CRUICKSHANK, BRODIE: - Eighteen Years on the Gold Coast of Africa. Including an Account of the Native Tribes, and their Intercourse with Europeans. Two volumes. London, Hurst and Blackett, 1853.

. Pp. viii, 345, adv. (1) 16; vi, 335, adv. (1), 8. Publisher's blind-stamped cloth, spines lettered in gilt, faded, extremities lightly rubbed. First edition.Interesting account of the Gold Coast of Africa (Southern Ghana) based on Cruickshank's long experience in the country. He was a Scotsman who became a member of the Legislative Council of the Gold Coast when it was set up in 1850. He spent many years at Cape Coast Castle and had continuous contact with the natives on issues such as law and custom. Scarce. Gay 2865.

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