Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, in the Years 1822, 1823, and 1824 ... Extending across the Great Desert to the Tenth Degree of Northern Latitude, and from Kouka in Bornou, to Sackatoo, the Capital of the Felatah Empire
by Denham, Major Dixon, Captain Hugh Clapperton, and Dr. Oudney
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Boston: Cummings, Hilliard; Philadelphia: Carey and Lea, 1826. 1st Amer. ed. Hardcover. Good. 3 maps (2 folding), folding plate (bound as two plates in this copy), lxiv, 255, 104, 112p. Contemporary leather. 23cm. Backstrip and cover edges heavily scuffed. First folding map wrinkled but complete. Lower corner of three text leaves torn off (substantial loss of text on one leaf). Archival tape repairs on another text leaf. Bookplates (one from an old Philadelphia institution).
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- McBlain Books (US)
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- Title
- Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, in the Years 1822, 1823, and 1824 ... Extending across the Great Desert to the Tenth Degree of Northern Latitude, and from Kouka in Bornou, to Sackatoo, the Capital of the Felatah Empire
- Author
- Denham, Major Dixon, Captain Hugh Clapperton, and Dr. Oudney
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Amer. ed
- Publisher
- Cummings, Hilliard; Philadelphia: Carey and Lea
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1826
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Our second floor shop contains about 15,000 volumes and is open by appointment. Established 1970. We have been a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America for over 45 years. While there is a heavy emphasis in our stock on African Americana, Africa, Asia and the Middle East we also buy and sell antiquarian books on other subjects.
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