Lot 457
Thomson, Joseph
Auction: 10 June 2009 at 12:00 BST
Description
To the Central African Lakes and back. London: Sampson Low, 1881. First edition, 8vo, 2 volumes, mounted photographic portrait frontispiece in each volumes, 2 folding maps, original decorative brown cloth gilt, some rubbing to extremities, contemporary ink inscription on title of volume one, some foxing; [Idem] Through Masai land. London, 1887. New edition, 8vo, frontispiece, illustrations in text, original blue cloth gilt, rubbed at edges, bookseller's blind stamp on front endpaper, previous ink inscription on front endpaper; Thomson, Rev. J.B. Joseph Thomson, African explorer. London, 1896. 8vo, frontispiece, 6 maps [5 folding], original red cloth gilt, rubbed at edges; Geddie, John The lake regions of Central Africa. London, 1881. 8vo, frontispiece, original decorative cloth gilt, some rubbing to edges, prize inscription on front endpaper (5)