The Great Rift Valley: Being the Narrative of a Journey to Mount Kenya and Lake Baringo with some Account of the Geology, Natural History, Anthropology and the Future Prospects of British East Africa
by J. W. Gregory
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- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Kidderminster, Worcestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Murray. 422pp hardback, later red cloth gilt, folding colour map, colour frontispiece with further bw plates illustrations in text, one leaf with neat fore-edge repairs, further leaf loose fore-edge sl frayed, ex-university library with usual stamps and labels, small minor ink stain to top edge of rear leaves extending to top margin, text unaffected . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1896.
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- Bookseller
- Salsus Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 068201
- Title
- The Great Rift Valley: Being the Narrative of a Journey to Mount Kenya and Lake Baringo with some Account of the Geology, Natural History, Anthropology and the Future Prospects of British East Africa
- Author
- J. W. Gregory
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1896
- Pages
- 422
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- travel
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