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”.
(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”.