First edition. Two volumes, 8vo, pp xviii, 509; viii, 511 pp., 18 engraved plates (one folding), numerous wood engravings in text, 3 maps (2 folding), as listed. Original purple cloth, spines faded, slightly rubbed to head and foot, occasional light touch of foxing, but a very clean example over all. Vol 1 lacks front flyleaf. Volume 2 completely loose in case, and therefore needs recasing. Bookplate of the author Walter Harold Wilkin. WITH A MANSUCRIPT DIARY NOTE dated 18th August 1841 loosely inserted, clearly by a person who has been on the expedition, as the notes describe an incident which took place on pages 171-172 of volume one, when they were visited by the King of Brass Town s son, whilst they were moored at the mouth of the Nun. The notes are written on both sides of a single sheet of foolscrap, and are about fifty lines in total. No author is given, but presumably the sheet comes from the notes made by Allen or by Thomson from which they eventually wrote up their written account. Please note faults, but priced accordingly.