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Journey of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile

Journey of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile

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Journey of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile

by Speke, John Hanning

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NY: Harper & Brothers, 1864. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published NY: Harper & Brothers, 1864. 8vo., 590pp., plus 6pp. publisher's ads, illustrated with engraved plates, including a large fold-out color map. Blind embossed brown cloth with bronze spine titles, yellow endpapers. Gentle wear at the heel and crown, else very good plus, binding sound and tight, pages, plates and map clean with no foxing. . 1st. Hard. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Journey of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile
Author
Speke, John Hanning
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good Plus
Jacket Condition
No Jacket, As Issued
Edition
1st
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Place of Publication
NY
Date Published
1864
Bookseller catalogs
Travel and Exploration;
Size
8vo

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