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An Account of the Colony of Sierra Leone [WITH: Substance of the Report... of the Sierra Leone Company]. London, 1795

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May 24, 02:29 PM GMT

Estimate

1,000 - 1,500 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Sierra Leone

Two works bound in one volume, comprising:


An Account of the Colony of Sierra Leone, from its first establishment in 1793. London: James Philips, 1795, engraved folding map, 242pp.


[BOUND WITH:]


Substance of the Report of the Court of Directors of the Sierra Leone Company, delivered to the Court of Proprietors, on Thursday the 26th February, 1795. London: James Philips, 1795. 31pp.


2 works in one volume, 8vo (212 x 125mm.), half morocco over marbled boards, rebacked retaining original spine, modern red morocco label, small closed tear to map, extremities slightly rubbed


PROVENANCE:

J. Howe, "perfumer and dealer in medicines, Spilsby", bookplate; Spilsby Society, manuscript annotation to title