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New York: Ecco Press, Date: 2006. xxv, 322 pages, illustrations, maps; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "In the first decades of the nineteenth century, no place burned more brightly in the imagination of European geographers - and fortune hunters - than the lost city of Timbuktu. Africa's legendary City of Gold, not visited by Europeans since the Middle Ages, held the promise of wealth and fame for the first explorer to make it there. In 1824, the French Geographical Society offered a cash prize to the first expedition from any nation to visit Timbuktu and return to tell the tale. Unwilling to trust in the slender chances of a lone explorer, the British sent several on their way. One of the contenders was Major Alexander Gordon Laing, a thirty-year-old army officer. Handsome and confident, Laing was convinced that Timbuktu was his destiny, and his ticket to glory. In July 1825, after a whirlwind romance with Emma Warrington, daughter of the British consul at Tripoli, Laing left the Mediterranean coast to cross the Sahara. His 2,000-mile journey took on an added urgency when Hugh Clapperton, a more experienced explorer, set out to beat him. Apprised of each other's mission by overseers in London who hoped the two would cooperate, Clapperton instead became Laing's rival, spurring him on across a hostile wilderness. Drawing on Laing's dynamic correspondence, ...
ISBN10: 0060560649, ISBN13: 9780060560645, [publisher: Ecco Press, New York] Hardcover First Edition xxv, 322 pages, illustrations, maps; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "In the first decades of the nineteenth century, no place burned more brightly in the imagination of European geographers - and fortune hunters - than the lost city of Timbuktu. Africa's legendary City of Gold, not visited by Europeans since the Middle Ages, held the promise of wealth and fame for the first explorer to make it there. In 1824, the French Geographical Society offered a cash prize to the first expedition from any nation to visit Timbuktu and return to tell the tale. Unwilling to trust in the slender chances of a lone explorer, the British sent several on their way. One of the contenders was Major Alexander Gordon Laing, a thirty-year-old army officer. Handsome and confident, Laing was convinced that Timbuktu was his destiny, and his ticket to glory. In July 1825, after a whirlwind romance with Emma Warrington, daughter of the British consul at Tripoli, Laing left the Mediterranean coast to cross the Sahara. His 2,000-mile journey took on an added urgency when Hugh Clapperton, a more experienced explorer, set out to beat him. Apprised of each other's mission by overseers in London who hoped the two would cooperate, Clapperton instead became Laing's rival, spurring him on ...
NY Ecco Press 2006 First Edition (1st printing) Hardcover As New in As New jacket 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall This is a New and Unread copy of the first edition (1st printing).
ISBN10: 0060560649, ISBN13: 9780060560645, [publisher: Ecco Press, NY] Hardcover This is a New and Unread copy of the first edition (1st printing). [Portland, ME, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2006]
New York Ecco 2006 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good in Very Good jacket V6-A first edition hardcover book in near fine condition that has remainder mark on the bottom page edges in near fine dust jacket that is mylar protected and has very light shelf wear. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
ISBN10: 0060560649, ISBN13: 9780060560645, [publisher: HarperCollins, New York] Hardcover First Edition Illustrated. xxv + 322 pages, 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: HarperCollins, (2006). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. [New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2006]
New York: HarperCollins, Date: 2006. First. hardcover. fine/near fine. Illustrated. xxv + 322 pages, 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: HarperCollins, (2006). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.<br/> <br/> 2006. HarperCollins ISBN 0060560649 US
New York HarperCollins 2006 First hardcover Fine in near fine jacket Illustrated. xxv + 322 pages, 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: HarperCollins, (2006). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.
New York: HarperCollins, Date: 2006. First. hardcover. fine/near fine. Illustrated. xxv + 322 pages, 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: HarperCollins, (2006). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.<br/> <br/> 2006. HarperCollins ISBN 0060560649 9780060560645 [US]
ISBN10: 0060560649, ISBN13: 9780060560645, [publisher: HarperCollins, New York] Hardcover First Edition Illustrated. xxv + 322 pages, 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: HarperCollins, (2006). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. [New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2006]
ISBN10: 0060560649, ISBN13: 9780060560645, [publisher: Ecco] Hardcover First Edition 322pp Illus "In Search of Africa's City of Gold." [Richmond Hill, NY, 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]
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