Four Thousand Miles of African Travels: A Personal Record of a Journey up the Nile and through the S – Alvan S. Southworth

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A Personal Record of a Journey up the Nile and through the Sudan to the confines of central Africa, embracing a discussion on the Sources of The Nile and an examination of the salve trade. 23 very exciting chapters :

From war to exploration —
Modern Egypt —
The start for the Soudan —
A chapter for the tourist —
The dancing girls —
Crossing the Nubian desert —
Among the Bedouin Arabs —
Entering the Soudan —
At the capital of the slave trade —
Darfour and its king —
Up the White Nile —
Vivid African scenes —
Life in Khartoum —
The slave trade —
Barilla, the Abyssinian slave girl —
Leaving the Soudan —
On the way to the Red Sea —
The Arabs of Northern Africa —
A war-like demonstration against Abyssinia —
Johannez’s kingdom —
The sources of the Nile —
At the tomb of Eve —
Audience with the Khedive —
The Soudan and Valley of the White Nile —
Appendix. The Central African Railway: Mr. Fowler’s report on the proposed railway between Wady Halfa and Shendy; and the ship incline at the first cataract —
Appendix. Sources of the Nile —
Appendix. Animals.

Antiquarian copy. Published 1875 (146 years old) First Edition. Hardcover. 381 pages. pages, 22 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps (some folded), portrait ; 22 cm. Maps (one folding) and numerous plates. Original 1/4 Leather, beveled lettering gilt spine in gold, -decorated cloth, Marbled front and end pages, Old ownership stamp on flyleaf Kings College …inside of the cover. Binding still tight, no loose pages, some foxing due to age. Would NOT make this a project of rebinding or covering, only to keep its originality. See OUR OWN picture of this book for quality control. In a very good condition for 146 years old.

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SKU: 1231 Category: Title: Four Thousand Miles of African Travels: A Personal Record of a Journey up the Nile and through the S
Author: Alvan S. Southworth
Publisher: New York, NY: Baker, Pratt & Company.
Year: 1875
Condition: Good
Format: Hardcover
Inventory No: 1231

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A Personal Record of a Journey up the Nile and through the Sudan to the confines of central Africa, embracing a discussion on the Sources of The Nile and an examination of the salve trade. 23 very exciting chapters :

From war to exploration —
Modern Egypt —
The start for the Soudan —
A chapter for the tourist —
The dancing girls —
Crossing the Nubian desert —
Among the Bedouin Arabs —
Entering the Soudan —
At the capital of the slave trade —
Darfour and its king —
Up the White Nile —
Vivid African scenes —
Life in Khartoum —
The slave trade —
Barilla, the Abyssinian slave girl —
Leaving the Soudan —
On the way to the Red Sea —
The Arabs of Northern Africa —
A war-like demonstration against Abyssinia —
Johannez’s kingdom —
The sources of the Nile —
At the tomb of Eve —
Audience with the Khedive —
The Soudan and Valley of the White Nile —
Appendix. The Central African Railway: Mr. Fowler’s report on the proposed railway between Wady Halfa and Shendy; and the ship incline at the first cataract —
Appendix. Sources of the Nile —
Appendix. Animals.

Antiquarian copy. Published 1875 (146 years old) First Edition. Hardcover. 381 pages. pages, 22 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps (some folded), portrait ; 22 cm. Maps (one folding) and numerous plates. Original 1/4 Leather, beveled lettering gilt spine in gold, -decorated cloth, Marbled front and end pages, Old ownership stamp on flyleaf Kings College …inside of the cover. Binding still tight, no loose pages, some foxing due to age. Would NOT make this a project of rebinding or covering, only to keep its originality. See OUR OWN picture of this book for quality control. In a very good condition for 146 years old.

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Weight 0.82 kg
Dimensions 0.51 × 16 × 3.5 cm

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