Journey to the Source of the Nile
by Ondaatje, Christopher
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0006386237
- ISBN 13
- 9780006386230
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(Toronto: HarperCollins, 1998) 0006386237. 261 x 190 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 384, incl. index; profusely illustrated with full-colour photographs, maps. Spine and portion of lower cover sunned. Near fine condition. "I first met Christopher Ondaatje just before he set out on the expedition to the source of the Nile which is the subject of this book. Having spent his life as a banker and financier, he gave it up to become an adventurer. This book is redolent of his personality: full of fascination for the great Victorian explorers, Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke; driven by an intense and restless desire to find out for himself what it feels like to penetrate the heart of Central Africa. He travels from the backstreets of Zanzibar to the shores of the great lakes and the Ruwenzori Mountains, with bandits and refugees en route. And, like his Victorian predecessors, he uses his journey as an opportunity for reflection on the life, customs, and landscape of the people he encounters." - Charles Saumarez Smith, Director, National Portrait Gallery, London. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6871
- Title
- Journey to the Source of the Nile
- Author
- Ondaatje, Christopher
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0006386237
- ISBN 13
- 9780006386230
- Publisher
- (Toronto: HarperCollins, 1998) 0006386237
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, On, Canada
- This edition first published
- 1999
- Keywords
- Nile River. Exploration. Geographical mysteries Travel
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....