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Kirke, Henry

Twenty-Five Years in British Guiana

1898

218,08 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Anno di pubblicazione
1898
Luogo di stampa
London. Sampson Low, Marston & Company
Autore
Kirke, Henry
Edizione
First edition.
Soggetto
Travel - South America
Lingue
Inglese
Prima edizione

Descrizione

8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xi, 364 pp, frontis (port), plates and illustrations, from photos and drawings, the colored folding map not in the list of illustrations is present, glossary of Creole words, index. original cloth, gilt lettering on front cover & spine, spine very lightly faded but lettering clear, minor foxing on few leaves, map with very short tear at stub but a clean near fine solid copy, cover unworn and fresh, much better than usually found. A p Cundall 1637. Welch 53. The author describes the country in some detail, the peoples including Indians, cities, towns, country-side, society, social and living conditions, economy, nature, etc and provides good illustrations. Its one of the few books on the area from this period.