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Edité par Rediscovery Books Ltd. 2006 (1818), 2006
Vendeur : Yesterday's Books, BOURNEMOUTH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
large 4to (25x19 cms), 82+498 pages, map, facsimile plates, drawings : a well produced facsmile of the first edition of this famous account of the 1816 expedition, with observations on the country & its inhabitants (by Professor Smith) & notes on the natural history of the Congo; paperback, illustrated covers, perfect bound, FINE - a heavy book that may attract extra postage south africa congo river zaire congo kingdom african exploration river congo zaire river.
Edité par Rediscovery Books, 2007
ISBN 10 : 1905748116ISBN 13 : 9781905748112
Vendeur : Naval and Military Press Ltd, Uckfield, Royaume-Uni
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2006 reprint by Rediscovery Books (original 1818). SB.lxxxiii + 498pp with 1 chart & 13 plates b&w + 1 in colour.Published Price £22 This handsome book is a feast for all students of the fascinating subject of 19th century African exploration. Its author, Captain James Kingston Tuckey led an official British expedition to explore the great Congo (Zaire) river in 1816. Voyaging in his specially designed ship â Congoâ , together with its supply vessel the â Dorothyâ Tuckey travelled deep into the â heart of darknessâ that was unexplored central Africa, until a combination of impassable cataracts and fever in him and his crew forced him to turn back. He died soon afterwards from hepatitis and general exhaustion. This book is composed of Tuckeyâ s expedition journal, together with notes on the people they encountered and on the flora and fauna of the regions they traversed made by Professor Smith, the expeditionâ s scientific advisor. The notes include observations on tribal customs, the slave trade, and a vocabulary of the languages of the Malemba and Embomma tribes. The book is illustrated by drawings, woodcuts and engraved plates.
Edité par William B. Gilley / William A. Mercein, New York, 1818
Vendeur : Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. First American edition. 8vo. [9], ii-lxxxi, [4], 86-410, [6] pp. Recent half textured green silk cloth over marbled paper boards with a black morocco label lettered in gilt on the spine. Later endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with a folding map and with several in-text charts and figures. Completing the title page: To which is added, the journal of Professor Smith; and some general observations on the country and its inhabitants. Published by permission of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Not in Evans. Irish Dictionary National Biography, "Tuckey, James Hingston". Howgego T23. Tuckey was a naval officer and participated in suppressing the first colonial revolt in New South Wales, Australia. He spent nine years as a prisoner in France, and undertook this expedition to chart the River Zaire, the last career assignment he would ever have. Tuckey and his crew all died of Yellow Fever while traveling up the river, this work and its observations is what they left for posterity. The folding map strengthened with Japanese tissue paper (it is mounted on this material), the leaves show scattered foxing and an occasional dampspot.
Edité par John Murray, GB, 1818
Vendeur : Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, Royaume-Uni
Edition originale
Hardback. Etat : VG-. Etat de la jaquette : No DW. 1st Edition. . Fldg. eng. chart & 13 eng. plates & illus., as called for. (The plates with the ornate & not unattractive stamp of Birmingham Library), one plate hand col.Quarto. Brown library cloth. Ex lib., 1818. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES MAY APPLY Packed weight 1900g.
Edité par John Murray, London, 1818
Vendeur : The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Full leather. Etat : Very good. First edition of Narrative of an Expedition to Explore the River Zaire. under the Direction of of Captain J.K. Tuckey. (illustrateur). First Edition. Quarto, lxxxii, 498pp. Full morocco, rebacked with original spine laid down over new cloth, decorative border stamped in blind within a double gilt-ruled border on front and rear covers. Title in gilt over black, five bands with decorative gilt compartments. All edges marbled, marbled endpapers. Bound by M. Bell Richmond. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, light foxing to plates, faint wear to edges and corners, some flaking of gilt on spine, hinges reinforced. Previous ownership bookplate on front pastedown endpaper. Complete with one fold-out map with light transference and solid hinges affixed opposite title page, as well as 13 full-page plates, including a hand-colored squid diagram. (Hosken 203). Commander James Hingston [Kingston] Tuckey sailed with the Royal Navy and explored various parts of Africa during his career. Aboard the schooner Congo in 1816, Tuckey searched for a connection between the Congo and Niger Rivers of western and central Africa. The crew was unsuccessful, struggling to navigate rapids and eventually dying of fever. Although the expedition failed, it did raise international interest in exploring Africa.
Edité par London John Murray 1818, 1818
Vendeur : Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
First edition. Illustrated with the large folding map and 13 engraved plates, of which one is coloured by hand. Large 4to, later antique wine coloured cloth, gilt lettering to the spine, t.e.g. 4ff., lxxxii, 498 pp. A large copy, quite clean and well preserved, crisp and unpressed, the colour plate in good order, some typical mellowing or spotting associated usually with the plates, upper cover detached and easily refurbished on request. SCARCE FIRST EDITION. An attempt to explore the Congo River and to find a link with the Niger and investigate the possibilities for trade on these arteries. Smith from Kew Gardens and other botanists were along to collect plant seeds. Tuckey died on the support ship. "Tuckey was one of the most observant of travelers. He had served in the Eastern Seas, and made a voyage to Brazil and Port Philip in 1803. Captured on his return voyage, he like Flinders, was detained as a prisoner by the French for several years. He subsequently compiled a valuable work on Maritime Geography before setting on the government expedition to explore the Congo, then by many conjectured to be the outlet of the Niger. The results of this expedition were most disastrous, Captain Tuckey and many others dying within three months after entering the river". "An introductory view of African discovery preceeds the narrative of Tuckey and Smith and a series of appendices follow: these include (1) a vocabulary of the Malemba and Embonma languages by Cat. Tuckey. (2) Observations on the Genus Ocythioe of Rafinesque by Dr. Leach. (3) On Sepia and Vermes Testacea with plates. (4) Observations on Prof. Smith s collection of plants by Robert Brown, etc.".