Lot 15
  • 15

Allen, William

Estimate
300 - 500 GBP
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Description

  • Allen, William
  • A Narrative of the Expedition sent by her Majesty's Government to the River Niger, in 1841. London: Richard Bentley, 1848
  • paper
FIRST EDITION, 2 volumes, 8vo, (vol.1) xviii, 510pp.; (vol.2) viii, 512pp., 2 folding engraved maps and 16 plates, publisher's blindstamped and gilt decorated blue cloth, gilt edges, yellow endpapers, slipcase

Provenance

H.H.L. Smith, book label

Condition

A very fine copy. Volume 1 has a short clean tear to the title. The final two endleaves of volume 1 has a small section of loss to the upper corner.
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