ISBN: 9780904180640 - The Discovery of the River Gambra (1623) (25 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hint of wear at the spine tips of the DJ. Now in a clear protective sleeve. The boards are nice with little wear seen. The hinges and the spine are very good. 341 pages. The inside pages are bright and look unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. xvi+341 pages with 2 colour plates including frontispiece, 13 half tone plates and illustrations, 8 line drawings, 3 maps, bibliography and index. Small quarto (10" x 7") issued in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and pictorial sailing ship to front cover. Edited by David P Gamble and P E H Hair. Third Series, volume 2. First edition. In 1623 Richard Jobson published an account of a 1620-1621 English voyage up River Gambia, during which a party, led by himself, penetrated to a point some 460 miles up river. The purpose of the voyage was to make contact with the gold trade of the West African interior, but in this there was little success. However, Jobson's account of the river, its commerce, natural history, peoples, religions, and politics, was the earliest to appear in print, in this fullness of detail, in any language. it was also the earliest detailed account of any part of Black Africa, by an Englishman. Although, in contemporary English, a probing of access to a new trade might be accounted a "discover", the voyage was only to a limited extent and "exploration". The English had been preceded in River Gambia by the Portuguese, who since the 1450s had voyaged and traded up-river, nearly as far as Jobson went. Part of Jobson's account therefore deals with the Portuguese - or rather Afro-Portuguese - presence. The English, trading in nearby Senegal only from the 1850s, penetrated River Gambia only from the 1580, penetrated Gambia only in 1618. Three English voyages, of 1618, 1619 and 1620-21 (the earlier ones evidenced in Jobosn's account) produced such heavy losses in men and money that an English presence in the river was not resumed until the 1650s. Portuguese accounts of the river existed in Jobson's day, but the major ones only in manuscript. Following the editors' Introduction, Part I of the present edition contains three Jobson texts: his book, the extracts from his "Jounrall" published by Purchas in1 1625, and an extant manuscript petition to the Crown. For comparison, Part II supplies translations of the earlier accounts of the river, by Portuguese or Portuguese agents. The Jobson material is extensively annotated. Jobson's account, almost entirely original, has special in its author's observations on the African scene, particularly those on the African peoples and individuals encountered. Jobson discusses such topics as local agriculture and trade, the role of Islam, political culture, and the position of women. Despite the limits of his experience, his observations are seemingly accurate and generally perceptive, as well as being (perhaps unexpectedly) often tolerant and even sympathetic. Condition: A fine copy in like jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Used-Very Good. First Edition. Cloth with dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Used-Very Good. First Edition. Cloth with dj. Previous owner's signature on front endpaper.

Cloth. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 341 pages. Illustrated throughout with maps and plates. Series III Volume 2. In 1623 Richard Jobson published an account of a voyage up River Gambra during which his party penetrated some 400 miles up river. This is the earliest detailed account of any part of Black Africa by an Englishman. This book contains Jobson's texts as well as other early accounts of the River Gambra.…

1st edition. Royal 8vo. xvi + 341pp. Colour frontispiece and 1 colour plate, b/w. illustrations, maps. Slight yellowing to margins of pages. Original navy cloth with gilt device to upper board and gilt lettering to spine. Blue d/w. lettered in black, some slight wear. Hakluyt Society Third Series, No.2. ISBN 0904180646 US$15. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st. 1st thus edition, Book 1 of 36 - Hakluyt Society, Third Series ; dj in mylar; navy c. w/gilt titles; 341 clean, unmarked pages.a scholarly edition of Richard Jobson's detailed 1623 account of an English voyage along the Gambia River in West Africa, it Includes Jobson's later "Large Journal" (1620-1621), a petition from roughly 1626, and translations of earlier Portuguese accounts of the river. b/w Illus (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. xvi, 341pp, index, bibliography, bw ills, maps. Or blue cloth in jacket. Near new. Earliest detailed account of any part of black Africa by an Englishman, Jobson's account of the Gambia includes observations on African peoples, local agriculture, the role of Islam, political culture and the role of women. Size: Small 4to.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Date on title page. Fine if not new hardback in fine, if not new unpriced, unclipped dust jacket.

