Click for full-size.
FRENCH ENTERPRISE IN AFRICA. The Personal Narrative of Lieut. Hourst of His Exploration of the Niger
by Hourst, Lieutenant
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Granville, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY and London: E.P. Dutton and Co. and Chapman & Hall, Ltd., 1899. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published NY and London: E.P. Dutton and Co. and Chapman & Hall, Ltd., 1899. 8vo., xvi+520pp.+ frontis portrait, illustrated with 190 photo reproductions, fold-out map. Dark blue cloth with gilt titles. Translated by Mrs. Arthur Bell. In the heyday of French enterprise in West Africa Hourst explored the Niger River from Timbuktu for the French Government. A fine, bright copy. . 1st. Hard. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- The Wild Muse
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008499
- Title
- FRENCH ENTERPRISE IN AFRICA. The Personal Narrative of Lieut. Hourst of His Exploration of the Niger
- Author
- Hourst, Lieutenant
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton and Co. and Chapman & Hall, Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- NY and London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Exploration;
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
The Wild Muse
Returnable within 10 days.
About the Seller
The Wild Muse
Biblio member since 2005
Granville, New York
About The Wild Muse
Literary and modern first editions. Established 1985. Mail order only.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- E.P.
- The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Collecting Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley was a well-known and highly controversial figure in the first half of the 20th Century. A writer, occultist, magician, and mountaineer, Crowley impacted a diverse collection of sub-cultures and interests. See collectible Crowley from Biblio booksellers.
Collecting The Beat Generation
The Beat Generation was born out of WWII, and it still continues to exert considerable influence on today’s literary scene. Biblio sellers have a fantastic collection of Beat Generation books and ephemera for browsing.
