The travels of Sylvester Tramper through the interior of the south of Africa: . with the adventures & accidents that he encountered in a journey of more than two thousand miles through those unknown wildernesses, constantly exposed to danger from beats of prey, and the attacks of savages. Embellished with plates.
George Walker (1772 - 1847)
Category
Books
Date
1816
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 3038383
Summary
Bibliographic description
[4],216p., [2] leaves of plates . ill.. . 12mo.. Previous shelfmark: C.4.2. Christies, 21 June 2004, lot 564.. Provenance: Bookplate: Chirk Castle R. E. Myddelton [i.e. Robert Edward Myddelton (1866-1949)]; crest, signed and dated: W.P.B. 1914. manuscript inscription on front fly-leaf: "Rt Myddelton Biddulph from his mamma August 20th 1816" [i.e. Robert Myddelton Biddulph (1805-1872), from his mother Charlotte Myddelton (1770-1843)].. Binding: Quarter-bound calf with marbled paper boards. Marbled endpapers.
Makers and roles
George Walker (1772 - 1847)