Their Religion, Government, Laws, Customs, Ceremonies, and Opinions; Their Art of War, Professions, Language, Genius, Etc
Together with A Short Account of the Dutch Settlement at the Cape
Written Originally in High German by Peter Kolben, done into English from the original by Mr Medley illustrated with copper plates
First English edition. 2 Volumes – volume 1 xviii + 365 pages, volume II xviii + 363 pages, frontispieces in both volumes, in volume 1 a portrait of Kolben, 27 plates – 2 folding, map in volume 2, plan, book plates on front paste down end papers, publishers advertisements on a separate leaf at the end of each volume, light foxing throughout, full leather rebacked and titled gilt on the spine - Medley's Cape of Good Hope, housed in a recent specially made green cloth slipcase, a very good set.
A South African Bibliography volume 3 page 7: The work is “Not so properly a translation as an abridgement of Mr. Kolben's History”
Subtitle in volume 2 differs: The Present state of the Cape of Good Hope Volume 11 containing the natural history of the Cape, or a particular description of all the sorts of animals and vegetables in that neighbourhood….
The plates are based on those in the 1719 German edition. Volume 1 contains the plates depicting Hottentots customs, Vol 11 the natural history illustrations. The 3 plates in volume 1 Buchu, Dacha and Kanna do not appear in the German edition. There are 2 unumbered plated in volume 1. Volume 2 has 10 plates.
The plates in both volumes are bound in the incorrect sequence.
- Overall Condition: A Very Good Set
- Size: 8vo (200 x130mm)
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