Basil Lubbock / Jack Spurling - Sail - The Romance of the Clipper Ships - 1972
编号 83703589
Sir Samuel W. Baker - The Nile Tributaries Of Abyssinia - 1868
编号 83703589
Sir Samuel W. Baker - The Nile Tributaries Of Abyssinia - 1868
"and the Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs"
Sir Samuel Baker's detailed 12 month investigation
into the Abyssinian sources of the Nile, during which his
wife accompanied him throughout.
A classic of African exploration.
Illustrations from original sketches by Sir W. W. Baker.
Full calf with gilt university title, gilt vignette,
gilt and blind-stamped lineal borders.
Morocco gilt title, gilt raised bands, decorative gilt panels to spine.
Marbled endpapers and page-blocks.
Prize bookplate on inside.
Front board has been strengthened.
xix, [1], 568 pages.
Frontispiece portrait plate with tissue-guard.
23 full-page plates containing 24 illustrations.
1 fold-out colour map.
1 full-page colour map.
Good condition throughout with lovely plates.
A very scarce copy.
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