SAAT: The Native Slave-Boy of Khartoum. One of Sir Samuel Baker's Expedition to the Albert Nyanza
by Wilkinson, The Right Rev. Bishop
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
-
Carmarthen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Original red cloth binding with black lettering, and black vignette of the little slave boy to the front board. Very good copy with a little general wear to the boards which are slightly marked here and there and has some spotting on the rear board, but overall VG minus. 74 pp + 6 pages of the SPCK publisher's book adverts. A b/w frontispiece line drawn illustration of Khartoum, and b/w decorative chapter headpieces. The book has a printed dedication from the Bishop on the reverse of the title page, to "Sir Samuel and Lady Baker who......did more to open up 'the River of Egypt'......and to supress throughoput its course the horrors and Villanies of THE ACCURSED SLAVE-TRADE....." . A typical SPCK production but with the difference that although the usual moral tale it is factual and highlights the Abolition movement, and the slave-trade, etc. All hinges tight, and overall this is a Very Clean, Tight and Bright copy. ; 8vo 6" - 8" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 108740
- Title
- SAAT: The Native Slave-Boy of Khartoum. One of Sir Samuel Baker's Expedition to the Albert Nyanza
- Author
- Wilkinson, The Right Rev. Bishop
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- Sir Samuel Baker Lady Baker, Expedition To Albert Nyanza, Source Of The Nile, The Slave Trade, A Slave, African Slaves, Africa, Bishop Wilkinson
- Bookseller catalogs
- Middle East/Egypt;
Terms of Sale
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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About the Seller
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Biblio member since 2006
Carmarthen
About Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Retired Member of the P.B.F.A, and the WBA. In business for 42+ years to date, mainly working from home nowadays, and formerly exhibiting at Major London Book Fairs, and some Provincial ones within reach of the M4! View by Appointment ONLY Please, as I may be unavailable on the day you call. Happy to see customers but they have to be able to squeeze through the book aisles/piles! Unfortunately no wheelchair access. Currently only working part-time.
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