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The History of The Maroons, From Their Origin to the Establishment of Their Chief Tribe at Sierra Leone: Including the Expedition To Cuba, for the Purpose of Procurind Spanish Chasseurs; and the Island of Jamaica for the Last Ten Years; With A History of the Island previous to that period. In Two Volumes.

The History of The Maroons, From Their Origin to the Establishment of Their Chief Tribe at Sierra Leone: Including the Expedition To Cuba, for the Purpose of Procurind Spanish Chasseurs; and the Island of Jamaica for the Last Ten Years; With A History of the Island previous to that period. In Two Volumes.

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The History of The Maroons, From Their Origin to the Establishment of Their Chief Tribe at Sierra Leone: Including the Expedition To Cuba, for the Purpose of Procurind Spanish Chasseurs; and the Island of Jamaica for the Last Ten Years; With A History of the Island previous to that period. In Two Volumes.

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London, A. Strahan, T.N. Longman, O. Rees, 1803 1st. Two Volumes. Hardback, Size approx 8.5 x 5 inches. Halfbound calf leather and marbled paper to boards. Raised banding and full gilt decoration to spines, twin leather spine labels. Marbled endpapers and page edges. In very good conditions. Rubbing to edges and corners of boards, corners and spine ends bumped/chipped. Frontis plates moderately foxed, some darkening to main title pages. Maps with some minor darkening/foxing, crease and small tears to leading edge of map “Seat of War” (p.xv). Moderate foxing to pages throughout. Bindings tight and sound. Else a very good clean and tight copies. 2 vols: cxiv + 359pp & xi + 514pp. Illustrated with 2 folding B&W engraved maps (xv & p1.), and 2 B&W engraved frontis plates.

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The History of The Maroons, From Their Origin to the Establishment of Their Chief Tribe at Sierra Leone: Including the Expedition To Cuba, for the Purpose of Procurind Spanish Chasseurs; and the Island of Jamaica for the Last Ten Years; With A History of the Island previous to that period. In Two Volumes.
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DALLAS, R.C.:
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London, A. Strahan, T.N. Longman, O. Rees, 1803 1st
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About The Antique Map & Bookshop

The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.

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Marbled Paper
Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Spine
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Calf
Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...

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