Lot 17
Africa.- Speke (John Hanning) What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile, first edition, 1864.
Hammer Price: £1,100
Description
Africa.- Speke (John Hanning) What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile, first edition, half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece, 2 maps (one folding, one double-page), 32pp. publishers' catalogue at end, some foxing, mostly at beginning and end, advertisement & contents leaves plus folding map all loose, original terracotta cloth, a little rubbed and marked, rebacked preserving original spine, corners slightly worn, [Czech p.151], 8vo, Edinburgh & London, 1864.
⁂ Account of Speke's first expedition in search of the source of the Nile, undertaken with Sir Richard Burton in 1856-59, and which caused the antagonism between them (see also lot 5).
Description
Africa.- Speke (John Hanning) What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile, first edition, half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece, 2 maps (one folding, one double-page), 32pp. publishers' catalogue at end, some foxing, mostly at beginning and end, advertisement & contents leaves plus folding map all loose, original terracotta cloth, a little rubbed and marked, rebacked preserving original spine, corners slightly worn, [Czech p.151], 8vo, Edinburgh & London, 1864.
⁂ Account of Speke's first expedition in search of the source of the Nile, undertaken with Sir Richard Burton in 1856-59, and which caused the antagonism between them (see also lot 5).
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