Published by Unviersity of Massachusetts Press, 1972
Seller: Easy Chair Books, Lexington, MO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Oversized book. Light wear, some soiling to the cloth; pages toned; a sound binding; a good book overall. No jacket. Title page also says "Elucidating the history of that country and describing its productions, fiz. quadrupedes, birds, reptiles, trees, shrubs, fruits and roots; with an account of the Indians of Guiana and Negroes of Guinea." With illustrations by the author. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Inventory No: 201177. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
Published by University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, MA, 1972
Seller: AFTER WORDS OF ANN ARBOR, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Clean, tight, and square reprint bound in light tan cloth with black and gilt titles.Includes fold-out maps, and illustrations by the author. Speckled with foxing on covers and page edges, and PO's name on front free endpaper. Otherwise unmarked and fine. No dust jacket. Stedman lived in Surinam from 1773 and was an accurate and reliable reporter. His narrative vividly described the inhuman behavior toward African slaves and their continuing revolts against colonial masters.He also carefully documented the plant and animal life of the region, including his maps and illustrations. 480 pages includes endnotes by R.A. J. van Lier, B&W illustrations. The postal charges quoted are for an average-sized book. Due to size and weight of this item, additional postage may be required.
Published by Imprint Society, 1971
ISBN 10: 0876360150 ISBN 13: 9780876360156
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Good. in slip case No dust jacket. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Oversized.
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Published by Imprint Society, 1971
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Good. volumes 1 and 2 in slip case No dust jacket. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Oversized.
Published by University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, MA, 1972
Seller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Subtitle: In Giana of the Wild Coast of South America from the Years 1772 to 1777. Elucidating the History of that Country & Describing its Productions, Viz. Quadrupedes, Birds, Reptiles, Trees, Shrubs, Fruits, & Roots; with an Account of the Indians of Guiana and Negroes of Guinea. Illustrated with 40 elegant engravings from drawings made by the author. xviii (x), 479 pp, introduction, preface, list of plates and fold-outs, Volume I: frontis, 30 Chapters; notes. A Small red remainder dot on bottom text block edge. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Cream cloth with black title plates and gilt lettering to front board and spine. Size: 4to. Book.
Published by Printed for the Imprint Society, Barre, MA: 1971., 1971
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Two Volumes. Illustrated with folding map and numerous plates. Title page printed in red and black. Introduction and notes by Rudolf van Lier. Limited Edition. Number 1700 of only 1950 copies. Signed by Rudolf van Lier. Printed from type by Joh. Enschede en Zonen and Designed by Richard Hendel. 4to. Original blue linen spines over French marbled boards. Original paper spine labels. Original marbled slip case. Hardbound. Nice set THAT WOULD MAKE A FINE GIFT. John Gabriel Stedman (1744-1797) was a distinguished BritishDutch soldier and noted author. He was born in the Netherlands in 1744 to Robert Stedman, a Scot and an officer in Holland's Scots Brigade, and his wife of Dutch noble lineage, Antoinetta Christina van Ceulen. He lived most of his childhood in Holland with his parents but spent time with his uncle in Scotland. His years in Surinam, on the northern coast of South America, were characterized by encounters with African slaves and colonial planters, as well as the exotic local flora and fauna. He recorded his experiences in this Narrative of a Five Years Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam (1796) which, with its firsthand depictions of slavery and other aspects of colonization, became an important tool in the early abolitionist cause. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W96 Language: eng.
Published by The Imorint Society,, Barre, Mass.:, 1971
Seller: Plum Books, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Copy 1774 of 1950 copies. G/no DJ 2 volumes in slipcase,beautiful blue marbled boards,cloth of slipcase torn in a few places,volume 1 starting(splitting)at page 205 though pages attached and intact,penciled numbers on rear endpaper,2nd volume is clean,tight,also has series of penciled #s. Copy 1774 of 1950 copies. signed by RAJ van Lier, who wrote the introduction. signed by RAJ van Lier, who wrote the introduction.
Published by Imprint Society, 1971
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A fine set in slipcase. Light edge wear to slipcase. Pages/boards clean and vibrant, bindings tight.
