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ISAACS, Nathaniel

Travels and Adventures in Eastern Africa,

Travels and Adventures in Eastern Africa,

descriptive of the Zoolus, their manners, customs, etc., etc. With a sketch of Natal.

Stock Code 114496

London, Edward Churton, 1836

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Isaacs' account covers a seven-year period of exploration in the Zulu and Fumos territories with a short visit to the Comoro islands. Isaacs gives a topographical survey together with an account of the manners and customs of the indigenous peoples, together with an account of their natural productions. The account was intended to benefit the commercial community. 'The volumes contain a history of the reigns of Chaka and Dingan, with valuable notes on the country, its language, population, and customs of the natives' (Mendelssohn).

First edition; 2 vols, 8vo; 4 lithographed plates and a folding map, light spotting; contemporary red half calf gilt, morocco labels, marbled boards, a very good set; xv, 356; [iv], 402 pp.

Mendelssohn I p.761.

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