Wanderings in West Africa from Liverpool to Fernando Po. By a F. R. G. S. With map and illustration
by [Burton, Richard.]
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Seller
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About This Item
London: Tinsley Bros, 1863. First edition, 2 volumes, small 8vo, pp. viii, [2], 303; [6], 295; folding map, frontispiece in volume II; very slight rubbing, but still a fine, bright copy, largely unopened, in original purple-brown cloth, author's name and title gilt-lettered direct on spine. This is the second state of the binding, with Burton's name on the spine. Penzer, pp. 71-2; Casada 70.
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- Bookseller
- Rulon-Miller Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52623
- Title
- Wanderings in West Africa from Liverpool to Fernando Po. By a F. R. G. S. With map and illustration
- Author
- [Burton, Richard.]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Tinsley Bros
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1863
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- Bookseller catalogs
- Africa;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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