Published by Imprint Society,, Barre:, 1971
ISBN 10: 0876360150 ISBN 13: 9780876360156
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Complete in two volumes. Illustrated with engravings made from the author's drawings. Fold-out maps. Introduction by Rudolph van Lier. Limited edition: this copy is number 894 of 1,950 copies. SIGNED by van Lier on the colophon page. Both volumes are near fine and are housed in a near fine slipcase. ; 480 pages.
Published by Barre, Massachusetts Imprint Society 1971, 1971
ISBN 10: 0876360150 ISBN 13: 9780876360156
Seller: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Condition: fine. Facsimile Reprint limited to 1950 numbered copies signed. xviii,[x],480pp. + 1l. (colophon)pp. Two volumes Quarto in original quarter blue cloth backed marbled boards with paper spine labels in matching slipcase with plates (including frontispiece) and folding maps. This copy signed, but out of series. fine.
Published by Imprint Society, Barre, Massachusetts, 1971
Seller: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1 of 1950 sets. Signed Limited Edition with slip case, 2 Vol. set, Fine.
Published by Imprint Society, 1971
ISBN 10: 0876360150 ISBN 13: 9780876360156
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Complete 2 volume set. SIGNED by the editor. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Numbered 132/1950; Slipcase shows moderate edgewear and rubbing; Both volumes in similar condition: Cover shows light edgewear; Binding is sound; Page edges are lightly foxed; Interior pages are unmarked; R.A.J. van Lier signature and numbering on final page of Volume 2; Secure packaging for safe delivery. 3.25.
Published by Imprint Society, Barre, Massachusetts, 1971
ISBN 10: 0876360150 ISBN 13: 9780876360156
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Decorative Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. First Thus. 4to. Frontis. xviii, 480 pp. in 2 Volumes. Heavily illustrated, 80 engravings, numerous fold-out maps. No jacket as issued. Introduction by Rudolf van Lier. Facsimile reprint of original 1796 edition. One of 1950 copies, numbered and signed by van Lier. Fine in original slipcase.
Published by Imprint Society, Barre, Mass., 1971
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2 vols., large quarto, limited, signed by the editor in the colophon of vol. II. Large folding maps and other illustrations in the text, reproduced by photolithography from the original edition. A graphic account of the slave rebellion in Dutch Guiana, 1772- 1777, illustrated with 81 engravings (including 3 folding maps) after drawings by the author by William Blake (13 with an additional 3 attributed to him), Bartolozzi, Benedetti, Barlow, and others. This has been called this "one of the richest contemporary accounts of a plantation society in the Americas." According to the DNB, Stedman's narrative is "one of the most vivid indictments of slavery that have been penned." Stedman also depicts the social and natural history of the area in detail, and many of the engravings illuminate his writings on these subjects. Blake's work, among the finest that he did for hire, are primarily powerful portraits of slaves. (A graphic account of the slave rebellion in Dutch Guiana, 1772- 1777, illustrated with 81 engravings (including 3 folding maps) after drawings by the author by William Blake (13 with an additional 3 attributed to him), Bartolozzi, Benedetti, Barlow, and others. Sabin (91075) called this "one of the richest contemporary accounts of a plantation society in the Americas." According to the DNB, Stedman's narrative is "one of the most vivid indictments of slavery that have been penned." Stedman also depicts the social and natural history of the area in detail, and many of the engravings illuminate his writings on these subjects. Blake's work, among the finest that he did for hire, are primarily powerful portraits of slaves." Good paper, well bound, in slip-case, and printed by the renowned Enschede press of Haarlem: this is one of the finest productions of the Imprint Society. Fine copy in fine slip-case.
Published by J. Johnson, London, 1813
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
hardcover. Volume II ONLY. Illustrated with 39 fine copper engravings and 1 folding map from drawings made by the author and engraved by William Blake, Bartolozzi and others. Small 4to, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards; spine lacking top segment, front inner hinge repaired. London: J. Johnson & J. Edwards, 1813. Second edition, corrected; second issue. A good copy. John Gabriel Stedman (1744-1797) was a distinguished British Dutch soldier and noted author. His first-hand account of his time in Surinam is ".one of most detailed descriptions ever written of an eighteenth-century slave plantation society." and became an important tool in the abolitionist cause. He described as well all aspects of natural lie in this South American colony. First published in 1796, the unsold copies of the second edition [of 1806] were issued with a new title-page in 1813. Library blind-stamp & label.
