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184934587London: John Murray 1849. First Edition. 8vo in a handsome binding of brown morocco over marbled paper covered boards the spine with raised bands black morocco lettering label gilt xii 335 1 pp. A handsome copy the binding is strong and solid and in excellent condition the text is essentially free of any spotting or staining on occasion just a touch age mellowed. FIRST EDITION AND A VERY EARLY ACCOUNT OF A BRITISH WOMAN'S TIME IN AFRICA. The author lived for several years in Sierra Leone. She informally tells us of the hardships and discomforts but also provides much on the missionaries the climate the natural attributes of the area the slave traders and of the native peoples. John Murray hardcover