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Description : Laird (Macgregor, & R. A. K. Oldfield). Narrative of an Expedition into the Interior of Africa, by the River Niger, in the Steam-Vessels Quorra and Alburka, in 1832, 1833, and 1834, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Richard Bentley, 1837, 6 aquatint plates, 2 folding maps, toning, Hydrographic Office ink-stamp dated 1857 and related inscription to volume 1 title-page, spotting to volume 2 title-page and initial text-leaves, plates and maps variably spotted, browned or damp-stained, a few marks in text, modern half calf, 8vo (20.9 x 12.5 cm) , together with: A llen (William, & Thomas Richard Heywood Thomson), A Narrative of the Expedition sent by Her Majesty's Government to the River Niger, in 1841. Under the Command of Captain H. D. Trotter, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Richard Bentley, 1848, 16 engraved plates (1 folding), 4 wood-engraved plates, 2 folding maps, contemporary tan calf, gilt spines, volume 1 spine relaid, 8vo (21.6 x 13.2 cm), Leyden (John), Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels in Africa, enlarged, and completed to the present time ... by Hugh Murray, 2 volumes, 1st edition thus, Edinburgh: for Archibald Constable and Company, 1817, 6 engraved maps (3 folding), spotting and browning, contemporary half calf, 8vo (21 x 12.6 cm), African Association, Proceedings of the Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa, printed by W. Bulmer and Co., sold by G. and W. Nicol, 1810, 3 engraved folding maps with original outline colour, engraved plan, maps slightly offset, first map with short closed tear at inner fold and short split to one other fold, near-contemporary half calf, gilt spines, morocco labels, 8vo (20.8 x 13 cm), and Lander (Richard), Records of Captain Clapperton's Last Expedition to Africa, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830, engraved portrait frontispiece (browned), light spotting to front and rear and volume 2, contemporary half calf, labels renewed, 8vo (19 x 10.8 cm) (Qty: 10)
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Title : Laird (Macgregor, & R. A. K. Oldfield). Narrative Of An Expedition Into The Interior Of Africa, ..., Period : 1833
Size : 20.9 x 12.5 cm 21.6 x 13.2 cm 21 x 12.6 cm 20.8 x 13 cm 19 x 10.8 cm
Notes : Laird and Oldfield's work not in Abbey, Cox I p. 393 for the first edition of the proceedings of the African Association (1788). 'As a technical and exploration venture, the [Niger] expedition of 18324 was successful ... Overall, however, the expedition was a disaster ... For almost twenty years thereafter Laird remained mainly an observer of the west African scene, publicly resisting efforts at inland penetration such as the disastrous Niger expedition of 1841, sponsored by the anti-slavery movement with government support, whose death rate amply justified Laird's warnings.' (ODNB). Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
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Sale title : Printed Books, Maps, Travel, Exploration, Natural History, Prints, Archaeology & Gastronomy
Sale date : 15 May 2019 It's free to register now to view!
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