Buy this book on-line ONDAATJE, Christopher : Journey to the Source of the Nile: An Extraordinary Quest to Solve the Riddle of the World's Longest RiverHarpercollins, NY, 1998 ISBN 0002000199
Spine ends bumped, book is very slightly cocked, one small soil spot on rear board; interior pages clean and bright. Dust wrapper, not price clipped, is rubbed and lightly edgeworn. ; The author has long been fascinated with the British-born explorers who from 1856 to 1887 tried to locate the source of the Nile river. In 1996 he 'followed the Victorian explorers' routes to see for himself what they had seen. He offers insights into the lives and characters of the explorers Richard Francis Burton, John Hanning Speke, James Augustus Grant, Samuel and Florence Baker, David Livingstone, and Henry Morton Stanley -and evaluates their observations and conclusions in the light of modern scientific knowledge.' Profusely illustrated with colour photographs, maps, and drawings. , 384 pages, Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of ONDAATJE, Christopher : Journey to the Source of the Nile: An Extraordinary Quest to Solve the Riddle of the World's Longest River. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres d'occasion, first editions, antiquarian books, collectables and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |