African Discovery. An Anthology of Exploration

London England: Faber & Faber, 1945. Hardback. African Discovery. Previous owners name to inside cover. Slight wear to top edge of spine. Black cloth with gilt lettering. This is an anthology from the works of British explorers of Africa, covering the period from 1769 to 1873. Contents: preface. Introduction - The Purpose and Character of the Anthology. The Continent and the Explorers. The Anthology - James Bruce (1730-1794). Mungo Park (1771-1806). Hugh Clapperton (1788-1827), and Richard Lemon Lander (1804-1834). David Livingstone (1813-1873). William Balfour Baikie (1825-1864). Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890). John Hanning Speke (1827-1864). Sir Samuel White Baker (1821-1893). David Livingstone and Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904_. List of Book.s Index. Illustrated. 280 pp.. 280 p.; 16 pl. from old prints, 11 line maps in text: general map indicating areas detailed on the 10 sectional maps; 22 cm. Contents: Introduction. I. Purpose and character of the anthology; II. The continent and the explorers, J. Simmons -- I. James Bruce (1730-1794): 1. reception at Gondar, 2. finding the source of the Blue Nile, 3. punishment for rebellion, 4. a nasty sovereign; map 1. Abyssinia 1769-72 -- II. Mungo Park (1771-1806): 5. escape from the Moors, 6. discovery of the Niger 7. Last Letter to his Wife etc etc (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.). 4th Impression. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Hardback.