Journal Of the Discovery Of the Source Of the Nile

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1864. Originally companions, Richard Burton and John Speke eventually were rivals and antagonists in the search for the source of the Nile River; one of the great colonial explorations of the Nineteenth Century. Here is Speke's account, published in the same year as his death; he was eventually vindicated. This is a Very Good… Read more about this item

1864 1ed Speke Journal of Discovery of Source of Nile River Egypt Africa MAPS John Speke's 'Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile' is a rare, 19th-century account of his third African expedition in which he and his crew ventured to confirm his theories about the origins of the Nile River. Joined with Captain James Augustus Grant, Speke… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1864. First American edition of a classic in African exploration; 8vo, pp. [v]-xxx, [31]-590; 2 steel-engraved portraits, folding map tinted in blue and with author's route in red (with short tear neatly repaired on verso), full-page map printed in blue and red, and numerous wood-engraved illustrations throughout, 20 full-page; spine ends chipped, corners and… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1864. Hardcover. Rebacked, with most of original spine cloth laid down. Spine cloth rubbed and with some ripples. 1/2" chips to cloth along edges of corners of boards. Later endpapers. The title leaf with creasing and tears up to 1" at blank margins. Some foxing to title… Read more about this item

"Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile" by John Hanning Speke. 1864 1st American edition; Harper & Brothers; New York. The book is richly illustrated with 552 full-page engravings and in-text illustrations; also included is a large fold-out "Map of Eastern Equatorial Africa" in color, and a color map of "The Course of the River Cali or… Read more about this item

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1863.. First edition, 8vo, xxxi, (i), 658 pp. 26 plates and 2 maps - one folding, a little foxing to the front and rear blanks, marbled endpapers, slightly worn bookplate. Contemporary gilt edged calf, rebacked retaining the original rather worn backstrip.

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1863. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. GRANT Captain. WILFORD Lieut Francis. First edition, 1863, VG In modern half calf over marbled boards, some blind tooling. Spine, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, frontis, [5], (vi-xxxi), [1], [1], 2-658 pp,… Read more about this item

London: J. M. Dent & Sons, n.d. (1908). 1st thus. hardback. Very good, no d/j Everyman edition, green cloth boards, gilt spine titling bright; patterned pastedowns; text block firm, pages crisp and unmarked.. 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_"" x 4""). The Everyman Library edition of Speke's classic account of the expedition to discovery the source of the… Read more about this item

Everyman's Library Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile by John Hanning Speke hardcover Publisher: J.M. Dent / E.P. Dutton 1908 Condition: Very Good - general wear, writing on the endpapers

Edinburgh, Blackwood, 1863. . First edition, 8vo, xxxi, [1], 658 pp., 32 pages ads at end (one dated April June 1863), engraved frontispiece portrait of Speke, engraved portrait of Grant, 24 engraved plates, 2 maps (1 folding), illustrations in text, original brown cloth gilt, gilt pictorial vignette to upper cover, light wear, a very good copy. travel2023 The… Read more about this item

Part of the Time Life series Classics of Exploration. Leatherette binding with red and gilt inlaid frame to front board and red and gilt design and lettering (with raised bands) to spine. Explanatory insert included. Contains large fold-out map inside back cover. Facsimile of the 1863 edition, preserving historical authenticity of the original work, including typographical errors and printing irregularities.… Read more about this item

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1863. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". Captain Grant. A lovely copy of the richly illustrated first edition of John Hanning Speke's first hand account of his discovery of the source of the River Nile. The first edition of Captain John Hanning Speke's account of his successful search… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1868. Hardcover. Very Good. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. 590pp. Frontispiece portrait. Large fold-out map in the rear with a small tear. Additional full page plates and in-text illustrations.Early edition, originally published in America in 1864 and in England in 1863, this copy printed 1868. Bound in 20th century grey buckram. Previous… Read more about this item

Paperback. Acceptable.

Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood And Sons, 1863. First Edition. Speke had accompanied Richard Francis Burton in 1857 on an expedition sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society to the lake regions of equatorial Africa in search of the source of the Nile. Following their discovery of Lake Tanganyika, Burton despatched Speke to verify reports of another lake to… Read more about this item

Time-Life, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. a reprint of this classic work with mock leather covers

Mineola, NY: Dover. A facsimile reprint of the 1868 edition. Minimal wear. . Very Good. Paperback. 1996.

J M Dent & Sons Ltd., 1922. Hardcover. Good. 1922. No edition remarks. 480 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Pages have mild tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild droplets to boards. Mild scratching and marking to boards. Moderate tanning to spine.

Paperback. Good.

New York : Harper and Brothers, 1964. 1st US. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover, 590 pages plus publisher's ads. Frontispiece portrait of Speke, 2 maps (one folding at rear of book). Rebound in brown cloth, gilt lettering on spine. Marbled edges. Clean and bright. Record # 406148