A Narrative of a Visit to the Mauritius and South Africa.

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 approximately a year and a half in South Africa visiting missions, schools, hospitals and prisons. Careful repair to inner margin of title page, faint stain to upper margin of plates, the spine rebacked retaining the original backstrip (now rather worn and faded), a nice copy of the first edition in the publisher's dark green blindstamped cloth with most of the tissue guards to the plates still in place. [Mendelssohn: I: 62]. We have been selling antiquarian books on Africa, Oceania, archaeology, anthropology, travel and the ancient world for over forty years. All our books are carefully catalogued and they are in excellent condition unless stated in the description. All shipments are fully insured at our expense. All books are carefully packaged in new packaging material and despatched by registered or recorded mail, or by a courier service; the customer is always able to track their shipment. All sales are accompanied by a VAT invoice. Photographs may be supplied if requested.[L]