Oiseaux

1971 — Two Volumes. Illustrated with folding map and numerous plates. Title page printed in red and black. Introduction and notes by Rudolf van Lier. Limited Edition. Number 1700 of only 1950 copies. Signed by Rudolf van Lier. Printed from type by Joh. Enschede en Zonen and Designed by Richard Hendel. 4to. Original blue linen spines over French marbled boards. Original paper spine labels. Original marbled slip case. Hardbound. Nice set THAT WOULD MAKE A FINE GIFT. John Gabriel Stedman (1744-1797) was a distinguished BritishDutch soldier and noted author. He was born in the Netherlands in 1744 to Robert Stedman, a Scot and an officer in Holland's Scots Brigade, and his wife of Dutch noble lineage, Antoinetta Christina van Ceulen. He lived most of his childhood in Holland with his parents but spent time with his uncle in Scotland. His years in Surinam, on the northern coast of South America, were characterized by encounters with African slaves and colonial planters, as well as the exotic local flora and fauna. He recorded his experiences in this Narrative of a Five Years Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam (1796) which, with its firsthand depictions of slavery and other aspects of colonization, became an important tool in the early abolitionist cause. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W96