Hippisley, G.:

$1,750 · Offered by William Reese Company

A NARRATIVE OF THE EXPEDITION TO THE RIVERS ORINOCO AND APURE, IN SOUTH AMERICA; WHICH SAILED FROM ENGLAND IN NOVEMBER 1817, AND JOINED THE PATRIOTIC FORCES IN VENEZUELA AND ... Hippisley served as a colonel in the First Venezuelan Hussars, as part of the British brigade sent to South America to assist in the war for independence in Venezuela. The account includes a description of the voyage to South America, with stops at St. Bartholomew, Grenada, St. Lucia, and other points in the Caribbean. The appendix prints a list of the officers of the First Venezuelan Hussars, as well as other documents, orders, etc., issued by Venezuelan leaders, including Bolivar. A fascinating account of South American independence movements, Bolivar, etc., notwithstanding Sabin's assertion that Lord Byron used the book to put himself to sleep. "An esteemed and scarce work" - Palau.

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