Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1863. 8vo (223 x 143 mm). Engraved frontis portrait, engraved plates, 2 maps (1 folding, in pocket at rear). Original cloth, minor wear to the joints. Provenance: Charles Nebbs, contemporary inscription. FIRST EDITION of Speke's account of his journey with Grant to the source of the Nile. "One of the cornerstone books of African exploration" Czech (Africa) p 151. Hilmy II, p.255.
Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1863. 8vo (223 x 143 mm). Engraved frontis portrait, engraved plates, 2 maps (1 folding, in pocket at rear). Original cloth, minor wear to the joints. Provenance: Charles Nebbs, contemporary inscription. FIRST EDITION of Speke's account of his journey with Grant to the source of the Nile. "One of the cornerstone books of African exploration" Czech (Africa) p 151. Hilmy II, p.255.
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