1868 Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia and the Sword Hunters of Hamran Arabs by Samuel online Baker, Illustrations & Color Maps

"The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs" by Sir Samuel W. Baker. 1868 1st American edition (with the year "1868" [and not 1867] stated on the title page); J.B. Lippincott & Co.; Philadelphia. The book contains two color maps (one of which is fold-out), a frontispiece portrait and numerous full-page plates (all illustrations are present). There is an Index at the back. From a review: "Baker spent 12 months exploring the Nile and the area surrounding it. His explorations included the Atbara, Settite, Roya, Salaam, Angrab, Rahad, Dinder, and the Blue Nile. Baker states that 'The interest attached to these portions of Africa differs entirely from that of the White Nile regions, as the whole of Upper Egypt and Abyssinia is capable of development, and is inhabited by races either Mohammedan or Christian; while Central Africa is peopled by a hopeless race of savages, for whom there is no prospect of civilization.'"

Here are a few examples of the contents: Girls Carried Away by the Rapids; Elephants destroy the Crops; Volcanic Bombs; The Nile Rising; Suffering of Men and Beasts; Hippopotamus kills the Arab; The Speed of the Gazelle; Ferocious Crocodiles; Appetite for Raw Meat; Cruel Taxation; Arab Bread; Descent of Vultures; Discover Gold; Heavy Action of the Camel; A Regiment of Scorpions; Sudden Deluge; Arab Tribes of Nubia; The Arab Lady's Perfumery; The Cattle Fly; An African Elysium; Dangers of Holy Shrines; Delights of Arab Surgery; The Pig and the Koran; Disabled by His Own Sword; Elephant Hunting with the Sword; Stalking Giraffes; Achmet is Tempted by Satan; Jungle Cooking; The Baboons Visit Us; Audacity of the Buzzard; Wild Arab Horsemanship; Leopard Springs Into the Camp; The Cry of Buffaloes; Jali's Thigh is Broken; Barrake Poisons Himself; Florian Killed by a Lion; The Camp in Danger; Mineral Wealth of Abyssinia; The Poisonous Stream; A Fall Over a Cliff; The Hyena Enters the Tent; Arrival of Birds of Prey; online All Drunk Last Night; Prepare to Discover the White Nile Source...and much more.

Condition:
Some light scratches to the bottom half of the front cover; some "bubbling" under the cloth at the back cover; cloth tears at the top and bottom edges of the spine, and at the corner tips. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. There is a 1" tear at the top edge of the dedication page. Consistent smudges, stains and foxing to the pages; heavy foxing to the title page and frontispiece. Ex- library copy with an old ID label affixed to the spine, an old library label affixed to the front pastedown, and a diagonal strip of paper affixed to the rear pastedown (an tanned outline of the strip appears on the opposing end paper; ID code written in pen at the top of the rear pastedown. There are vertical crease lines along the length of the spine. Overall the book is in Good- condition.