The Kilima-Njaro Expedition. A Record Of Scientific Exploration In Eastern Equatorial Africa. And A General Description Of The Natural History, Languages, And Commerce Of The Kilima-Njaro District. Kilimanjaro.
by Johnston, Sir H.H
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- Hardcover
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- Very Good/No Jacket
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London: Kegan Paul, Trench, And Co., 1886. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. FIRST EDITION. The book measures 23cm tall x 14cm, and has pages xv + [1] blank + 572 + 36 (publisher's catalog), photogravure frontis portrait of the author & 14 other full page plates, 64 in-text illustrations, 6 maps (3 in color, 2 are fldg), 14 engraved plates, index. Account of early expedition attempt to climb Kilimanjaro in 1884. Johnston claims to have reached approximately 4973m. rebound in red cloth in style similar to original binding with original illustrated front cover retained as front cover of new binding, black & white illustration of Kilimanjaro on front cover, black lettering front cover, black coated EPs. previous owner name faintly penned on blank side of frontis, scotch tape (tape itself is long gone) yellowish stain at gutter of frontispiece & title page (frontis was obviously once held in place by scotch tape), minor foxing on plates only, binding tight, covers & spine clean & bright, other than tape stain at frontis gutter the condition is quite nice. BIG BOOK: EXTRA POSTAGE required for international shipping. PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.
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- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS (US)
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- Title
- The Kilima-Njaro Expedition. A Record Of Scientific Exploration In Eastern Equatorial Africa. And A General Description Of The Natural History, Languages, And Commerce Of The Kilima-Njaro District. Kilimanjaro.
- Author
- Johnston, Sir H.H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Kegan Paul, Trench, And Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1886
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinisme, Alpinismo, Kilimanjaro, East Africa, Climbing
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering;
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