Hard Cover. Condition: F-. F-. First Edition. F-/F-. 4to. original blue cloth gilt (a trifle bumped) in dustwrapper (slightly rubbed); pp. xvi, 342 (last blank), with illustrations & maps. A near fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine-. 1st ed. Dark blue cloth series cover. col.f/piece+xvi (further col.plate on p.xvi)+341, 7 plates between 312/313, 4 maps in prelims, 2 elsewhere, 8 line drawings, 1 full page ill., pub. flyer re: Third Series slipped in; virtually pristine in every way except except sp. fading, also very thin line of fading to most of top fr.edge.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. h/b 341 pages, condition is very good.

Hardback with dust jacket. In 1623 Richard Jobson published an account of a 1620-1621 English voyage up River Gambra, during which a party, led by himself, penetrated to a point some 460 miles up-river. The purpose of the voyage was to make contact with the gold trade of the West African interior, but in this there was little success. However, Jobson's account of the river, its commerce, natural history, peoples, religions and polities, was the earliest to appear in print, in this fullness of detail, in any language. It was also the earliest detailed account of any part of Black Africa, by an Englishman. Jobson's account, almost entirely original, has special interest in its author's observations on the African scene, particularly those on the African peoples and individuals encountered. Jobson discusses such topics as local agriculture and trade, the role of Islam, political culture, and the position of women. Despite the limits of his experience, his observations are seemingly accurate and generally perceptive, as well as being (perhaps unexpectedly) often tolerant and even sympathetic. 1999, First edition. A fine, unmarked copy in a near fine d/w with only light sun fading of the spine. 2.5 Centimeters X 18.4 Centimeters X 25.6 Centimeters. …

Hardcover. Condition: F/NF. First Edition. Series III, Volume 2. Colour frontis, black and white illustrations and maps. A fine copy in like jacket. xv, 341 pp.

Original publisher's blue cloth hardback, gilt title spine, gilt ornament frontcover, 8vo: frontispiece, xvi, 342pp., illustrations, maps, footnotes, bibliographical notes, general bibliography, list sidenotes, index. Very fine copy - as new. Volume Third Series nr. 2. The Hakluyt Society.

1st Ed. Series III, No. 2. XVI, 341 PP with 6 maps, 8 line drawings, 1 b/w and 2 colour plates, plus 8 pages with 13 b/w plates. Fp (in colour): River Gambia near Basse, July 1979. Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Few foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise fine. 25.2 x 18.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First thus. A nice copy, bound in a dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to the spine and front design. Linen dust jacket is in very good condition with minimal wear. All pages, illustrations and plates are in very good condition and free from marks or notations. Some foxing to the endpapers and the title page but rest of text is good.…

Erstausgabe, 8°, XVI, 341 S. mit s/w- und Farbabbildungen sowie Karten, Text: englisch, dunkelblauer original Leineneinband (Hardcover) mit goldener Deckelillustration und goldener Rückenbeschriftung, sehr schönes, sauberes Exemplar. eingebettet hinter Vorwort und längerer Einleitung und vor 2 weiteren Texten sowie der Auflistung anderer frühneuzeitlicher Berichte über den Fluss Gambia und einer umfangreichen Bibliographie zum Thema befindet sich der eigentlichte Hauptteil dieses Bandes, der 1623 erschienene Text Richard Jobson: "The Golden Trade: OR, A discovery of the River Gambra, and the Golden Trade of the Aethiopians. Also, The Commerce with a great blacke Merchant, called Buckor Sano, and his report of the houses covered with Gold, and other strange observations for the good of our owne country; set downe as they were collected in travelling. part of the yeares 1620, and 1621. By Richard Jobson, Gentleman". Abholung im Ladengeschäft in Frankfurt am Main (Nordend ggü. Musterschule) möglich. Das spart die Portokosten. Pickup at the store in Frankfurt am Main (Nordend, close to Musterschule) is possible. It saves the shipping costs.…

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Larger 8vo pp. xvi, 341, colour and b/w illustrations and sketch maps, "A volume of three writings by Richard Jobson: 'The Golden Triangle or a discovery of the River Gambra'; 'The discovery of Gambra in the Sion'; 'Discovery of the Country of King Solomon'; and extracts from other early sources.". book.…

Cloth. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. xvi + 341 p; some b/w Ills and Maps. Hakluyt Society Publications, Third Series, No. 2. ISSN 0072-9396. Unread Copy.

Condition: Very Good.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardback. Condition: Brand New. 341 pages. 9.75x7.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.

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