Travel
SPEKE, John Hanning
What led to the discovery of the source of the Nile
Blackwood, London 1864. First edition. STAMPED PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE PUBLISHER. 8vo., x, [1], 372pp., 32 pages ads at end, frontispiece, 1 double-page and 1 folding map, original brown cloth gilt, modern slipcase, a very good copy
An account of Speke's first journey to Central Africa as part of Burton's expedition, during which Speke claimed to have discovered the source of the Nile, a claim vigourously disputed by Burton, although time was to prove Speke correct. The book is in two parts, the first a journal of adventures in Somali-Land, the second a journal of a cruise on the Tanganyika Lake. Scarce. Hilmy II, p255.
Price: £ 2950
US Dollar Price: $ 4280
Stock Number: 58506