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Melville, Elizabeth Helen

A Residence at Sierra Leone; Described from a Journal Kept on the Spot, and From Letters Written to Friends at Home, by a Lady, edited by the Hon. Mrs. Norton

1861

118.44 €

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Year of publication
1861
Place of printing
London. John Murray
Author
Melville, Elizabeth Helen
Edition
new edition, first edition was 1849, apparently identical.
Keyword
Travel - Africa Women Travellers
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

12mo [18 x 12 cm]; xii, 335 pp, endpaper ads. original cloth, decorated in blind, gilt title lettering on spine, cover with small stains, minor foxing on edge, very good clean copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Robinson 289. The author describes her experiences during several years stay, together with much on the climate, nature, survival amid numerous hardships.
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