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Petherick

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.

William Blackwood, 1861

1265,00 €

Buddenbrooks Inc.

(Newburyport, Stati Uniti d'America)

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Anno di pubblicazione
1861
Luogo di stampa
Edinburgh
Autore
Petherick
Editori
William Blackwood
Edizione
RARE FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL CLOTH OF THIS EXTENSIVE WORK OF
Lingue
Inglese
Prima edizione

Descrizione

First edition, and WITH THE SCARCE SUBSCRIPTION PAMPHLET appealing for funds for Petherick?s proposed expedition to explore the Nile sources and to aid the Speke and Grant Expedition already in progress, and to further explore the Nile beyond Gondokoro. With a large folding map of the author?s travels. 8vo, original publisher?s textured burgundy cloth, blindstamped decorative borders to both covers, the spine lettered in gilt. [4 page subscription pamphlet], xii, 482, 16 ads. A very desirable copy of this rare first edition, internally very clean, the binding bright and handsome with only light mellowing to the spine and gilt, a bit of expert strengthening to the tips.