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A Mission to Gelele King of Dahome; With Notices of the so Called "Amazons", the Grand Customs, the Yearly Customs, the Human Sacrifices, the Present State of the Slave Trade, and the Negro's Place in Nature
by Burton, Sir Richard Francis
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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- Evening Star Books
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- Title
- A Mission to Gelele King of Dahome; With Notices of the so Called "Amazons", the Grand Customs, the Yearly Customs, the Human Sacrifices, the Present State of the Slave Trade, and the Negro's Place in Nature
- Author
- Burton, Sir Richard Francis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Tinsley Brothers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1864
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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