GOUGER, Henry.

Personal Narrative of Two Years' Imprisonment in Burmah.

Name: Personal Narrative of Two Years' Imprisonment in Burmah.
Brand: GOUGER, Henry.
SKU: 123206
Price: 1250.00 GBP
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Stock Code 123206

London, John Murray, 1860.

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Henry Gouger (1799-1861) was an Anglo-Indian merchant who travelled to Ava in 1822 on business and was captured and interned during the First Anglo-Burmese War, 1824 to 1826. Written many years later, and shortly before he died, Gouger recollects here his experiences during those two years.

First edition; 8vo (20.5 x 13.5 cm); engraved frontispiece, additional engraved title, 4 engraved plates, discreet booksellers ticket to pastedown; publisher's original green cloth, gilt lettering to spine, large gilt pictorial vignette to upper cover, slight mottling to board margins, a very good copy; xii, 327, 32 pp.

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