Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: being a Journal of an Expedition undertaken under the Auspices of H. B. M.'s Government, in the years 1849-1855, VOLUME 2
New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1857. First American edition. Hardcover. Volume 2 only. 1857, First American edition, printed for distribution in the US from the British sheets of Longman. Hardcover, in original green cloth, gilt title (no publisher imprint on the spine. 676 pp. Illustrated -- complete with 2 fold-out maps, 8 chromolithograph plates and over 30 woodcuts. Both maps intact, but with some splitting and negligible loss to the margins. Good. Ex-library sticker on the spine and front pastedown; small ink stamp on title page. Binding worn, with heavy splitting to the outer hinges; loss to the spine cloth; cloth-tape reinforced inner hinges The contents are in excellent condition, especially the color plates which are still clean and bold. Binding worn at the corners. Volume 2 of the desirable Appleton issue with the chromolithographs that were not included in the Harper edition of the same year. Digital images available upon request. Good / No Jacket. Item #0081733
Price: $240.00