A Narrative Of a Visit To the Mauritius and South Africa

Hamilton, Adams and Co, 1844. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Signed. The front end page has been signed and inscribed by the author, James Backhouse (who died in 1869) in ink. The original, pressed boards are shelf rubbed and edge worn, but remain square and strong. Internally, there is an ex-libris plate under the front board. There are… Read more about this item

Hamilton, Adams and Co, London, 1844. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition. Size: 8vo <9 3/4". xvi + 648 + lvi pp. Rebacked, with new end papers fitted. Scattered foxing, but text mostly clean. Edges browned. Slight damp staining to outer margin of frontispiece. Small tear with slight loss to title. Final couple of text pages… Read more about this item

Illustrated by two maps, sixteen etchings, and twenty-eight wood-cuts. London: Hamilton, Adams and Co., and York: John L. Liney, 1844 8vo. xvi,648,lvi pp. 16 plates, 28 text-illustrations, 2 folding maps (1 with the route marked in red), appendix. James Backhouse (1794 - 1869) Quaker missionary and botanist spent three months touring Mauritius and… Read more about this item

London, Hamilton, Adams, and Co., 1844, First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, spine ends frayed, corners worn, lightly foxed on some leaves, else very good, with author's presentation inscription to his cousin, signed by author, dated 1845. . 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xvi, 648, lvi pp, 2 folding maps, 16 etched plates with tissue guards… Read more about this item

London, Hamilton, Adams, and Co., 1844.Original embossed cloth, spine lettered in gilt. With folding map of Mauritius, large folding map of South Africa, 16 etched plates and 28 woodengravings. XVI,628,LVI pp.First edition. - The book is in the form of a diary, and the author seems to have traversed every part of South Africa where there was a mission… Read more about this item

London, Hamilton, Adams, and Co., 1844.Later half red morocco, spine lettered in gilt. With folding map of Mauritius (mounted on linen), large folding map of South Africa (mounted on linen), 16 etched plates and 28 woodengravings. XVI,628,LVI pp.First edition. - The book is in the form of a diary, and the author seems to have traversed every part of… Read more about this item

Hamilton, Adams, and Co, 1844. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Complete with all plates and maps. The boards are shelf rubbed, edge worn and marked, with the cloth frayed along the edges and in the corners. Despite this, the boards are strong and sturdy. Internally, there is a gift inscription in pencil to the front end page and… Read more about this item

Hamilton, Adams and Co, 1844. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair. the original pressed boards are very worn and both hinges have been repaired. the internal hinges have both been repaired . there is a previous owner's inscription. the book has age related marks, creases and small tears. it is complete with both fold out maps and all plates as… Read more about this item

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Paperback / softback. New. Following a missionary trip to Australia, the horticulturalist and naturalist James Backhouse (1794-1869) travelled home via Mauritius and South Africa. This 1844 work is adapted from his journals and provides an illustrated account of that journey. It contains rich descriptions of the people he encountered and detailed botanical observations.

Cambridge University Press CUP , pp. 760, 2 Maps . Papeback. New.

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Cambridge University Press. paperback. New. 5x1x8. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing