The Great Rift Valley Being The Narrative Of A Journey To Mount Kenya And Lake Baringo

Published by London: John Murray, 1896.

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Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, CanadaD & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB)

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8vo. pp. xxi, [1], 422, [2]ads. with half-title. 2 folding coloured maps, chromolithograph frontis., 20 plates & 23 text illus. & maps. original gilt-stamped cloth (cloth scuffed & partly discoloured, joints & extremities starting to fray, inner front hinge cracked, tears in front free-endpaper). armorial bookplate of Evelyn John Mardon [1867-1958]. First Edition. The British geologist made the first specifically scientific expedition to Mount Kenya and Lake Baringo in 1892-93. In addition to geological information his work includes sections on flora and fauna, the local inhabitants, and the future prospects of British East Africa. Gregory was the first white man to ascend the mountain. He named the Lewis, Darwin, Heim, Forel and Tyndal Glaciers after eminent Victorian scientists, and the Gregory Glacier and the Gregory Rift in the Great Rift Valley were named after him. Hosken pp. 87-88. Neate G63.

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Title
The Great Rift Valley Being The Narrative Of A Journey To Mount Kenya And Lake Baringo
Author
GREGORY, J[ohn] W[alter] [1864-1932].
Publisher
London: John Murray, 1896.
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition
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