Author: John Geddie
Title: The Lake Regions of Central Africa: A Record of Modern Discovery
Description: London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1881. First edition. Cloth. A first edition travel work of Central Africa by John Geddie. The first edition of this work. Written by John Geddie, Scots-Canadian missionary known as the "father of Presbyterian missions in the South Seas." A record of modern discovery in three parts, first concerned with the Nile; second with the Congo; and third with the Zambesi. Introduction with historical notes on the lake regions of central Africa. With ten leaves of publisher's catalogue to rear. Illustrated with thirty-two plates of illustrations. Collated, complete.Binding seen in green, blue, and red cloth variants, priority unknown. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, spine gently cocked forward. Library shelf number inked to head of back strip. Boards lightly marked. Binding split to p. 91 and few other places, held by two cords only. Pages generally very clean throughout. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
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Title: The Lake Regions of Central Africa: A Record of Modern Discovery
Description: London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1881. First edition. Cloth. A first edition travel work of Central Africa by John Geddie. The first edition of this work. Written by John Geddie, Scots-Canadian missionary known as the "father of Presbyterian missions in the South Seas." A record of modern discovery in three parts, first concerned with the Nile; second with the Congo; and third with the Zambesi. Introduction with historical notes on the lake regions of central Africa. With ten leaves of publisher's catalogue to rear. Illustrated with thirty-two plates of illustrations. Collated, complete.Binding seen in green, blue, and red cloth variants, priority unknown. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, spine gently cocked forward. Library shelf number inked to head of back strip. Boards lightly marked. Binding split to p. 91 and few other places, held by two cords only. Pages generally very clean throughout. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
Keywords: africa travel explore john geddie travel Not Stated
Price: GBP 55.00 = appr. US$ 78.54 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 842A64
- Book number: 842A64
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