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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Mungo Park

The Life and Travels of Mungo Park

Published: W.P. Nimmo, Hay and Mitchell, Edinburgh, 1897

Edition: First edition

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1 volume. Lovely decorative binding with triple gilt page edges.

Vivid account of Park’s two expeditions to Africa.

Publishers decorative cloth with triple gilt edges.

Frontispiece engraving. Front inner hinge reinforced.

Bright and tidy inside, complete, with some foxing

on the half title page and last page. 

"Account of Park’s first journey to Africa in 1795, and his remarkable adventures 

during his discovery of the Niger, followed by an account of his second

expedition in 1805, again with the intention of tracing

the course of the Niger, which was to end in tragedy."

Recorded shipping weight 2000g.

Shipped and insured by recorded delivery.

  • Binding Condition: Very good
  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 20 x 14.5 cm.
  • Sold By: West Clare Rare Books
  • Contact Person: Tom Moloney
  • Country: Ireland
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 0657087803
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  • Trade Associations: AA Approved


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