Published by J. Johnson, London, 1796
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
hardcover. Condition: very good(-). First. Engraved frontispiece in the first volume, and 2 title page vignettes, plus 79 (of 80) fine copper engravings from drawings made by the author and engraved by William Blake, Bartolozzi and others, which include 3 folding maps and 1 folding panoramic view. 2 volumes. Small 4tos, recent brown blind stamped polished calf, red spine labels. London: J. Johnson & J. Edwards, 1796. First edition. A very good (-) copy with decent margins, though title is cropped close on fore-edge side, and footer text has been partially cropped on some of the plates. Light foxing throughout and some staining in gutter at rear of volume one; plate 35 is amateurishly "colored." John Gabriel Stedman (1744-1797) was a distinguished British Dutch soldier and noted author. His first-hand observation and depiction of slavery and other aspects of colonization became an important tool in the abolitionist cause. He described as well all aspects of natural lie in this South American colony. An imperfect copy of the true first edition with tiny "Blake" engraved beside the cannon on first title vignette.
Published by Printed for J. Johnson and J. Edwards, London, 1796
Seller: Heritage Book Shop, ABAA, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
BLAKE, William (illustrator). With Eighty-Three Plates and Maps, of Which Sixteen are Engraved by Blake STEDMAN, Captain J.G. Narrative, of a Five Years' Expedition, against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the Wild Coast of South America; from the year 1772, to 1777: elucidating the history of that country, and describing its productions, viz. quadruple, birds, fishes, reptiles, trees, shrubs, fruits, & roots; with an account of the Indians of Guiana, & Negroes of Guinea. Illustrated with 80 elegant engravings, from drawings made by the author. London: Printed by J. Johnson, 1796. First edition, among Blake's finest work as a book illustrator. Two quarto volumes (10 7/16 x 8 1/8 inches; 265 x 206 mm). xviii, 407 (ie 415 as usual), [1, blank], [7, index, directions for placing the plates and errata], [1, blank]; iv, 404, [7, index, directions for placing the plates and errata], [1, blank] pp. Plates watermarked 1794. Complete with eighty-three etched plates including frontispiece (first volume), both title pages with etched vignettes and eighty plates of which sixteen were engraved by Blake and five are folding (maps and plates). All after Stedman. Pages 111 & 112 of volume I misbound between pages 104 & 105. This copy with a faint "Blake" signature in Volume 1 vignette on the title-page, bottom left just above the protruding cannon, which is not present in volume 2. Later editions do not have this. Contemporary full mottled calf. Volume I with repairs to head and tail of the spine and the front and rear joints. Front and back joints of Volume I, cracked but holding. Volume II with invisible rebacking, preserving original spine. Boards tooled in gilt. Each volume with two black morocco spine labels, lettered in gilt. Edges speckled brown. Marbled endpapers. Green silk bookmarks in each volume. Overall a very good set and internally very clean. "Stedman, an officer in the Scots Brigade in Holland, volunteered for service against the negroes in Dutch Guiana. While out there he to all intents married the subject of Number 9 [facing p. 95], Joanna, a Mulatto, and had a son by her, who became a midshipman in the British Navy, but died young. The author emerges as a most interesting and sympathetic character. As Lowndes rightly says the book is as entertaining as a romance. It will be noticed that William Blake engraved thirteen plates, while three plates were engraved by Bartolozzi". "Many of the plates, it will be noticed, were engraved by [William] Blake, who had learnt his trade from Basire, to whom he was apprenticed for seven years from August 1772. As Keynes says in his bibliography From 1791 until 1800 Blake did much of his work as a journeyman engraver for the booksellers" (Abbey). Keynes eventually decided that Blake was responsible for sixteen of the plates. "Both text and plates made a strong impression on reviewers. The Analytical Review, XXIV (Sept. 1796), said 'The numerous plates.are neatly engraved, and are, we have great reason to believe, faithful and correct delineations of objects described in the work.' The Critical Review (jan. 1797) praised the engravings as being 'in a style of uncommon elegance'" (Bentley). Bentley 499A. Cox II, p. 285; Abbey, Travel, 719. Sabin 91075. Cundall, West Indies, 1715. Ray England 2. HBS 66086. $5,500.
