The Search for the Niger
by Lloyd, Christopher
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Cape Town, South Africa
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About This Item
Readers Union Club. From the flyleaf: "The exciting story of attempts to solve the mystery of the source of the Niger. No one conceived the extraordinary possibility that it could flow north-east to the southern edge of the Sahara, then east for a couple of hundred miles before turning on its immense south-easterly stretch to reach the sea in a complex of rivers that poured their waters into the Bight of Biafra...". Previous owner's name on front fixed end page. 18 illustrations. 220 Pages. Contents clean and tightly bound. Condition: Very good. Dust jacket: Good-. Edge-wear and rubbing to extremities. 1cm closed tear on rear cover. Toning to verso. Binding: Hardcover. Black boards with gilt lettering to spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quagga Books (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 301986
- Title
- The Search for the Niger
- Author
- Lloyd, Christopher
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Readers Union Club
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel & Exploration;
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Quagga Books
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About the Seller
Quagga Books
Biblio member since 2018
Cape Town
About Quagga Books
We have been in business for over 25 years. Situated in Kalk Bay, Cape Town at the Southern tip of Africa, we deal in all types of collectable books. Over the years we have been featured in Time Magazine, The New York Times, Louis Vuitton Travel Guide, The Guardian and numerous others.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.