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Unviersity of Massachusetts Press, 1972. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: . Oversized book. Light wear, some soiling to the cloth; pages toned; a sound binding; a good book overall. No jacket. Title page also says "Elucidating the history of that country and describing its productions, fiz. quadrupedes, birds, reptiles, trees, shrubs, fruits and roots; with an account of the Indians of Guiana and Negroes of Guinea." With illustrations by the author. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Inventory No: 201177. . This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
Narrative of a five years' expedition against the revolted negroes of Surinam - in Guiana on the wild coast of South America from the years 1772 to 1777. Elucidating the history of that country and describing its productions.TWO VOLUME SET LARGE PAPER. by Stedman. Captain J.G - 1806
by Stedman. Captain J.G
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Narrative of a five years' expedition against the revolted negroes of Surinam - in Guiana on the wild coast of South America from the years 1772 to 1777. Elucidating the history of that country and describing its productions.TWO VOLUME SET LARGE PAPER.
by Stedman. Captain J.G
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London: J. Johnson, 1806. Second Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. two volume set,large paper copy measuring approx 300mm by 250mm,original diced calf with later (early twentieth century) leather spines heavily decorated in gilt,marbled endpapers,cover edges ruled in gilt,engraved hand coloured vignettes to each title page plus 81 fine clean handcoloured plates some folding engraved by William Blake, Bartolozzi et al,xviii 1-423pp plus three index and one "direction to binder pages, iv 1-419pp plus four index pages and one "direction to binder page." some minor internal foxing mainly to endpapers,bookplate to each volume,leather to the edges of the boards a little chipped otherwise a very good clean and complete copy with exceptionally bright original hand colouring. Shipment to the UK only.
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- Edition Second Edition
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher J. Johnson
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1806
- Size 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall
- Keywords SLAVERY NEGRO SLAVERY SOUTH AMERICA. ANTI-SLAVERY.GUIANA.COLOUR PLATE.COLOR PLATE.FINE TRAVEL BOOKS.WILLIAM BLAKE.
- Size 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall
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Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam in Guiana on the Wild Coast of South America from the Years 1772 to 1777
by Captain J.G. Stedman
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Narrative of a Five years' Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam- Two Volumes
by Stedman, Captain J.G
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Imprint Society, 1971. Book. Very Good+. Hard Covers. Limited. In a Very Good slipcase with wear to edges. Soiling to cloth on spines. 1 of 1,950 copies. Signed by van Lier..
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Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam in Guiana...[etc]
by Captain J.G. Stedman
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Simi Valley, California, United States
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Imprint Society, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good. . A fine set in slipcase. Light edge wear to slipcase. Pages/boards clean and vibrant, bindings tight.
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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... with an account of the Indians of Guiana, & Negroes of Guinea
by STEDMAN, Capt. J.G
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London: Printed for J. Johnson, (1806).. Second edition, two volumes bound in one, 4to, xviii, 423, (5), iv, 419, (5) pp. Engraved title pages and 81 plates, including 3 folding maps and a folding view, the latter and one of the maps with a closed tear to a fold crease, frontispiece and volume I title with contemporary signatures and light damp stains to the top and bottom edges, some foxing throughout, volume I title cut close to the lower edge with partial loss of the imprint. Contemporary diced calf, corners worn, neatly rebacked. "...one of the most detailed descriptions ever written of an eighteenth-century slave plantation society... The heavily edited first edition distorted Stedman's views on race, slavery, and social justice, and turned them more towards a pro-slavery position. Softened or deleted in the 1796 publication were his admiration for Africans-their institutions, morals, hygiene-including the rebel slaves; his frank depiction of sex between European men and African…
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