Lot 343
  • 343

CROWTHER, SAMUEL, AND J.C. TAYLOR

Estimate
300 - 500 GBP
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Description

  • The Gospel on the Banks of the Niger. Journals and Notices of the Native Missionaries accompanying the Niger Expedition 1857-1859. London: Church Missionary House, 1859
  • paper
FIRST EDITION, 8vo, x, [ii], 452pp., folding map, original olive green cloth, slipcase, covers slightly marked, spine faded to brown

Condition

A goodish copy
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Catalogue Note

The only published account of the third Niger expedition. The work is rare; there are no records at auction on ABPC or AE.