The Life and Travels of Mungo Park; with the Account of his Death from the Journal of Isaaco, the Substance of Later Discoveries relative to His Lamented Fate, and the Termination of the Niger.

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Firs published in 1799, an especially lovely copy of this 1844 reprint edition that gave readers a description of daily life in west Africa. “Park was sent by the African Association to trace the course of the Niger River from its source. He recounts tales of the Mandingo country and the city of Timbuktu. He made two such trips to Africa and was killed during a tribal altercation in 1812.” (Blockson)

Description: The Life and Travels of Mungo Park; with the Account of his Death from the Journal of Isaaco, the Substance of Later Discoveries relative to His Lamented Fate, and the Termination of the Niger.

New-York: Harper & Brothers, 82 Cliff St., 1844. [5], viii-xii, [1], 14-248pp. 12mo. Original publisher’s cloth with gilt spine titling: “The Family Library No. 105 Travels of Mungo Park.” Wood engraved illustrations and a map. Faint wear to ends of spine; Very Good.

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Price: $75.00

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