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BRITISH POSSESSIONS IN AFRICA: Book I. Cape of Good Hope; Book II. Natal; Book III. Western Africa; Book IV. Islands of ST Helena and Ascension. Complete in One Volume.
by MARTIN, Robert Montgomery
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Plastic../None as issued.
- Seller
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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About This Item
London. the leather is Very Slightly rubbed, gold motif on each corner is in ver good condition; 5 raised bands on spine with gilt lineations; skiver with title on spine is dull. 2 bookplates and a dealer's sticker on front paste-down. There is a moderate amount of foxing on the eps and the verso to the first map in the series. This copy has no title page, which appears to be standard - I imagine because it was included on Vol ! only. So no definite printing date can be given. The last date in the text is 1853. Mendelssohn (S A Bib) on p988 lists the book as "The British Colonies, Division VII and printing date 1851, but he probably took the date from Vol 1. Frontis of Sir Ralph Abercromby, 1734-1801, hero of Aboukir Bay 1801; with tissue guard; 208pp with tables; 5 double page col maps with vignettes, all unfoxed and very frame-able : Africa; Cape Colony; Natal and Kaffraria; Western Africa; Islands of the Atlantic, with lovely engravings of landscapes by J Rankin (and others). All maps have an extra crease 70 - 120mm long, which with care could be ironed out. Each map could be worth US$ 85. Quarter Calf and Marbled Boards.
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- Bookseller
- BOOKLOVERS PARADISE
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005092
- Title
- BRITISH POSSESSIONS IN AFRICA
- Author
- MARTIN, Robert Montgomery
- Illustrator
- Warren, H: Bond, H; H Winkles et al
- Format/Binding
- Quarter Leather & Marbled Boards, contemporaneous.
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Plastic..
- Jacket Condition
- None as issued.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London Printing and Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1853
- Pages
- 208
- Size
- 278x194x21mm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Cape, Natal, History, Van Riebeeck, Macomo, Stockenstrom, Griquas, Slavery, Gold Coast. James Abercromby, The British Colonies, Division VII
- Bookseller catalogs
- Britain; Africana;
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You will find the LOCATION of our Bookstore on Google. ALL our books are thoroughly cleaned. All books with dust jackets/ wraps are completely covered in 50 or 75 micron High Density PolyEthylene (= "plastic" = archival acetate film), as are books without dust jackets costing more than US$20. Soft-covers and hard-covers without Dj s are covered in adhesive plastic. While we have neither insects nor dampness in our shop, you might find that the total plastic cover keeps both at bay. Covering the whole book means that the common edge-wear described by so many dealers is mostly absent in our books. Any "plastic" is easily removable, it is not adhered to the book nor to the dust jacket. We do not use sellotape nor any other tape which discolours. We restore books where necessary and describe ONLY EXCEPTIONS to a perfect state. Faults in expensive books are described in huge detail. WHEN RESTORED the majority of "faults'' are visible only with great difficulty and certainly NOT in an image. To avoid misleading you we include few images. Please be guided by the very full descriptions. If no faults are described in a cheaper book, please be guided by the Condition. RESTORATION SERVICE. We restore any book younger than 1800 making your grotty, broken old books look like beautifully-cared-for precious old books. DUST JACKETS IN FACSIMILE. We provide colour copies of any DJ in our stock. Please ask for quotes, images & descriptions. We pride ourselves that THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL BOOKSH0P:- THE CROSSROADS OF CIVILIZATIONS PAST; REFUGE OF ALL THE ARTS AGAINST THE RAVAGES OF TIME; AN ARMOURY OF FEARLESS TRUTH AGAINST WHISPERING RUMOUR; INCESSANT TRIUMPH OF THE RIGHT-TO-KNOW.
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