Journal of an Expedition to explore the course & termination of the Niger by Lander, Richard and John - 1832

J & J Harper. NY., 1832 Smallish book about 4 by 6 inches with some 337 pages plus two pages of publisher ads at the rear. Bound in thin tan cloth over boards. Covers with printed title and other information. Book No. XXXVI in the publisher Family Library series. Illustrated with three in-text images and one tissue guarded plate. An actual exciting account of early African exploration. Reading of the rigors of the trip made me wonder why anyone would attempt the travels. A very worn and used copy with primitive re-backing, heavy wear, internal moderate foxing, etc. Perfectly readable throughout. FAIR. Hardcover. Fair.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1836. HB. Embossed green cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 16mo, 384 pp., frontis portrait of Richard Lander, two maps (1 fold-out). No marks in book, binding tight. Minor foxing to preliminaries. Covers clean with very little wear, corners bumped. Book condition VG. Volume I only, of a 2 volume set.

London. Good with no dust jacket. 1832. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; JOURNAL OF AN EXPEDITION TO EXPLORE THE COURSE AND TERMINATION OF THE NIGER; With a Narrative of a Voyage down that River to its Termination. Vol II (of 3). Quarter brown leather and purple cloth, gilt-decorated spine with black labels, “Family Library 1832” at spine base. Upper portion of front joint split. Vii, [i], 321, [1] pp, lacking series title. Plates lightly foxed, text good. .

London: Thomas Tegg and Son. Good with no dustjacket. 1838. Second Edition. Hardcover. Internally fine, Vol. 1 the binding is good, Vol. 2 backstrip is detatched. .

NY: Harper & Brothers, 1843. 2 vols., 384 + 337, [1] pp., frontispieces and plates in each volume, folding map in the first; rebound in modern black cloth with endpapers added, occasional light foxing, else very good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1839. John Lander (1806-1839) and his brother Richard (1804-1834) were the first Europeans to follow the course of the Niger to its terminus in the Atlantic. First published in 1832; this is a Very Good (Minus) set of an early printing from seven years later. Historical significance and not common. Two small volumes of Harper's "Stereotype Edition," numbers 35 and 36 of "The Family Library." Pebbled brown cloth bindings with gilt titling on the spines. Clean texts, bright and clear, with occasional spotting. Illustrations throughout. Volume One is xiii, map, then continues from page 18 to 384; the frontis is a fold-out map. Volume Two is vii, beginswith page nine to page 337. An Appendix lists their stores and medicines for the trip. These are ex-libris copies from an historical society, indicated by labels on the front paste-downs and paper l;abels on the spine. The condition is basically sound, but a little tender. Bumped, and with chips to… Read More

John Murray, London., 1832. 1st. Ed.. Three volume set complete; each volume with frontis., plus two maps (one being fold-out), 4 further plates and 1-page of adverts at rear of Vol. II. Small 8vo. Hardbacks. Some spotting to fore-edges of text blocks and occasionally internally, o/w. contents clean and fine. Bound in original light brown printed cloth boards, showing a light shelf wear and a little darkening to spine, o/w. in fine condition. A very pleasing set. Richard and John Lander's fascinating account of their expedition to the termination of the Niger. In addition to the plates and maps, there are some illustrations within the text and a 12-page section details the stores, medicines and surgical instruments they took with them.

London: John Murray, Albemarle-Street, 1833. Second edition. Leather-bound. Good Plus. 3 volumes. 12mo. 6 1/4 in. x 4 1/4 in. Three-quarter bound over blue stone marbled boards. Mild wear to extremities. Recent leather touchup repair to top left of each volume's front board, and extremities. Rebacked with original spine Attractive red Morocco spine labels, ruled in gilt with gilt lettering "Family Library" and "Journal of the Niger." Double ruled gilt compartments with gilt scrollwork and floral motif on spine. Matching blue stone marbled pastedowns and free endpapers. Gilt-top edge. Bindings tight but sound. Vol 1: [4], lxiv, [2] 272. Includes half-title, frontispiece portrait of Richard Lander, 2 maps ("The Quorra, Sengal, and Gambia Rivers" and foldout map "The Course of the Quorra, The Joliba or Niger". In text illustrations pp. 227 and 228. Mispagination 173 as 17; Vol 2: [1] vii, [1], 321, [1]. No half-title. Includes frontispiece portrait of John Lander, 3 plates ("The Fetish at Patashie,"… Read More

John Murray, London., 1832. 1st. Ed.. Three volume set complete; each volume with frontis., plus two maps (one being fold-out), 4 further plates and 1-page of adverts at rear of Vol. II. Small 8vo. Hardbacks. Very minor spotting, o/w. contents exceptionally clean and fine. Bound in original light brown printed cloth boards, showing a little shelf wear, o/w. in fine condition. A very pleasing set. Richard and John Lander's fascinating account of their expedition to the termination of the Niger. In addition to the plates and maps, there are some illustrations within the text and a 12-page section details the stores, medicines and surgical instruments they took with them.

London, Murray, 1832. . First edition. 3 volumes, small 8vo., engraved portrait frontispiece, 6 engraved plates, 2 maps (1 folding), light spotting to plates, contemporary half calf, marbled boards, a fine set. one of the great African narratives completing the navigaton of the river niger.Richard Lander accompanied Hugh Clapperton as his manservant on his second expedition to explore the Niger in 1825. The expedition disembarked on the Nigerian coast determined to strike inland to Sokoto, then descend the Niger to the Atlantic. Most of the party died of malaria en route and it was only Clapperton and Lander who made it to Sokoto. The local ruler, Mohammed Bello, who had tried to trick Clapperton with a false map on his first expedition with Denham, agreed to allow them to return to the sea by way of the Niger. With success all but guaranteed, Clapperton fell victim to malaria and dysentery and Lander was left to make his way bak alone through territory controlled by hostile tribes.Lander… Read More