Title: Narrative of the Niger, Tshadda, & Binuë Exploration: Including a Report on the Position and Prospects of Trade Up Those Rivers, With Remarks on the Malaria and Fevers of Western Africa Author: Hutchinson, T[homas] J. Place: London Publisher: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans Date: 1855 Description: [x], 267 pp. Folding map. (12mo) 6¾x4½, period half calf and marbled boards, thin strips of snake(?) skin affixed to front and rear boards. First Edition. Scarce account of Hutchinson's voyage which led to the opening of the Niger River to navigation. Lot Amendments Condition: Spine faded, wear to extremities; very good. Item number: 209231
Title: Narrative of the Niger, Tshadda, & Binuë Exploration: Including a Report on the Position and Prospects of Trade Up Those Rivers, With Remarks on the Malaria and Fevers of Western Africa Author: Hutchinson, T[homas] J. Place: London Publisher: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans Date: 1855 Description: [x], 267 pp. Folding map. (12mo) 6¾x4½, period half calf and marbled boards, thin strips of snake(?) skin affixed to front and rear boards. First Edition. Scarce account of Hutchinson's voyage which led to the opening of the Niger River to navigation. Lot Amendments Condition: Spine faded, wear to extremities; very good. Item number: 209231
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