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Detroit: Negro History Press, (1970). 1st edition. Nice copy. octavo. cloth binding xii + 341pp., appends., index, Facsimile (without maps & plates) of Frederick A. Stokes edition of 1903. Nice buckram binding
The Nile Quest; a Record of the Exploration of the Nile and its Basin [Edited by Sir John Scott Keltie] by Johnston, Sir Harry - 1905
by Johnston, Sir Harry
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The Nile Quest; a Record of the Exploration of the Nile and its Basin [Edited by Sir John Scott Keltie]
by Johnston, Sir Harry
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London: Alston Rivers, 1905. Second edition. Frontispiece portrait of Speke from a drawing by the author, and 73 plates, including maps by J.G. Bartholomew (one folding) and facsimiles. 1 vols. 8vo. Modern three quarter burgundy morocco and marbled boards. Second edition. Frontispiece portrait of Speke from a drawing by the author, and 73 plates, including maps by J.G. Bartholomew (one folding) and facsimiles. 1 vols. 8vo. With a contemporary inscription on the flyleaf, "to ___ (?) from John 1906"
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- Format/Binding Frontispiece portrait of Speke from a drawing by the author, and 73 plates, including maps by J.G. Bartholomew (one folding) and
- Book Condition Used - Modern three quarter burgundy morocco and marbled boards
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- Edition Second edition
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- Publisher Alston Rivers
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1905
- Keywords Africa
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The Nile Quest: A Record of the Exploration of the Nile and its Basin
by Johnston, Sir Harry
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The Nile Quest - A Record of the exploration of the Nile and its basin
by Johnston, Sir Harry
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Llanwrda, Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom
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Lawrence & Bullen, 1903. Book. Good. Hardcover. hardback, 8vo, green cloth gilt, faded to spine, lightly rubbed at extremities, foxing to endpapers and margins, one gathering slightly loosened at tail end, b&w plates, 341pp.
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The Nile Quest: A Record of the Exploration of the Nile and its Basin
by Sir Harry Johnston
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Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
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New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1903. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First American Edition. 130mm x 190mm. All the usual library additions and remnants. Moderate wear to cloth. Age-toning/foxing to edges of page-block. Text and plates very clean. Binding rock solid. Map to rear has a section detached but extant, several tears, and one very small loss. Map would restore to 'good' condition. 341pp.
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The Nile Quest: A Record of the Exploration of the Nile and its Basin
by Sir Harry Johnston
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Southport, Merseyside, United Kingdom
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Paperback / softback. New. Sir Harry Johnston (1858-1927), was a British explorer and colonial administrator who became a key figure in the British Empire's expansion in Africa. This book, first published in 1903, is his broad-ranging history of Nile exploration from the Ancient Egyptians and Greeks to Napoleon and the Victorian period.
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Nile Quest: A Record Of The Exploration Of The Nile And Its Basin
by Johnston, Sir Harry
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Magalia, California, United States
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Frederick A. Stokes. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Covers have some rubbing to edges w/tiny bit of fraying, top edge of rear cover has small bump, owner's name erased on FFEP, little bit of light soiling, page ends lightly toning, front interior hinge just starting to crack; 1 fold-out map in rear has small taped tear; green decorative cloth covers; The Story of Exploration; 341 pages .
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