Stedman (John Gabriel), Narrative of a ... Expedition, against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, 1796
Sold for £1,300
Stedman (John Gabriel). Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition, against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the Wild Coast of South America; from the Year 1772, to 1777, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: for J. Johnson, 1796, engraved title-pages with vignettes, engraved frontispiece to volume 1, 80 engraved plates and maps (variably spotted), some folding, a few short edge tears, subscribers list to volume 1, directions to the binder and errata leaves to rear of each volume, 2nd volume rear hinge cracked, contemporary marbled calf gilt, rebacked, rubbed with wear to extremities, volume 1 front cover detached, rear joint volume 1 & front joint volume 2 partly split, 4to
(Qty: 2)
Abbey Travel 719.
?One of the most detailed descriptions ever written of an eighteenth-century slave plantation society? (ODNB). The plates, based on drawings made by Stedman whilst in Surinam, were reproduced by various engravers, including William Blake who was responsible for sixteen.
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Sold for £1,300
Stedman (John Gabriel). Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition, against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the Wild Coast of South America; from the Year 1772, to 1777, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: for J. Johnson, 1796, engraved title-pages with vignettes, engraved frontispiece to volume 1, 80 engraved plates and maps (variably spotted), some folding, a few short edge tears, subscribers list to volume 1, directions to the binder and errata leaves to rear of each volume, 2nd volume rear hinge cracked, contemporary marbled calf gilt, rebacked, rubbed with wear to extremities, volume 1 front cover detached, rear joint volume 1 & front joint volume 2 partly split, 4to
(Qty: 2)
Abbey Travel 719.
?One of the most detailed descriptions ever written of an eighteenth-century slave plantation society? (ODNB). The plates, based on drawings made by Stedman whilst in Surinam, were reproduced by various engravers, including William Blake who was responsible for sixteen.
