Author: Taylor, Bayard,
Title: A Journey to Central Africa or, Life and Landscapes From Egypt to the Negro Kingdoms of the White Nile.
Description: New York: G. P. Putnam, 1862. Eleventh Edition. Hardcover. Gilt spine lettering a bit faded. Slight dampstaining to endpapers. Very small intendation to front board and first few pages. Very light foxing to first few pages. ; Dark green buckram boards with blindstamped linear decoration and gilt spine lettering. Beautiful steel engraved tissue guarded frontispiece. Rear fold-out "map of the course of the Nile and adjacent countries" with minor edgewear. Else handsome, tight and clean. - Bayard Taylor was a successful travel writer. "A Journey to Central Africa" was published in the earlier part of his career. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 522 pages. Very Good.

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