The gates of Africa : death, discovery and the search for Timbuktu
by Sattin, Anthony
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- Hardcover
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0007122330
- ISBN 13
- 9780007122332
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About This Item
London : HarperCollins, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xxvii, 382 p., [16] p. of col. plates : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. ; 25 cm. Portrait of the author on dust jacket. Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-374) and index. Subjects: Banks, Joseph (1743-1820). Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa - History. Explorers - Great Britain ; Biography.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 296894
- Title
- The gates of Africa : death, discovery and the search for Timbuktu
- Author
- Sattin, Anthony
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0007122330
- ISBN 13
- 9780007122332
- Publisher
- London : HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 2003
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