1898 Twenty-Five Years in British Guiana Henry Kirke Illustrated Limited

Description: TWENTY-FIVE YEARS IN BRITISH GUIANA By HENRY KIRKE, M.A., B.C.L., OXON. FORMERLY SHERIFF OF DEMERARA AUTHOR OF THE FIRST Twenty-Five Years in British Guiana. By Henry Kirke, M.A., B.C.L., Oxon, Formerly Sheriff of Demerara, and published in London by Sampson Low, Marston, and Company, limited. 1898, 364 pp, hardcover binding. In good conditions. Covers are good, light edgeware very small tears to top of spine, gold text to spine and cover which is good/bold, bound tight. Internally name written on EP, small tear to bottom page after EP. All other pages clean, light foxing, no further tears. Hinges are in good conditions and pages are well-supported throughout. . Illustrations and images are in good condition and clear to see, map well attached though has a tear to side. please see photos and ask any questions prior to purchasing. This is a collection of Kirke's experiences while spending twenty-five years in British Guiana. The table of contents is included, as pictured. Some chapters include information on society, early burials, decay of the river population, murder and crime, as well as takes on race in British Guiana, with those chapters having titles such as "Good conduct of the colored people" and "fine race". Kirke served as the sheriff of Demerara, a county of British Guiana from 1838-1966. British Guiana is modern day Guyana in South America.

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