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"JOURNAL OF A MISSION TO THE INTERIOR OF AFRICA, IN THE YEAR 1805. TOGETHER WITH OTHER DOCUMENTS, OFFICIAL AND PRIVATE, RELATING TO THE SAME MISSION, TO WHICH IS PREFIXED AN ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE OF MR. PARK."
Original marbled boards and leather spine. Front panel detached. There are a few text illustrations. THIS COPY HAS THE MAP and is complete.
Collation as follows:
Fold-out map + [10pp] (advertisement & contents) + xcviii (account of the life of Mr. Park) + [2pp] + ci-cxxx (appendix 1 to 6) + [2pp] (African words) + 219pp (Journal etc.) + 2pp (publisher's adverts)
A rare copy of this cornerstone Africana. After the publication of the TRAVELS, Park withdrew to the quiet life of a country physician. He soon became bored with this existence and returned to Africa in 1805. He traveled on the Niger by canoe, but failed to reach the source of the river. He and his companions were killed by natives at Boussa after their canoe foundered on the rapids. Fortunately, Park had earlier sent his journals to Gambia, and they were finally published in 1815.
- Binding Condition: Fair to Good
- Overall Condition: Very Good
- Size: 4to.
- Name: Rare Paper
- Contact Person: Armandt Marais
- Country: South Africa
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: 0741235861
- Preferred Payment Methods: EFT, Bank Deposit. For International Customers: Paypal with 6% surcharge, International Transfer
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