John Murray, 1826. Second edition. Hardcover. 2 vol. 8vo. [5], vi-lxxxviii, [1], 2-321, [5]; [3], iv, [1], 2-413 pp. Half mid-nineteenth century calf over marbled paper boards with the spines in six compartments; all edges sprinkled red. Brown endpapers and pastedowns. Each volume illustrated with a frontispiece, volume one with several plates (one of which is in color), volume two with three additional plates. Some of the plates are folding maps. Howgego C33. Ibrahim-Hilmy 136. Contains essays on the languages, flora and fauna, and the histories of the regions Denham and Clappteron visited on this expedition. The volumes also contain a survey of Lake Chad. Good. Item #000014850
Lacks the labels on the spine, spines worn, the front board of volume one starting but remains attached. The title pages' bottom edges trimmed just below the date, a bookplate on each front pastedown.
Price: $300.00