The life and adventures of Nathaniel Pearce, written by himself, during a residence in Abyssinia from the years 1810 to 1819. Together with Mr. Coffin’s account of his visit to Gondar
Édition
Éditeur : Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley
Lieu : London
Année : 1831
Langue : anglais
Description
État du document : bon
Références
Réf. Biblethiophile : 2118
Réf. Pankhurst Partie : 1
Réf. Pankhurst Page : 118
Réf. UGS : 0180900
Première entrée : 1809
Sortie définitive : 1819
COLLATION :
2 tomes, ix, 348 p., viii, 349 p., intérieur frais, rousseurs sur une dizaine de pages, reliure demi-cuir moderne.
En savoir plus
An introductory « Life of Nathaniel Pearce, written by himself, and addressed to Henry Salt, Esq. », Adowa, July, 1817, completed by the Editor J. J. Halls, Esq.; followed by a Journal in XXII chapters, and Four Appendices (incl. The Last Will and Testament of Nathaniel Pearce). Additional author is Frederick M. Coffin.
« His journals… are one long record of adventures, and contain a most minute and careful account of the habits and customs of the Abyssinians » (D.N.B.)
“The descriptions of the customs of the northern Abyssinians make this work particularly valuable.” (Pankhurst, 13)