NARRATIVE OF A FIVE-YEAR’S EXPEDITION AGAINST THE REVOLTED NEGROES OF SURINAM IN GUIANA ON THE WILD COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA FROM THE YEARS 1772 TO 1777
-Boxed Two-Volume Limited Edition Facsimile Reprint Set-
1971
Limited edition reprint of the 1806 edition; 1 of 1950 copies)
Imprint Society [Barre, MA]
8vo (206 pages; illustrated with black and white 80 plates, 2 folding maps)
Hardcover [Quarter-blue cloth over marbled paper boards]
Item Number: 7131
$300.00
Description
A beautifully preserved handsome boxed set, without dust jackets, as issued, one of a limited edition of 1,950 copies.
The box is lightly soiled, and the corners are a bit worn and frayed; else fine. Contents fine. The Scots Brigade in Dutch service fighting against fugitive slaves (the Maroons) raiding from French Guyana; includes material on the natives, flora and fauna in Guyana.