Lot 5

S. W. Baker, Die Nilzuflüsse in Abyssinien. Braunschweig, 1868.

Estimate
€ 200
Starting Price
€ 140
Lot: 5
Category: Geography and work of views
Artist: Samuel White Baker
Baker, Samuel White: Die Nilzuflüsse in Abyssinien. Forschungsreise von Atbara zum Blauen Nil und Jagden in Wüsten und Wildnissen. 2 in 1 Vol. Braunschweig: G. Westermann 1868. 21,4 x 13,3 cm. With frontispiece and 24 plates, 2 colour maps, one of which is folded; XIV pp., 1 leaf, 269 pp., pp. (III)–IX, 1 blank page, 3 leaves, 253 pp. Original brown linen binding with embossed cover illustration in grey, black and white; gold-embossed title and spine title. Black-embossed border and marbled edges.

(The cover is slightly scuffed. Slightly discoloured.)

Kainbacher 27. Henze I, 150. – Authorised German edition by Dr Friedrich Steger. The first English edition was published in 1867 under the title “The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia”.