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Auction #119 begins on 14 Nov 2024

Lieut.-Gen. Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin

A DISSERTATION ON THE COURSE AND PROBABLE TERMINATION OF THE NIGER (1829)

Sir Rufane Donkin was a very successful acting Governor of the Cape Colony between 1820-1821. He named Port Elizabeth in honour of his wife. The despotic Lord Charles Somerset was his enemy.

Published: John Murray, London, 1829

Edition: First Edition

Reserve: $500

Approximately:

Estimate: $700

Bidding opens: 14 Nov 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 21 Nov 16:30 GMT

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Publisher's original modest brown paper-covered boards with original paper label on spine, 'The Course of the Niger by Sir R. S. Donkin, 9s. 6d.'

viii + 2pp leaf (errata + instructions to the binder) + 195pp. + 3 fold-out maps.

The 2pp leaf after the introduction, which contains the errata and binding instructions, is a rarity and is absent in most copies.

Possible author's signature in pencil on the front endpaper.

Binding sound. Contents clean. A very good copy.

  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good


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