The Tour of Africa. Containing a Concise Account of All the Countries in that Quarter of the Globe, Hitherto Visited by Europeans; with the Manners and Customs of Inhabitants. Selected from the Best Authors and Arranged by Catherine Hutton [Vol. III]
by Hutton, Catherine
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London: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1821. Hardcover. Very Good. Volume III only (of 3). viii, 536p. Original cloth, rebacked with perhaps 80% of original backstrip mounted. Original endpapers preserved. 23cm. Minimal foxing. Light soiling. No map present in this volume. From the John R. Willis Collection of Africana with his bookplate on endpaper (along with a bookplate from a previous owner). Page following title-leaf identifies the contents of this volume as "An Account of Barra, Woolli, Bondoo, Kajaaga, Kasson, Kaarta, Ludamar Arabs, Bambara, Manding, Salum, Cayor, Jalofs, Foota Toro, Foota Jallon, Bambouk, The Sahara, Suse, Marocco, Algiers, Tunis, Tripoli, and Fezzan."
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- McBlain Books (US)
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- 81142
- Title
- The Tour of Africa. Containing a Concise Account of All the Countries in that Quarter of the Globe, Hitherto Visited by Europeans; with the Manners and Customs of Inhabitants. Selected from the Best Authors and Arranged by Catherine Hutton [Vol. III]
- Author
- Hutton, Catherine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1821
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About McBlain Books
Our second floor shop contains about 15,000 volumes and is open by appointment. Established 1970. We have been a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America for over 45 years. While there is a heavy emphasis in our stock on African Americana, Africa, Asia and the Middle East we also buy and sell antiquarian books on other subjects.
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