Either of the two books below, here bound together, sell individually for our selling price, so a great deal for someone wanting both. Presumably bound together as they both contain mission-centric first-hand diaries of locations core to the missionary efforts of the various societies of the early and mid-19th century, i.e. Jamaica and China.
The first is an early first-hand work on China dating from the period of the work of Robert Morrison and other early 19th century pioneers. The second is a fascinating first-hand, primary resource journal of life among the slaves of the West Indies. These were the primary body of slaves who framed the conversation for William Wilberforce and the Clapham Sect.
Prandi, Fortunato. Memoirs of Father Ripa, During Thirteen Years' Residence at the Court of Peking in the Service of the Emperor of China; with an Account of the Foundation of the College for the Education of Young Chinese at Naples. London. John Murray. 1844. 160pp.
[Bound with]
Lewis, Matthew Gregory. Journal of a Residence Among the Negros in the West Indies. London. John Murray. 1845. 184pp.
A good + copy, bound in half leather, rubbed, but generally solid. Pages are generally bright with some minor foxing on the prelims.
