A New and Accurate Description of the Coast of Guinea, Divided into the Gold, the Slave, and the Ivory Coasts

Langue : anglais

Edité par Printed for J. Knapton, D. Midwinter, B. Lintot, G. Strahan, J. Round, and E. Bell, London, 1721

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Second Edition. 8vo, vi + pp456 plus pp16 of index to rear, complete with fold out map at front and the 7 plates ( four of the forts and castles and three of the animals). Hardcover issued without dust jacket. Slightly newer binding, that has been rebacked with original boards laid on, of full brown calf leather with 5 raised bands and black leather title label with titles in gilt to spine in very good- condition. There is some rubbing to edges and top & tail of spine, some rubbing to edges of boards and tips. Inside, title page has the top corner clipped out but has been laid on to another page (possibly when rebound). Fold-out map in very good condition with some toning and a few marks, plates in very good condition with the 3 of the 'animals' slightly more toned, all pages in very good condition with is some marking to pp263-268 and the usual toning to pages of a book this age. Willem Bosman was a merchant in the service of the Dutch West India Company. This book remained the most authoritative description of the area for more than a century and provided significant detail of the Komenda Wars in which Bosman took part. The book was a major source for Ghanaian historians in the twentieth century. A nice tightly bound copy scarce with all plates.…

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Titre
A New and Accurate Description of the Coast of Guinea, Divided into the Gold, the Slave, and the Ivory Coasts
Auteur
William Bosman (Willem Bosman 1672 –-1704 ?)
Éditeur
Printed for J. Knapton, D. Midwinter, B. Lintot, G. Strahan, J. Round, and E. Bell, London
Année de publication
1721
État de l'article
Very Good
Reliure
Hardcover
Langue
anglais
Illustrateur
Robert Cruikshank, R. Seymour
Édition
2nd Edition
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Nikki Green Books is based in Glasgow. Beth Lowell-Green is a third generation bookdealer, who along with her partner Nikki reside in sunny Glasgow. The origins of the business began with Beth's grandmother, Eve Lowell, who started The Dartmoor Bookshop in Ashburton at the back of Beth's grandfathers newsagent shop before moving to her own premises in the town. Beth spent her formative years working with her parents, who started Sue Lowell Natural History Books, based in London. We specialise in natural history, Scottish interest and ornithology along with the rare and unusual.…

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