The Lake Regions of Central Africa. A Picture of Exploration. Two volumes
by Burton, Richard F
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/Good
- Seller
-
Arvada, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: Horizon, 1961. First edition thus. Hardcover. Near fine/Good. Two volume reprint of Burtons 1860 account of his 1856-59 expedition to attempt to find the source of the Nile. Introduction by Alan Moorehead. 412 and 468 pages, index at end of vol. 2. 35 illustrations. Rust and green cloth boards, light orange top edges. Dust jackets with green spines, price on front flaps. Jackets have a couple of small tears, scrapes of the finish at top corner and a small chip.
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- Bookseller
- Old Algonquin Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16674
- Title
- The Lake Regions of Central Africa. A Picture of Exploration. Two volumes
- Author
- Burton, Richard F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Publisher
- Horizon
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- Africa, exploration, expeditions, Sir Richard Francis Burton, espionage,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Old Algonquin Books
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Arvada, Colorado
About Old Algonquin Books
Old Algonquin Books. owned by John and Helen Dunning, was an open store in Denver from 1984-1994. and has been an online business since then. Member: Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association (RMABA).All books with dust jackets have removable mylar covers on the jackets unless otherwise noted. First edition also means first printing unless otherwise noted.
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