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Excursions in western Africa : and narrative of a campaign in Kaffir-land, on the staff of the commander-in-chief

Title
  1. Excursions in western Africa : and narrative of a campaign in Kaffir-land, on the staff of the commander-in-chief / by Sir James Edward Alexander, K.L.S. lieutenant-colonel in the Portuguese, and captain in the British service, F.R.G.S., R.A.S., &c. ; in two volumes ; vol. I[-II].
Published by
  1. London : Henry Colburn, publisher, Great Marlborough Street, 1840.
Author
  1. Alexander, James Edward, Sir, 1803-1885.

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Additional authors
  1. Colburn, Henry, -1855
  2. Maurice & Co., printer.
Description
  1. 2 v. : ill., port., maps, music; 23 cm.
Donor/Sponsor
  1. Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Alternative title
  1. Narrative of a voyage of observation among the colonies of Western Africa, &c.
Subject
  1. South Africa > Description and travel
  2. Africa, West > Description and travel
  3. South Africa > History > Frontier Wars, 1811-1878
Call number
  1. Sc Rare 916-A (Alexander, J. E. Excursions in western Africa)
Note
  1. "London: Maurice, Clark, and Co., Howford-buildings, Fenchurch-street."--printer statement, verso of title page in both volume; varies slightly in colophon of v. 1: "Printed by Maurice and Co. Fenchurch Street" and colophon of v. 2: "Maurice and Co., Fenchurch-street."
  2. Vol. 2 has a half-title page: Narrative of a voyage of observation among the colonies of Western Africa, &c.
  3. Vol. 1: xii, [1], xvi-xxii, [4], 428 p., [13] leaves of plates; v. 2: xi, [1], 352, [4] p., [7] leaves of plates.
Provenance (note)
  1. is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.
Author
  1. Alexander, James Edward, Sir, 1803-1885.
Title
  1. Excursions in western Africa : and narrative of a campaign in Kaffir-land, on the staff of the commander-in-chief / by Sir James Edward Alexander, K.L.S. lieutenant-colonel in the Portuguese, and captain in the British service, F.R.G.S., R.A.S., &c. ; in two volumes ; vol. I[-II].
Imprint
  1. London : Henry Colburn, publisher, Great Marlborough Street, 1840.
Edition
  1. Second edition.
Provenance
  1. Copy in Sc Rare 916-A (accession nos. B526902-B526903) is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN
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Added author
  1. Colburn, Henry, -1855, publisher.
  2. Maurice & Co., printer.
  3. Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner.
LCCN
  1. 05008310
Research call number
  1. Sc Rare 916-A (Alexander, J. E. Excursions in western Africa)
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