Narrative of an Exploring Voyage Up to the Rivers Kwo'ra (Kuora) and Bi'nue (Binue) Commonly Known as the Niger and Tsadda in 1854
by BAIKIE, William Balfour;
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Bookseller
- Horizon Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- J12639
- Title
- Narrative of an Exploring Voyage Up to the Rivers Kwo'ra (Kuora) and Bi'nue (Binue) Commonly Known as the Niger and Tsadda in 1854
- Author
- BAIKIE, William Balfour;
- Format/Binding
- Later half calf and marbled boards, gilt title lettering on leather spine labels, gilt decorations on spine, few words erased on
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, John Murray, 1856, First edition.
- Size
- 8vo [23 x 14 cm]; xvi, 456 pp, e
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel - Africa;
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- Gilt
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