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Petherick, John

Egypt, the Soudan and Central Africa with Explorations From Khartoum on the White Nile to the Regions of the Equator Being Sketches from Sixteen Years' Travel

1861

628,86 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Détails

Année
1861
Lieu d'édition
Edinburgh and London. William Blackwood and Sons
Auteur
Petherick, John
Edition
First edition.
Thème
Travel - Africa
Langues
Anglais
Premiére Edition
Oui

Description

8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xii, 482 pp, folding map (old repair on verso, annotation), half title. later calf-backed boards, raised bands, gilt spine title lettering, spine faded but lettering bright, some minor spotting on few leaves, mostly marginal, tight and sound, very good+ copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Blackmer 1295. Ibrahim-Hilmy II, 109. Czech 129. Work 24. The author traveled extensively over a 16 year period in Egypt, Sudan, Bahr-el-Ghazal, Niam-Niam, Abyssinia, Kenya, Tanzania, and as a hunter-naturalist found some new species, provides some good observations on wildlife, social and religious customs, cannibalism, native doctors, etc. There is also a list of vocabulary.
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