THE ALBERT N'YANZA Great Basin of the Nile and Explorations of the Nile Sources by Baker, Sir Samuel W - 1867

macmillan london 1879. ex-lib.new edition 499pp+ads.ills.[b/w] G (reading copy only,green cloth w.black dec.stamps,rubbed and stained w.libr.label to top board,chipping and wear to extrems.incl.spine,usual libr.stamps and labels,contents sl.soiled/foxed) tired copy

Paperback / softback. New.

Macmillan and Co. London. 1867. Second edition. Two volumes. 8vo. xxx, 371pp. Frontis port., folding coloured map, 7 further engraved plates, including the coloured map of the route, with unlisted 8th engraved plate "Skirmish with the Natives", text illus.; x, (1), 372pp. Colour litho frontis., 6 further engraved plates, text illus. Original decorative green cloth, gilt, v.sl. bumped to extremities. Occasional spotting. Short closed tear to map edge repaired. Short closed tear to rep Vol. II. "The discovery of the Albert Nyanza marked the pinnacle of Baker's career as an African explorer in so far as it helped to resolve the mystery of the source of the Nile. Soon after his return to England in 1865 he learned that he had been awarded the Royal Geographical Society's prestigious gold medal for his work in Africa." ODNB.

London: Macmillan Co, 1867. Two volumes. 8vo. Green cloth stamped in gold 371 pp and 372 pp. including index. Hinges a little tender but all sturdy and holding and will certainly survive careful reading. Two marks on front cover at fore-edge. Fold-out map has a 1-1/2" tear and a few extra creases at edges but overall crisp and sturdy. Small dent at foot of spine of Vol I and a little wear at extremities. Internally clean and fine. Overall condition of both volumes is very good.. With maps, engraved illustrations and portraits. 24 illustrations in Vol. I including two hand-colored maps, one a large fold-out. 12 illustrations in Vol. II.

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.