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Premium, Barton

Eight Years in British Guiana; the Journal of a Residence in That Province, from 1840 to 1848, Inclusive; with Anecdotes & Incidents Illustrating the Social Condition of its Inhabitants ; & the Opinions on the State and Prospects of Our Sugar Colonies

1850

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Year of publication
1850
Place of printing
London. Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans
Author
Premium, Barton
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - South America
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [23 x 14 cm]; xiii, [9]-305 pp. original brown cloth, title lettering on later paper spine label, edges of spine with light wear, 1850 signature on corner of endpaper, a little pulled but firm, very good overall. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, a planter in the colony for many years, provides description and narrative written from 1840 to 1848, describing sugar growing and related problems, conditions, slavery, society, customs, economics, etc. Premium's journal was edited by his unnamed friend who also provides a preface and concluding remarks which gives the work much historical background. Sabin 65050. Original source material in first edition.