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1870 the Life & Travels of Mungo Park (Leather Bound Book)
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1870 the Life & Travels of Mungo Park (Leather Bound Book)

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'The Life & Travels Of Mungo Park', published by William P. Nimmo, Edinburgh, 1870.

Full green leather binding. Five raised bands and red leather title panel to the spine. 'Bute House' crest stamped to the front board (possibly Bute House, Edinburgh - the current First Minister residence). Lights signs of shelf wear to the extremities but generally presents well.

Marbled page edges. Marbled pastedown. Prize inscription to 'William Black' to front endpaper. All other pages remain free from inscription and in good order.

SYNOPSIS

Mungo Park's first journey between 1795–1797 was commissioned by the African Association, Park; it set out to find the source and course of the Niger River. He faced immense hardships, including a four-month imprisonment by a Moorish chief. He became the first European to locate the Niger River, confirming it flowed eastward.

His fatal second journey in 1805 was funded by the British government. Park returned to trace the Niger to its mouth. This expedition was heavily armed and included a large team of Europeans. Park died in Bussa (what is now Nigeria) in 1806.

This work includes a memoir of Mungo Park's early life, a reprint of his 1798 book 'Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa', and narratives regarding his fatal second journey..

Dimensions:-

Height: 18cm

Width: 13cm

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Height
18cm (7.09")
Width
13cm (5.12")
Declaration

Harrington Antiques has dated this Victorian Leather Bound Book to the 1870s.

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Description
'The Life & Travels Of Mungo Park', published by William P. Nimmo, Edinburgh, 1870.

Full green leather binding. Five raised bands and red leather title panel to the spine.

“
'Bute House' crest stamped to the front board (possibly Bute House, Edinburgh - the current First Minister residence).
Harrington Antiques

Lights signs of shelf wear to the extremities but generally presents well.

fig 1. A Victorian leather-bound book standing upright, featuring green boards with a gilt crest and a brown leather spine decorated with gold tooling.
fig 1. 1870 the Life & Travels of Mungo Park (Leather Bound Book)

Marbled page edges. Marbled pastedown. Prize inscription to 'William Black' to front endpaper. All other pages remain free from inscription and in good order.

SYNOPSIS

Mungo Park's first journey between 1795–1797 was commissioned by the African Association, Park; it set out to find the source and course of the Niger River. He faced immense hardships, including a four-month imprisonment by a Moorish chief. He became the first European to locate the Niger River, confirming it flowed eastward.

fig 2. A Victorian leather-bound book standing upright, featuring green boards with a gilt crest and a brown leather spine decorated with gold tooling.
fig 2. 1870 the Life & Travels of Mungo Park (Leather Bound Book)

His fatal second journey in 1805 was funded by the British government. Park returned to trace the Niger to its mouth. This expedition was heavily armed and included a large team of Europeans. Park died in Bussa (what is now Nigeria) in 1806.

fig 3. A Victorian leather-bound book standing upright, featuring green boards with a gilt crest and a brown leather spine decorated with gold tooling.
fig 3. 1870 the Life & Travels of Mungo Park (Leather Bound Book)

This work includes a memoir of Mungo Park's early life, a reprint of his 1798 book 'Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa', and narratives regarding his fatal second journey..

Dimensions:-

Height: 18cm

Width: 13cm

DELIVERY

UK Mainland: FREE

International Delivery: Please contact us for a shipping quote.

Height
18cm (7.09")
Width
13cm (5.12")
Date of Manufacture

Harrington Antiques has dated this Victorian Leather Bound Book to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1207578
Dealers Internal Ref
7842ab
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A Victorian leather-bound book standing upright, featuring green boards with a gilt crest and a brown leather spine decorated with gold tooling.
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Victorian leather-bound books from the 19th century often feature full or quarter-leather bindings, ornate gold leaf tooling along the spine, raised bands, and decorative blind embossing or gilt armorial crests on the boards.

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