Narrative of a five years' expedition against the revolted negroes of Surinam : in Guiana ... from the year 1772 to 1777 ; elucidating the history of that country and describing its productions, viz. quadrupeds, birds, [etc.] trees, shrubs, [etc.] with...
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Near fine in good jacket. Illustrated with 80 elegant engravings from Drawings made by the Author. Folding plates. 480 pages, 4to, beige cloth, black spine and cover labels. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1972. A fine copy in a good dust wrapper. Stedman's account of the slave system in Dutch-owned Surinam helped arouse resistance to the institution of slavery, and described as well all aspects of natural life in the South American colony.
Add this copy of Narrative of a Five Year's Expedition Against the to cart. $96.88, good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1971 by IMPRINT SOCIETY.
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Barre, Massachusetts. Printed for the Imprint Society. 1971
Publisher:
Barre, Massachusetts. Printed for the Imprint Society. 1971
Language:
English
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16851155528
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Sm.4to. 26.5cm, in two volumes, xviii, 220, [223], 480pp. Limited to 1950 sets, bound in blue cloth backed marbled paper over boards, with printed paper labels on spine, a fine as new set in fine slipcase (tgc) An excellent facsimile reprint of the first edition published in 1796. The book is an engrossing account of the slave rebellion in Dutch Guiana, 1772-1777, illustrated with eight engravings after drawings by the author and by William Blake (13 with an additional 3 attributed to him), Bartolozzi, Benedetti, Barlow, and others. Sabin 91075 called this one of the richest contemporary accounts of a plantation society in the Americas. DNB, says Stedman's narrative is one of the most vivid indictments of slavery that have been penned. He also depicts the social and natural history of the area in detail, and many of the engravings illustrated his descriptions on these subjects. Blake's work, among the finest that he did for hire, are primarily powerful portraits of slaves.
Add this copy of Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition Against the to cart. $1,757.00, like new condition, Sold by Argosy Book Store rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1813 by J. Johnson.
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Volume II ONLY. Illustrated with 39 fine copper engravings and 1 folding map from drawings made by the author and engraved by William Blake, Bartolozzi and others. Small 4to, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards; spine lacking top segment, front inner hinge repaired. London: J. Johnson & J. Edwards, 1813. Second edition, corrected; second issue. A good copy. John Gabriel Stedman (1744-1797) was a distinguished British Dutch soldier and noted author. His first-hand account of his time in Surinam is "...one of most detailed descriptions ever written of an eighteenth-century slave plantation society..." and became an important tool in the abolitionist cause. He described as well all aspects of natural lie in this South American colony. First published in 1796, the unsold copies of the second edition [of 1806] were issued with a new title-page in 1813. Library blind-stamp & label.
Add this copy of Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition Against the to cart. $4,007.00, very good condition, Sold by Argosy Book Store rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1796 by J. Johnson.
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Very good(-) Engraved frontispiece in the first volume, and 2 title page vignettes, plus 79 (of 80) fine copper engravings from drawings made by the author and engraved by William Blake, Bartolozzi and others, which include 3 folding maps and 1 folding panoramic view. 2 volumes. Small 4tos, recent brown blind stamped polished calf, red spine labels. London: J. Johnson & J. Edwards, 1796. First edition. A very good (-) copy with decent margins, though title is cropped close on fore-edge side, and footer text has been partially cropped on some of the plates. Light foxing throughout and some staining in gutter at rear of volume one; plate 35 is amateurishly "colored." John Gabriel Stedman (1744-1797) was a distinguished British Dutch soldier and noted author. His first-hand observation and depiction of slavery and other aspects of colonization became an important tool in the abolitionist cause. He described as well all aspects of natural lie in this South American colony. An imperfect copy of the true first edition with tiny "Blake" engraved beside the cannon on first title vignette.
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Occasional light, small stain but very clean overall. Near Fine with minor wear. Two quarto (8-1/2" x 10-1/2") volumes bound in early calf-backed marbled boards with calf corners, contrasting gilt-lettered morocco spine labels, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, rebacked. A graphic account of the slave rebellion in Dutch Guiana, 1772-1777, illustrated with 81 engravings (including 3 folding maps) after drawings by the author by William Blake (13 with an additional 3 attributed to him), Bartolozzi, Benedetti, Barlow, and others. Sabin (91075) called this "one of the richest contemporary accounts of a plantation society in the Americas." According to the DNB, Stedman's narrative is "one of the most vivid indictments of slavery that have been penned." Stedman also depicts the social and natural history of the area in detail, and many of the engravings illuminate his writings on these subjects. Blake's work, among the finest that he did for hire, are primarily powerful portraits of slaves.
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