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Letters From the West Indies During a Visit in the Autumn of MDCCCXXXVI and the Spring of MDCCCXXXVII
by Lloyd M.D., William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with No dust jacket as issued
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London UK: Darton and Harvey. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1837. First Edition. Hardcover. Pages appear somewhat discolored, map discolored and worn but still intact ; It appears the book has been rebound in a modern binding, 3/4 dark red leather over dark rust red cloth. Spine has gilt stamped titles and decorations with raised bands. Ten B&W illustrations by Underwood with tissue guards. Fold-out map facing title page. Text block is tight, hinges intact ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 263 pages; William Lloyd recounts a trip to the West Indies with friends in the form of very detailed letters home. His friends were Thomas Harvey, Joseph Sturge, English Quaker and abolitionist and John Scoble, also an abolitionist. They were especially concerned about the effects of indentured servitude on the slaves in the West Indies. Harvey and Sturge wrote about their own observations in "The West Indies in 1837" which prompted Lloyd to put the letters to his father into book form. Scarce in first edition. .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21701
- Title
- Letters From the West Indies During a Visit in the Autumn of MDCCCXXXVI and the Spring of MDCCCXXXVII
- Author
- Lloyd M.D., William
- Illustrator
- Thomas Underwood, architect and lithographer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with No dust jacket as issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Darton and Harvey
- Place of Publication
- London UK
- Date Published
- 1837
- Keywords
- West Indies, Indenture, servitude, Slavery
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; TRAVEL;
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Ainsworth Books
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Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
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