Antique Historic Books
Author: Bowdich, Thomas Edward Title: Mission from Cape Coast Castle to Ashantee, with a Statistical Account of that Kingdom, and Geographical Notices of other Parts of the Interior of Africa. Place Published: London Publisher: John Murray Date Published: 1819, First Edition Description: viii, [2], 512 pp. Illustrated with 16 plates, comprising: engraved map frontispiece, additional engraved map, 7 hand-colored aquatint engravings (two of which folding), 2 uncolored folding plates, and 5 pages of engraved sheet music. (4to) early half calf and marbled boards. First Edition Account of Bowdich's travels to the Asante Empire, with great detail on the language and customs of the region. Abbey Travel 279;
The Downfall of Prempeh I, A diary of life with the native Levy in Ashanti 1895-1896. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1896. Very Good Condition first edition hardcover. Original green cloth with gilt cover image of the author in military action, gilt titles to spine, all bright, ends and corners show wear. Book measures approximately 9" x 6" with 198 numbered pages.The author was Robert Baden-Powell, who would go on to become the founder of the Scouting movement. At the time of this writing he was a well regarded young British Military Officer who was assigned to lead a "native levy", (apparently Nigerian militia) in one of a series of British military campaigns in the area which is now Ghana.
