{"product_id":"crowther-expedition-niger-tshadda-1855-first-edition-121002","title":"Journal of an Expedition up the Niger and Tshadda Rivers,","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003ewritten by the first African bishop of West Africa\u003c\/h4\u003eThe less well known account of William Baikie's (1825-1864) expedition up the Niger in 1854 on the steamship Pleiad sponsored by Macgregor Laird (1808-1861).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSamuel Ajayi Crowther (1808-1891) was a Yoruba Christian missionary who became the first African Anglican bishop of West Africa. He accompanied several expeditions along the Niger, including the one described in the present work, and was one of the founding pioneers of Christian missions in Nigeria.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst edition; 8vo (20.5 x 12.5 cm); folding map; publisher's original embossed blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt and embossed, discreet repair to upper joint, a very good copy; xxiii, 234 pp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHowgego B6.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"CROWTHER, Rev. Samuel.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317770330487,"sku":"121002","price":751.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/121002.jpg?v=1784768164","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/en-us\/products\/crowther-expedition-niger-tshadda-1855-first-edition-121002","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}