Description: Journal of The Discovery of The Source of The Nile, John Hanning Speke, With Maps and Portraits, and Numerous Illustrations, Chiefly from Drawings by Captain Grant, Harper & Brothers, New York, 1864, 590 pp plus map and adverts, buckram cloth, 9.5 x 6”, 8vo. In fair condition. Buckram quite soiled along entirety of surface. Corners rubbed with ink staining to edges. Light foxing to surface of cloth. Front gutter shaken. End papers toned and brittle. Tissue guard on frontis portrait intact… foxed. Interior generally age-toned with scattered foxing. Some finger soiling to a few leaves. Binding shaken. Free of known markings. Please see photos. First American edition. Captain John Hanning Speke (1827-1864) was an English explorer and officer in the British Indian Army who made three exploratory expeditions to Africa. He is most associated with the search for the source of the Nile and was the first European to reach Lake Victoria. Densely illustrated. COLT1864DKLZ
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Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
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Year Printed: 1864
Topic: Africa
Binding: Cloth
Author: John Hanning Speke
Subject: Anthropology
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Place of Publication: New York
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, 1st American Edition
