lg. in-8vo, engraved frontispiece + X + 1 ll. (2 p.: half-title : Journal.Somali Land) + 372 p., + 1 double-page + 1 folding map, a very clean copy, engraved ex-libris: James Early Smith + one small legacy stamp on first fly: C.A.W. Guggisberg, contemporary h.-leather, spine richly gilt. Fine copy. First edition. An account of Speke?s first journey to Central Africa as part of Burton?s expedition, during which Speke claimed to have discovered the source of the Nile, a claim vigourously disputed by Burton, although time was to prove Speke correct. The book is in two parts, the first a journal of adventures in Somali-Land, the second a journal of a cruise on the Tanganyika Lake.Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage. Hilmy II, p 255. Seller Inventory # 94507

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Title: What led to the discovery of the source of ...

Publisher: Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1864,

Binding: Soft cover

Edition: 1st Edition

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Established since 1977 in the charming medieval city of Fribourg, between Bern and Geneva, Harteveld Rare Books Ltd. publishes regularly general and specialized catalogues on all subjects, with preference for old and rare illustrated books, natural sciences, medicine, alpinism, travel, geography, fine arts, Swiss regionalism. Please also visit our homepage, latest catalogues, books and prints: http://www.harteveld.ch

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