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 3
New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1857. First American edition. Hardcover. Volume 3 only. 1857, First American edition, printed for distribution in the US from the British sheets of Longman. Hardcover, in original green cloth. 635 pp. Illustrated -- complete with 3 fold-out maps and 16 chromolithograph plates and 6 woodcuts. A Fair copy. Ex-library sticker on the spine and front pastedown; small ink stamp on title page. Both boards loose; lacks most of the spine cloth. The first 138 pages are detached. Binding heavily worn. However, the contents are still in excellent condition, including the color plates which are still clean and bold. Volume 3 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. Fair / No Jacket. Item #0081734
Price: $160.00