Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846. Containing a Narrative of Personal Adventures, during a Tour of Nine Months throught the Desert, amongst the Touaricks and other Tribes of Saharan People; Including a Description of the Oases and Cities of Ghat, Ghadames, and Mourzuk. (2 volumes)

Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846. Containing a Narrative of Personal Adventures, during a Tour of Nine Months throught the Desert, amongst the Touaricks and other Tribes of Saharan People; Including a Description of the Oases and Cities of Ghat, Ghadames, and Mourzuk. (2 volumes)

Name: Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846. Containing a Narrative of Personal Adventures, during a Tour of Nine Months throught the Desert, amongst the Touaricks and other Tribes of Saharan People; Including a Description of the Oases and Cities of Ghat, Ghadames, and Mourzuk. (2 volumes)
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Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846. Containing a Narrative of Personal Adventures, during a Tour of Nine Months throught the Desert, amongst the Touaricks and other Tribes of Saharan People; Including a Description of the Oases and Cities of Ghat, Ghadames, and Mourzuk. (2 volumes). Richardson, James. Richard Bentley.

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SKU: 355544 Category: Africa Tag: Mideast Catalog

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1st Edition. Publisher’s blindstamped green cloth,. 8vo., 23×14.5 cm. Richard Bentley. London. 1848. xxxii, 440; xii, 482 pp. + 2 pp. ads. Two engraved frontispieces plus one additional plate, scattered woodcuts in text, one folding map. Good, spine worn and glue-repaired, corners bumped, slightly shaken, bookplates to pastedowns, light foxing to frontispieces and tissue guards. Uncommon first edition of this famous travelogue, complete with the map. Heavy set, may require extra shipping, weight: 3.3 lb.