Baker - THE ALBERT N’YANZA

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Baker - THE ALBERT N’YANZA

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Samuel White Baker

THE ALBERT N’YANZA, GREAT BASIN OF THE NILE AND EXPLORATIONS OF THE NILE SOURCES, 2 VOLS

London: Macmillan, 1866

FIRST EDITION, 8vo, Vol I: xxx + 395pp, 7 plates + 2 maps one of which folds out; Vol II: xi + 384pp, 6 plates; half bound with marbled boards and marbled text block edge, corners bumped, wear along edges, heavy foxing in pre- and endlims, light foxing and brown marks on some text pages; Vol I: front hinge detached from textblock, small stain on text block edge, two eps loose, light foxing and brown marks on some text pages, foxing on folding map ; Vol II: name plate of previous owner in eps, front hinge cracked

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Jürgen Witt Collection