Campbell. Voyages to and from the Cape of Good Hope with A Journey into the Interior of South Africa

Campbell, John. Voyages to and from the Cape of Good Hope; with an Account of A Journey into the Interior of South Africa; Intended for the Young. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1840. First American Edition. [9646] Black calf spine with lines & titles in gilt, teal cloth boards, boards soiled, joints fine, 6 1/4 x 4 inches. 271 pp., some foxing, tight. With several wood engravings, see list below. Good. Hardcover. An account of the voyage to the Cape, Cape Town, the inland journey to Pacaltsdorp and Bethelsdorp, descriptions of those places, and an account of the voyage from the Cape of Good Hope to England. Wood engravings of The Flying Fish; The Dolphin; The Bonito; The Probecis Seal; The Crested Penguin; The Cachelot, or Spermaceti Whale; and a text engraving of The Spotted Hyena of Pennant.Rev. John Campbell (1766-1840), “philanthropic ironmonger and London Independent minister. Educated at Edinburgh High School and brought up in the Relief Church, he became a