THE JOURNAL OF FREDERICK HORNEMAN’S TRAVELS

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THE JOURNAL OF FREDERICK HORNEMAN’S TRAVELS

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Frederick Horneman

THE JOURNAL OF FREDERICK HORNEMAN’S TRAVELS FROM CAIRO TO MOURZOUK, THE CAPITAL OF THE KINGDOM OF FEZZAN, IN AFRICA. IN THE YEARS 1797-8

London: Printed by W Bulmer for G & W Nicol, 1802

FIRST EDITION, 4to, iv + xxvi + 195pp, 3 maps of which 2 fold out, half bound with marbled boards, front board loose, brown discolouration in proximity of leather, foxing and age toning in prelims, pencil note on one page, last third of text pages age toned, last 10 pages with foxing; one folding map with 2cm tear at hinge and a short tear at a fold intersection, the other folding map with 6cm tear at hinge and a short tear at a fold intersection

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