Travels in the interior districts of Africa: Performed under the direction and patronage of the African Association, in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. With an Appendix [...] by Major Rennell.

4to: [xxviii incl. front.]-372-[xcii-6] pp.; 9 pl. (sl. toned, minor spotted).

Contemp. half calf (hinges broken, used).

Rare 2nd ed. of Park's lively narrative of the hitherto little-known interior of Africa. Its immediate success and the fact that it was the first to tackle the mystery of the course of the Niger made it a classic of travel literature. Incl. a vocabulary of the Mandingo language. Ill. with an engr. portrait by T. Dickinson after H. Edridge, the map of Park's itinerary (hand-coloured borders), 3 views, 2 pl. of a lotus and a shea tree, and in the appendix: a map of North Africa "showing the progress of discovery and improvement", a chart of the lines of magnetic variation, a double page of music scores "A Negro Song from Mr. Park's Travels" (text by the Duchess of Devonshire, music by G.G. Ferrari).
Ref. Printing and the Mind of Man 253.
Prov. "Robert Gray", 1705-1806, explorer (ms. ownership entry). - Libr. label.
Joined: 1. Ross, A. - Les religions du monde, [...]. Amsterdam, A. Wolfgang, 1686. 12mo: [12]-288 pp.; 7 fold. pl. (n.c.). Contemp. calf (used). 1st vol. of a 17th-c. study of comparative religion. Prov. Ms. ownership entry. - 2. Labat, R. - Voyage du chevalier des Marchais [...]. Tome II. Paris, Saugrain, 1730. 12mo: [4]-364 pp.; 10 (fold.) pl. (n.c.). Contemp. calf (used). Prov. Ms. ownership entry. (3 vol.)