* DUNCAN, John (1805-1849). Travels in Western Africa
* DUNCAN, John (1805-1849). Travels in Western Africa, in 1845 and 1846, comprising a Journey from Whydah, through the Kingdom of Dahomey, to Adofoodia, in the interior. London: Richard Bentley, 1847.
2 volumes, 8vo. With engraved frontispiece portrait, 3 lithographed plates and one wood-engraved vignette. (Top edges slightly dust-stained; one plate spotted.) Original publisher's green cloth gilt (spines slightly sunned, some very minor rubbing or staining to covers). Provenance: Robert Rakes' Mutual Improvement Society (contemporary subscription library bookplates).
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* DUNCAN, John (1805-1849). Travels in Western Africa, in 1845 and 1846, comprising a Journey from Whydah, through the Kingdom of Dahomey, to Adofoodia, in the interior. London: Richard Bentley, 1847.
2 volumes, 8vo. With engraved frontispiece portrait, 3 lithographed plates and one wood-engraved vignette. (Top edges slightly dust-stained; one plate spotted.) Original publisher's green cloth gilt (spines slightly sunned, some very minor rubbing or staining to covers). Provenance: Robert Rakes' Mutual Improvement Society (contemporary subscription library bookplates).
FIRST EDITION.
Estimate $300-400
