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Explorers of the Nile: The Triumph and Tragedy of a Great Victorian Adventure
by Jeal, Tim
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- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0571249760
- ISBN 13
- 9780571249763
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About This Item
Faber and Faber Limited, London, 2012. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 510 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. The book has been read and carries some marks and creases. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. Nothing obsessed explorers of the mid-nineteenth century more than the quest to discover the source of the White Nile. It was the planet's most elusive secret, the prize coveted above all others. Between 1856 and 1876, six larger-than-life men and one extraordinary woman accepted the challenge. Showing extreme courage and resilience, Richard Burton, John Hanning Speke, James Augustus Grant, Samuel Baker, Florence von Sass, David Livingstone, and Henry Morton Stanley risked their lives and reputations in the fierce competition. Award-winning author Tim Jeal deploys fascinating new research to provide a vivid tableau of the unmapped "Dark Continent," its jungle deprivations, and the courage-as well as malicious tactics-of the explorers. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Adventure, Survival, Exploration; Africa; 19th century; History. ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9780571249763. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8235. . 9780571249763
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- Bookseller
- Great Southern Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8235
- Title
- Explorers of the Nile: The Triumph and Tragedy of a Great Victorian Adventure
- Author
- Jeal, Tim
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0571249760
- ISBN 13
- 9780571249763
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2012
- Keywords
- BZDB137 Biography: General, African History, Modern History To 20th Century: C 1700 To C 1900, Geographical Discovery & Exploration, stanley, livingston, Adventure, Survival, Exploration; Africa; 19th century; History. EAN: 9780571249763 Jeal, Tim E
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