The Nile Quest. A Record of the Exploration of the Nile and its Basin. With illustrations from drawings and photographs by the author and others. With maps by J.G. Bartholomew by JOHNSTON, Sir Harry - 1903.

New York: Frederick A. Stokes & , 1903. First American Edition. Hardcover. In quite good condition./no. Demy octavo, [20cm/8inches], full ebony-embossed green cloth sans dust jacket, pp. xv, 341, indexed. Illustrated with 73 pen & ink sketches by the author and maps by J. G. Bartholomew. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Sir Henry Hamilton Johnston, ( 1858 – 1927), was a British explorer, botanist, artist, colonial administrator, and linguist who travelled widely in Africa and spoke many African languages. He published 40 books on African subjects and was one of the key players in the Scramble for Africa that occurred at the end of the 19th century.

HardPress Publishing, 2012-08-01. Paperback. Good.

Detroit: Negro History Press, (1970). 1st edition. Nice copy. octavo. cloth binding xii + 341pp., appends., index, Facsimile (without maps & plates) of Frederick A. Stokes edition of 1903. Nice buckram binding

Lawrence & Bullen, 1903. Book. Good. Hardcover. hardback, 8vo, green cloth gilt, faded to spine, lightly rubbed at extremities, foxing to endpapers and margins, one gathering slightly loosened at tail end, b&w plates, 341pp.

New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1903. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First American Edition. 130mm x 190mm. All the usual library additions and remnants. Moderate wear to cloth. Age-toning/foxing to edges of page-block. Text and plates very clean. Binding rock solid. Map to rear has a section detached but extant, several tears, and one very small loss. Map would restore to 'good' condition. 341pp.

LAWRENCE & BULLEN, LONDON CIRCA 1903 HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL GILT DECORATED CLOTH BINDING, COMPLETE COPY WITH NUMEROUS FULL PAGE PLATES & THE FOLDING MAP TO REAR. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 9 X 6 INCHES WITH 15 + 327 PAGES. SOME LIGHT WEAR & MINOR RUBBING TO TOP & BOTTOM OF SPINE, FEW MINOR MARKS TO CLOTH BOARDS, CORNERS BUMPED, INSCRIPTION DATED 1904 TO FRONT ENDPAPER, OCCASIONAL LIGHT FOXING WHICH IS HEAVIER TO TITLE PAGE,WRINKLES OR CREASES TO PAGES [SEE LAST IMAGE] APPROX 6 INCH CLOSED TEAR TO FOLDING MAP BUT NO LOSS. OVERALL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH GILT TO FRONT BOARD BRIGHT. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Paperback / softback. New. Sir Harry Johnston (1858-1927), was a British explorer and colonial administrator who became a key figure in the British Empire's expansion in Africa. This book, first published in 1903, is his broad-ranging history of Nile exploration from the Ancient Egyptians and Greeks to Napoleon and the Victorian period.

London: Lawrence And Bullen, 1903. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 1903 FIRST PRINTING of First UK Edition. Original green cloth with gilt lettering front and spine, big gilt decoration front cover. The book has clean covers, slight darkening to spine, rubbing to corners, edges, and spine ends, old owner gift inscription (dated 1904) on FFEP otherwise no former owner marks or writing on any pages, some foxing on some of the pages opposite photo plates but no foxing on other pages, solid binding, complete with all plates-maps-pages. The book measures 229mm tall x 150mm, and has 341 pages, 73 b/w photos/images (including the large folding map at rear). PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co Publishers. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1903. First US Edition. Hardcover. With illustrations from drawings and photographs by the author and others. Maps by J G Bartholomew. Black and white frontispiece portrait of 'Speke'. Pictorial cloth bound boards, extremities rubbed, some marks on boards where it appears something has been spilt, head/tail of spine bumped. In protective plastic film. Previous owners inscription on e/p. The 'Remainder' issue with title blocked in black not gilt. Folding map at end of book. 341 pp. Illustrated in black and white. Clean bright and tight. ; 001677; 8vo .

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1903. First edition. Hardcover. g+ to vg. Octavo (8 x 6"). xv, [1], 341, [1]pp. Modern 3/4 morocco over marbled paper covered boards, with gold lettering, ruling and illustration on spine. Top paper edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Frontispiece portrait of Speke from a drawing by the author. Sir Harry Johnston (1858-1927), was a British artist, explorer and colonial administrator. He was a key figure in the so-called 'Scramble for Africa', the invasion and colonization of Africa by major European powers in the late nineteenth century. "This book is Johnston's wide-ranging history of Nile exploration, beginning with the Ancient Egyptians and the Greeks and continuing into the Victorian period. As well as charting the development of ancient civilisations in the Nile region, Johnston also discusses its wider role in world history and its appeal to powerful leaders from Alexander the Great to Napoleon. As a contemporary of many significant participants in… Read More