Search Results: the life and travels of mungo by mungo park

Edinburgh: W.P.Nimmo, Hay and Mitchell, 1111. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. n.d. presumed first. 336pp. 4 colour plates. Bump and wear to extremities. Rubbing to joints. Light marks to boards. Name to fpdwn. Half title page loosening. Stitching loosening Some foxing. Puckering to fpdwn

Palala Press, 2018. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Edinburgh: William P. Nimmo, 1879. Book. Fair. Decorative Cloth. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Decorative cloth hardcovers. Bevelled edges. Some light soiling and wear to covers. Al edges gilt. Endpapers gone, with inner hinges exposed but still holding well. Otherwise a clean and unmarked book. Neat. A useful copy. Illustrated -- plates. 336p..

NY: Harper & Bros.. 1841. good. Hardcover. ...the Substance of Later Discoveries Relative to His Lamented Fate, and the Termination of the Niger - The Family Library, No. 105. 248pp; b/w il'd engravings; foxing throughout; 6" tall; chipping gilt & back strip; dark brown cover rubbed; corners bumped .

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Edinburgh: W. P. Nimmo, Hay. & Mitchell, no date. Hardcover. Fair. 19.5 x 13 cm. 12mo. iv 295, 256pp. Two works bound as one each with frontispiece. Binding is blue cloth: Library of History, Travel and Adventure. Gutters are cracked. Boards are rubbed and shaken but still holding.

Paperback / softback. New.

New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good- with no dust jacket. Reprint. Hardcover. No later date given than 1840 copyright, but clearly an 1870s-80s reprint. Dark green cloth with gilt title to spine. Minor edgewear and rubbing, and lightly bumped spine ends. Binding sound aside from being tender at title page. Text clean. Interior lightly toned. No ownership marks, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 248 pages .

Paperback / softback. New.

Harper & Brothers, 1851. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" Original brown cloth (some foxing to text; minor wear).

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.

Edinburgh: Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell, 1885. Hardcover. Very Good. Englishman Mungo Park spent 1795-96 in the West African areas along the Senegal and Gambia rivers and details customs, religions, commerce, slave trade, etc. His second journey in 1805 resulted in his death along with all the other 43 Europeans in the group. The last chapter gives details of other European discoveries in Africa to 1864. Bound in 3/4 rown calf and black cloth. Gold insignia on front board and gold decoration on spine. Marbled endpapers and all edges marbled. Small inked name on half-title page. Leather is somewhat stained and is rubbed at edges.

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.

W. P Nimmo, 1870. Hardback. Very Good. 1870 at a guess. Omnibus edition 2 books in one.295pp and 256pp. Bound in Brown decorated cloth. Gilt titles. Very good clean copy with no previous ownership markings.

Edinburgh: William P. Nimmo. Decorative Cloth. Good+. Frontis illustrated with Park resting in a hut where African Women were spinning. 5 more Full-Page Plates. Undated Edition, circa mid 19th C. Brown cloth cover with Gilt Lettering on front & back and Gilt Lettering on front & spine. Gilt & Black Publisher's Monogram in centre of front cover. All Page Edges Gilt. 336 Pages, 600g, 7" Tall. Some edge wear and fraying, mainly at tips of corners and spine ends. Attractive illustrated Bookplate on Endpaper. No inscriptions except old penciled price.Small spots of foxing on Frontis & a few on title page. Occasional finger mark. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall

W & R. Chambers, Edinburgh 1838.,, 1838. priv. Pappband, 88s., in gutem Zustand, [AZB5,SL3]., ,

William and Robert Chambers. Used - Good. 1839-1840 Six works printed in double column and bound together.All works complete and unmarked. half-leather binding with marbled boards and marbled page edges. Binding is now vey worn. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day). Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks, rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry.