The History of Dahomy, an Inland Kingdom of Africa; Compiled from Authentic Memoirs

by Archibald Dalzel

$1,500 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller · No longer available

First edition

First edition. With engraved folding map and 6 copper-engraved plates. xxvi, 4 , xxxii, 230 pp. 4to. Contemporary half speckled calf and marbled boards, expertly restored, speckled edges. Laid into a green cloth dropbox. Neatly repaired tear at lower plate mark of folding map, minor foxing to plates and scattered through text, a handsome copy. Housed in clamshell case. Item #314830 Dalzel was Governor at Cape

• Binding: Hardcover

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