The life and travels of Mungo Park in Africa -------------------- W. & R. Chambers, London - 304pp + 30pp (ads.) - 19 x 13,5 cm -------------------- Book Description: Decent clean firm interior for the age of book, no usage marks only a few minor age marks here and there, and dulled to closed-edge of pages, shelfwear toned to e/papers, contains a f/p and five further illustrations, presentation bookplate to front e/paper; decorated boards are in good firm condition generally with minor shelfwear overall, light rubs to spine-tips. -------------------- Binding: Hardcover Book Condition: Very Good -------------------- Vivid account of Park’s first journey to Africa in 1795, and his remarkable adventures during his discovery of the Niger, followed by an account of his second expedition in 1805, again with the intention of tracing the course of the Niger, which was to end in tragedy.