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Percival

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.

Printed for C. and R. Baldwin, 1804

1395.00 €

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(Newburyport, United States of America)

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Year of publication
1804
Place of printing
London
Author
Percival
Publishers
Printed for C. and R. Baldwin
Edition
IMPORTANT FIRST EDITION BY ONE OF THE EARLIEST TO ENTER THE CAPE
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

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.
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