Travels in the Timanne, Kooranko, and Soolima Countries, in Western Africa

by Major Alexander Gordon Laing

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First edition

Hardcover, London: John Murray, 1825. First Edition. Octavo, pp. Xii, 465. Fold-out map of Laing's route opposite full title page, 7 plates of African tribespeople. Re-bound in modern full calf binding with gilt titles. Binding and endpapers fine, scattered age spotting to text, scattered purple ink underlining in text. In 1822 Andrew Laing explored the interior of Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone

• Binding: Hardcover

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