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River Niger Expedition 1841 1st 2 Allen

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River Niger Expedition 1841 1st 2 Allen
A Narrative Of The Expedition Sent By Her Majesty's Government To The River Niger In 1841. Under the Command of Captain H.D. Trotter and T.R.H. Thomson. Captain William Allen. A First Edition Set. London: Richard Bentley, 1848. 2 Volumes 8vo. recased in contemporary lightly buffed 1/2 brown sheep & Marbled bds with a banded and gilt ruled spine, red lables, Marbled page edges. 509, 511 pps, several text illustrations, fold-out Plates, & Maps. A rare early work that gives an extensive account of the voyage of the "Wilberforce" which took part in the British effort to suppress the slave trade. Includes a section on language (Kru, Edeeyah, Bimbia, Dualla). Scarce thus in FINE- (F-) Condition.