Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile by Speke, first UK edition. Hard-cover by Captain John Hanning Speke. published in 1863 by William Blackwood and Sons. Red-brown cloth cover with slightly rubbed gilt illustration on the front and gilt text on the spine. Cover edges slightly bumped and cover slightly worn but is in very good condition. Minor crack to gutter of green free-front page with adjacent owners name and sellers stamp. some slight foxing throughout but quite minimal and browned page edges. Illustrations clean and map in small pocket at back shown in photo above as is a partial of the coloured map in the text. This is a very good, collectible copy.