HarperCollins Publishers, Date: 2006. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2006. HarperCollins Publishers ISBN 0060560649 9780060560645 [US]

ISBN10: 0060560649, ISBN13: 9780060560645, [publisher: Ecco.] Hardcover 2006. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Slight shelf-wear. Very Good.
[Chicago, IL, U.S.A.]

ISBN10: 0060560649, ISBN13: 9780060560645, [publisher: HarperCollins Publishers] Hardcover The incredible true story of Alexander Gordon Laing and the race to discover Timbuktu during the early part of the 19th century--a time when the African continent was still largely uncharted. In the first decades of 19th century, no place burned more brightly in the imagination of European geographers--and fortune hunters--than the lost city of Timbuktu. Like the mythical city of El Dorado, the very real Timbuktu held the promise of wealth and fame. Whoever got there first was guaranteed worldwide renown. Yet, though many had tried, no European explorer had been there and returned since the Middle Ages. In fact, Europeans knew more about the geography of the moon than they did of North and Central Africa. In 1824, the French Geographical Society offered a cash prize for the first expedition from any nation to return from Timbuktu. The announcement fueled the already intense rivalry between the French and the British for control of the African interior. The British, unwilling to depend on the fate of one explorer, sent several "African travelers" on their way. The Race for Timbuktu focuses on two of these men: Alexander Gordon Laing, the book's protagonist and "voice," and Hugh Clapperton, the man who would become his greatest rival. Though their superiors had hoped the men would work together, instead the two became fierce opponents, each convinced ...

ISBN10: 0060560649, ISBN13: 9780060560645, [publisher: Harper Collins] Hardcover First Edition ISBN 9780060560645. Hardback. First Printing. Very Good condition book in a Very Good condition dustjacket with minor rubs and creases around its edges. Black pen remainder slash to bottom of book otherwise a otherwise a Tight, sound, unmarked copy. Copy One.
[Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2006]

ISBN10: 0060560649, ISBN13: 9780060560645, [publisher: HarperCollins, London] Hardcover First Edition HARDBACK IN JACKET 2006. 1st edition. 23.5x15.5cm. xxv+322 pages with index. Clean & tight. No inscriptions. Flat pages. Jacket has a little edge wear. Front flap is not price-clipped: $25.95. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref h38
[Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2006]

HarperCollins World, Date: 2006. Hardcover. New. 322 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches. 2006. HarperCollins World ISBN 0060560649 9780060560645 [GB]

HarperCollins World 2006 Hardcover New 322 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches.