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Leather. Condizione: Very Good Indeed. Limited edition, editor's inscribed presentation copy, this illustrated volume presents John Holt"s 19th-century diary and the Maria"s voyage, capturing Liverpool"s pivotal role in West African trade. Bound in the publisher's original red quarter morocco with cloth boards.This copy is a limited edition, being one of three hundred copies.Editor's presentation copy with inscription to limitation page.Illustrated with three plates, including a frontispiece. Collated, complete.This volume produces Holt"s diary entries and a detailed account of the Maria"s voyage, at the peak of 19th-century maritime trade and colonial enterprise.John Holt (18411915) was a merchant from Liverpool whose trading ventures were instrumental in developing commercial links with West Africa. In the publisher's original red quarter morocco with cloth boards. Externally very smart. Spine faded with the odd spot. One or two handling marks to boards. Editor's inscription to limitation page. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. Alfred K. Wiffen (illustratore). signed by author. book.…