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Sale 344: Fine & Rare Books, with Fine Printing & the Book Arts (#344) 11/30/2006 1:00 PM PST Closed
Starts Ending 11/30/2006 1:00 PM PST

Lot #49 The Nile Basin

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$875

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

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Title:

The Nile Basin

Author:

Burton, Richard F.

Description:

[4], iv, 5-195 pp. With 3 lithographed maps. 8x5, original purple-brown cloth, spine gilt-lettered. First Edition.

Part I is "Showing Tanganyika to be Ptolemy's Western Lake Reservoir. A Memoir Read Before The Royal Geographical Society, November 14, 1864" and Part II is "Captain Speke's Discovery of the Source of the Nile. A Review. By James M'Queen." This book appeared directly after Speke's accidental death, at the height of the Nile controversy. With armorial bookplate of George Kelson Stothert. Penzer p.74-5.

Condition:

Trace at top of front cover from removed label, spine faded with neat repair, ends frayed, joints and corners rubbed; hinges cracking at endpapers, old cellotape repair at gutters of pp. 100-101 which has discolored, old bookplate of Christchurch Fancy Bazaar, Stationary Depot, and Circulating Library, else very good overall.

Item#:

178056

Headline:

africa travel exploration
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