Author: Philip Gosse; Trevor Hearl [Intro.]
Title: St Helena, 1502-1938
Description: Oswestry, Anthony Nelson, 1990. Cloth. A fine copy of this detailed study of four centuries of the history of England's second oldest colony and significant location in the history of the Atlantic Slave Trade. A history of Britain's most remote - and second oldest - colony, between the years 1502 and 1938, and in the publisher's original bright price unclipped dust wrapper.First published in 1938, the dust wrapper for this new edition remarks that the work remains 'the standard history of St Helena, and remains a most sought after book&apos. Once a hub of South Atlantic trade routes, an oasis for homeward bound East India Company ships, and the location of Napoleon's brief exile, this work is a portrait of this fascinating island, illustrated throughout with illustrated and photographic plates. In the publisher's original cloth binding with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Dust wrapper in similarly lovely condition. Gathering between pages 19 and 22 detached. Otherwise, internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good/Fine.

Keywords: colony st helena slave trade East India Company st helena Not Stated


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