Scenes In Africa for the Amusement and Instruction of Little Tarray-At-Home Travellers
Language: English
Published by Harris and Son, London, 1820
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Garden City Books, Herts, United KingdomGarden City Books
AbeBooks seller since October 8, 2007
Condition: Used - Good
£ 80.00
Quantity: 1 available
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1820 First edition pocket sized hardback. Intended as a child's geography book , written and printed during the Regency period. Title page depicts chained slave benath palm tree looking wistful on a beach. Map of Africa facing tile page remarkable for large area (now South Africa) described as "regions unexplored".28 pages of plates,each page comtaining 3 plates. The plates are a little fanciful, depicting the odd giant sea monster eating a bullock, giant bird of prey etc but the scenes of chained slaves beeing led across beaches are poignant. The first few pages have been skillfully hand coloured with a yellow. The map is pinned with a contemporary pin to the blank end paper which has become unattatched. This contains inscriptions and birthday messages dated 1822 and 1831. There is occasional age spotitng . None the less this is a remarkable book in what it presents as known about the far away land to a child, which at the very least must have thought it threatening.
Seller Inventory # 005120
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Scenes In Africa for the Amusement and Instruction of Little Tarray-At-Home Travellers
- Author
- Rev Isaac Taylor
- Publisher
- Harris and Son, London
- Publication year
- 1820
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- First Edition
- Dimensions
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
- Seller catalogs
- Children, Weston Library
Garden City Books
Herts, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since October 8, 2007
Shipping rates from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
| Item | 5 to 10 business days | 5 to 10 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 20.00 | £ 20.00 |
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Specialty
Antiquarian Books 1700-1900, Vintage Paperbacks pre1970Seller's business information
Garden City Books
United Kingdom
Terms of sale
Sarah Goodman
Garden City Books
21 Dellcott Close
Welwyn Garden City
Herts
AL8 7BB
01707 695260
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