The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, and Explorations of the Nile Sources
by Baker, Sir Samuel W
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- F
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: MacMillan & Co, 1867 2 vols. 8vo. original green gilt-stamped cloth (minor spotting to leaf edges, first & last pages, one or two leaves carelessly opened); pp. xxx, 372 (last blank); xii (last blank), 372, with 2 coloured maps (1 folding), engraved double-portrait frontis., 1 tinted lithographed frontis. & 13 wood-engraved plates (incl. 1 not on plate list). 20 wood-engravings in the text. Heavy item (1.5kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A lovely bright set, fine.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. F.
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- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001854
- Title
- The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, and Explorations of the Nile Sources
- Author
- Baker, Sir Samuel W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - F
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- MacMillan & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1867
- Keywords
- Samuel Baker Lake Albert N'Yanza Africa White Nile Congo Uganda Sudan Big Game Hunting
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