Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the Wild Coast of South America; from the Year 1772, to 1777: Elucidating the History of that Country, and Describing its Productions, Viz. Quadrupedes, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Trees, Shrubs, Fruits, & Roots; with an Account of the Indians of Guiana, & Negroes of Guinea Vol. II

Capt. J. G. Stedman [John Gabriel Stedman]

Edité par J. J. Johnson, London, 1796

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Captain John Gabriel Stedman's strikingly illustrated first-hand account of his deployment to the Dutch-controlled colony of Surinam. First edition. A deluxe large paper first edition with hand-coloured plates was published in the same year. Volume 2 only.Rebacked in full calf, with personal coat of arms blind-stamped to the front board. Renewed endpapers. No half title, as issued. Bound with index, binder's directions and errata leaves to the rear.Stedman's first-hand account of an eighteenth-century Dutch colony, including graphic accounts of the worlds of both masters and slaves. It also contains vivid descriptions of the landscapes of Suriname, paying great attention to flora, fauna, and the social habits of indigenous, free and enslaved Africans, and European colonists.Volume II is illustrated with an engraved title page, thirty-nine striking engraved plates and a folding map. Collated, lacking plate facing p. 142.Johnson commissioned William Blake and Francesco Bartolozzi to create engravings for the work and, through their collaboration, Blake and Stedman became close friends.Published by radical figure Joseph Johnson, Stedman's Narrative became a major literary success and was eventually published in more than twenty-five different editions.Stedmandescribesthe"cruelties practiced ontheNegroes,andthemoral deterioration resulting totheir masters…" which "forms oneofthemost vivid indictmentsofslavery that have been penned" (ODNB). Rebacked in full blind-stamped calf, with spine replaced. With coat of arms to the front board matching bookplate to the front paste down. Externally, with mild rubbing to the extremities. Armorial unnamed bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are marginally toned, with a few scattered spots, generally more to the plates but illustrations remain pleasing overall and largely unaffected. Bookplate of one Tess M Hope to the front free endpaper. Very Good.

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• Titre: Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the Wild Coast of South America; from the Year 1772, to 1777: Elucidating the History of that Country, and Describing its Productions, Viz. Quadrupedes, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Trees, Shrubs, Fruits, & Roots; with an Account of the Indians of Guiana, & Negroes of Guinea Vol. II
• Éditeur: J. J. Johnson, London
• Date de parution: 1796
• Reliure: Leather
• Illustrateur: John Gabriel Stedman
• Édition: First edition.
• État de l'article: Very Good
• Poids: 5 kilogrammes
• Type de livre: book