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HUTTON, William. A Voyage To Africa: Including A Narrative of An Embassy To One Of The Interior Kingdoms, In The Year 1820; With Remarks On The Course and Termination of the Niger And Other Principal Rivers In That Country... Illustrated With Maps and Plates.
London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1821. First edition. Tall 8vo., contemporary full calf which have been rebacked in the late 19th century with a calf spine, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather label, (xii), 489pp. With four plates in colour and two folding maps. Binding a bit rubbed with some wear to the spine ends and corners but still a very good copy with attractive plates. Abbey 280.
"This valuable work, with public documents. Contains observations made during a journey of eleven years mission to Ashantee, West Africa and four voyages to the Gold Coast, and also contains a small vocabulary of the Fantee language." (Allibone).