A new and accurate description of the coast of Guinea divided into the Gold, the Slave, and the Ivory Coasts by Bosman, William - 1907

Frank Cass & Co, 1967. Book. Good. hardback. hardback, fourth edition with a new Introduction, octavo, green cloth lettered gilt on black to a faded spine, dust jacket not called for. A tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text, folding map, b&w plates, xxi [ viii] + 577pp.

1967, Fourth English Edition, Barnes & Noble Inc., 577 p., very good green cloth with sun faded spine.

printed for J Knapton et al, 1705. Book. Poor. hardback. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, first printed in English, from the Dutch. boards present but detached, all present but several leaves loose, a 1704 bookplate of John Hanbury of Pontpoole, Monmouthshire to the verso of the title page. Pencilled details of a later owner (the former DC of Cape Coast Castle) to the front pastedown and with some marginal annotation in the same hand, browning to some parts. Engraved folding map by Herrman Moll, strengthened to the verso of the leading edge, seven plates as called for. First published in Dutch in 1704, and written by the Chief Factor for the Dutch at the fortress of Sao Jorge da Mina. The plates depict views of the many coastal fortresses, and also of animals and birds of the area. This is one of two variants published in 1705, with the same pagination but slightly different imprints. [viii], 493 + [19] pp.

J. Knapton, A. Bell, R. Smith, D. Midwinter, W. Haws, W. Davis, G. Strahan, B. Lintott, J. Round, and J. Wale, 1705. Hardcover. Good. Printed for J. Knapton, A. Bell, R. Smith, D. Midwinter, W. Haws, W. Davis, G. Strahan, B. Lintott, J. Round, and J. Wale; London, 1705. Hardcover. A Good, three quarter leather binding and marbled boards, gilt lettering on red spine label, gilt ornate design on spine binding, binding intact, TEG with some blemishes, moderate rubbing and scuffing to boards and leather, age toning to pulpy pages, board corners exposed, rubbing along joints, small splits top front and rear joints, frontis and folding map present, book also has illustrations to pages 41, 46, 66 and 248[calls for seven, has four thus missing 3 plates], marbled endpapers and pastedowns, couple of handwritten ink lines to verso of fold-out map, handwritten ink name on rear endpaper, small round soiled spot bottom front board corner, small sticker with faint handwritten ink number bottom spine. In a good and… Read More

London: Printed for J. Knapton, D. Midwinter, B. Lintot, G. Strahan, J. Round, and E. Bell., 1721. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. Second edition. Octavo (8vo). [viii], 456 pages of text, followed by [xvi] pages of index. Full leather binding is moderately rubbed and worn, rebacked using the original label. Title page with top corner clipped out, with loss of several letters of text. Minor soiling scattered throughout text. Illustrated with a folding map and four plates (located at pages 41, 58, 248 and 262). Lacks three plates. Title continues "...Containing a Geographical, Political and Natural History of the Kingdoms and Countries: With a Particular Account of the Rise, Progress, and Present Condition of all the European Settlements upon that Coast; and the Just Measures for Improving the several Branches of the Guinea Trade. Illustrated with several Cuts. Written Originally in Dutch by William Bosman, Chief Factor for the Dutch at the Castle of St. George d'Elmina. And now… Read More