AN ACCOUNT OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE; Containing An Historical View of its Original Settlement by the Dutch, its Capture by the British in 1795, and the Different Policy Pursued There by the Dutch and British Governments. Also a Sketch of its Geography, Productions, the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants, &c. &c. With A View of the Political and Commercial Advantages Which Might be Derived from its Possession by Great Britain.
AN ACCOUNT OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE; Containing An Historical View of its Original Settlement by the Dutch, its Capture by the British in 1795, and the Different Policy Pursued There by the Dutch and British Governments. Also a Sketch of its Geography, Productions, the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants, &c. &c. With A View of the Political and Commercial Advantages Which Might be Derived from its Possession by Great Britain.
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Dettagli
- Anno di pubblicazione
- 1804
- Luogo di stampa
- London
- Autore
- Percival
- Editori
- Printed for C. and R. Baldwin
- Edizione
- IMPORTANT FIRST EDITION BY ONE OF THE EARLIEST TO ENTER THE CAPE
- Lingue
- Inglese
- Prima edizione
- True
Descrizione
First edition, first issue, with the uncorrected state of the headline on page 247. 4to, handsomely bound in antique three-quarter calf over marbled boards to style, the spine with raised bands ruled in gilt, lettered in two compartments in gilt. xii, 339, ads. A very handsome and well preserved copy copy, the binding in very good order, the text clean but somewhat mellowed or lightly darkened by age as is typical with the paper used in the printing of the work.