1848 2vol A Narrative of the Expedition to the River Niger Allen Thomson 1st

Description: Click here to see our other books! A Narrative of the Expedition Sent By Her Majesty;s Government to the River Niger in 1841. Under the Command of Captain H. D. Trotter William Allen; T. R. H. Thomson 1848 Richard Bentley : London 9" by 6" [7], viii-x, [1], xii-xviii, [1], 2-506; [3], iv-viii, [1], 2-511pp SUMMARY The first edition of William Allen and T. R. H. Thomson's work recounting their expedition to the River Niger, illustrated throughout, from the library of Sir Edward B. Buxton.. First Edition,Illustrated,Rebound Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed This book weighs 2 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 29.99 EU Postage: £ 21.99 European Postage: £ 23.99 Asia Postage: £ 37.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 38.99 DESCRIPTION The first edition of this work.Complete in two volumes.Volume I illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding colour map, one folding plate, one folding map, six plates, and in-text wood engravings. Collated, complete. Volume II illustrated with a frontispiece, seven plates, and in-text wood engravings. Collated, complete. Bookplate of Sir Edward N. Buxton to the recto to the front endpaper of Volume I, and to the reverse of the frontispiece of Volume II. Sir Edward North Buxton was conservationist and Liberal Part politician. He was also the grandson of Thomas Foxell Burton, who founded the Society for the Extinction of the Slave Trade and for the Civilization of Africa in 1839. Through this expedition, Buxton promoted the 1841 Niger expedition.An account of the 1841 Niger expedition, when a group of missionaries and activists took iron steam vessels to Lokoja, to try and make treaties with the native people and introduce them to Christianity.However, the crew suffered a high mortality rate from disease on the ships, resulting in the expedition being called off.This work explains the thoughts behind the expedition, and how exactly it went wrong, whilst also looking at the things the crewmates did achieve.Written by Captain William Allen, who is best known for commanding the HMS Wilberforce on this expedition.Also written by T. R. H. Thomson. CONDITION Rebound in a modern cloth binding. Externally, smart. A couple of very light marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some odd spots. Pages 279 to 282 of Volume I are working loose. Tidemark to the last few plates in Volume I, and to a couple of plates in Volume II. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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