Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time; with Illustrations of the Geology, Mineralogy, and Zoology (Harper's Family Library No. XVI)
by [Robert] Jameson, James Wilson and Hugh Murray
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- Hardcover
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1st American edition. Good hardcover. Printed cloth over thin boards. Scuffed/lightly soiled covers and spine; lacking cloth covering along much of spine and slightly along cover edges; tightly bound; owner name on front free end paper; clean interior with some foxing. 16 engravings present, including illustrated title page, fold-out map at front and two interior maps. Fold-out map is complete but with short closed tears at tail edge. 16mo (15 cm), 359 pp; illustrated. Complete in one volume.
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- Title
- Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time; with Illustrations of the Geology, Mineralogy, and Zoology (Harper's Family Library No. XVI)
- Author
- [Robert] Jameson, James Wilson and Hugh Murray
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: J. and J. Harper
- Date Published
- 1831
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- AFRICA; IMPERIALISM; DISCOVERY; EUROPEAN; GOLD; IVORY; SLAVERY; COLONIALISM; RACISM; RIVERS; TRIBES; MALI; TIMBUKTU; ENGRAVINGS; DENHAM; CLAPPERTON; PARK; MAPS; EXPLORATION
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