First edition. 286pp, with maps. Blue cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on the spine. 8vo. Cloth a little pushed at spine ends, a couple of small, white marks on upper panel. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original paper dust wrapper, a little toned, rubbed at edges, with mild but visible shelf wear.
Topics explored in this volume include The Africa Association, 1788-1805; The British Government and the Niger Quest, 1805-1818; Sokoto, Timbuctu and the Niger; The Caravan Trade in the 19th Century; The Diplomatic Attack on the Trans-Sahara Slave Trade; The Central African Mission, 1849-57, etc.
