A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome.

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Item #48457
A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome.
Burton, Richard F.
Tylston and Edwards, ( 1893), London
Two volumes, 21 cm. xxi, (2), 256; viii, 305 pp. b/w frontispieces
Price: $500

With Notices of the So-Called Amazons,” the Grand Customs, the Yearly Customs, the Human Sacrifices, the Present State of the Slave Trade, and the Negro’s Place in Nature.” Two-volume set, edited by Mrs. Burton, part of the “Memorial Edition” of 1893. Very good condition in publisher’s gold decorated polished black cloth, showing light wear. A very good set, scarce in this condition.

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