Published by Printed for J. Johnson and J. Edwards, London, 1796
Seller: Heritage Book Shop, ABAA, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
BLAKE, William (illustrator). . Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the wild coast of South America; from the year 1772, to 1777: elucidating the history of that country, and describing its productions, viz. quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles, trees, shrubs, fruits, & roots; with an account of the indians of Guiana, & negroes of Guinea.illustrated with 80 elegant engravings from drawings made by the author. London: Printed for J. Johnson and J. Edwards, 1796. Full Description: STEDMAN, Captain J.G. Narrative, of a Five Years' Expedition, against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the Wild Coast of South America; from the year 1772, to 1777: elucidating the history of that country, and describing its productions, viz. quadruple, birds, fishes, reptiles, trees, shrubs, fruits, & roots; with an account of the Indians of Guiana, & Negroes of Guinea. Illustrated with 80 elegant engravings, from drawings made by the author. London: Printed by J. Johnson, 1796. First edition, deluxe hand-colored large paper issue. Among Blake's finest work as a book illustrator. Two quarto volumes (11 1/2 x 9 inches; 290 x 228 mm). xviii, 407 (ie 415 as usual), [1, blank], [7, index, directions for placing the plates and errata], [1, blank]; iv, 404, [7, index, directions for placing the plates and errata], [1, blank] pp. Some plates watermarked 1794. Complete with eighty-three hand-colored etched plates including frontispiece (first volume), both title-pages with etched vignettes and eighty plates of which sixteen were engraved by Blake and five are folding (maps and plates). Two of the plates are heightened in gold. All after Stedman. Colored copies of the first edition are rare. this list of subscribers shows only about 200. Full contemporary marbled calf, rebacked. boards ruled and tooled in gilt. Spines with red and black morocco spine labels, lettered in gilt. Spines stamped in gilt. Drab green endpapers. Gilt dentelles. Gilt board edges. All edges marbled. Boards with some rubbing and corners a bit bumped. In volume I, C5 with a closed tear, repaired not affecting text. Leaves Y-Y3 with neat repairs to top margins, just barley touching headline. Leaf Y4 with closed tear to bottom margin, neatly repaired and just touching a few letters. In volume II, leaf Qq3 with a closed tear neatly repaired at bottom margin, not affecting text. Some general toning and light staining, but overall very good with beautiful hand-colored plates. "Stedman, an officer in the Scots Brigade in Holland, volunteered for service against the negroes in Dutch Guiana. While out there he to all intents married the subject of Number 9 [facing p. 95], Joanna, a Mulatto, and had a son by her, who became a midshipman in the British Navy, but died young. The author emerges as a most interesting and sympathetic character. As Lowndes rightly says the book is as entertaining as a romance. It will be noticed that William Blake engraved thirteen plates, while three plates were engraved by Bartolozzi". "Many of the plates, it will be noticed, were engraved by [William] Blake, who had learnt his trade from Basire, to whom he was apprenticed for seven years from August 1772. As Keynes says in his bibliography From 1791 until 1800 Blake did much of his work as a journeyman engraver for the booksellers" (Abbey). Keynes eventually decided that Blake was responsible for sixteen of the plates. "Both text and plates made a strong impression on reviewers. The Analytical Review, XXIV (Sept. 1796), said 'The numerous plates. are neatly engraved, and are, we have great reason to believe, faithful and correct delineations of objects described in the work.' The Critical Review (jan. 1797) praised the engravings as being 'in a style of uncommon elegance'" (Bentley). Bentley 499A. Cox II, p. 285; Abbey, Travel, 719. Sabin 91075. Cundall, West Indies, 1715. Ray England 2. HBS 69040. $17,500.