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.
Libri antichi e moderni
Petherick
William Blackwood,
1861
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.
Libri antichi e moderni
Petherick
William Blackwood,
1861
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Stati Uniti d'America)
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Dettagli
- 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
- True
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.
